Given the aero claims of the best cycling skin suits (and the fact the chamois pad will be better than a Tri one) I am wondering what the time delta is between the aero gains and having to put on in T1 and off in T2
Has there been any research or field tests on it?
I tested my Castelli Body Paint suit in the wind tunnel and it was the same or slower (I did a few repeat runs) than my LG suit. Given how easy the LG is to put on, and how hard the BP is to put on, it’s a no brainer for me to not wear the BP in a tri. And I wouldn’t be able to swim with the sleeves on either, not nearly enough motion. I did, however, wear the BP on day 2 of Ultraman Florida because it’s significantly more comfortable (and you don’t swim first on day 2, it’s just a bike ride)