Let us get right down to it - the design of the FastSkin LZR Racer Tri-Pro is good and it has great features that beat all other competition. Speedo designed this performance suit with triathlon in mind. It is considered to be the Ferrari of triathlon suits. The suit was developed in Speedo's Aqualab. It is said to be designed to offer exceptional performance across all sport stages in a most demanding competition of them all.
But how did they manufacture it? Speedo’s LZR Pulse fabric has been redeveloped specifically to perform exceptionally in the bike, swim as well as run stages. Some of you may already know that this fabric has proven equal in weight to the lightest competitor woven suit on the marketplace today, while providing 15 percent greater power due to its one-of-a-kind fabric development. The suit dries nearly twice as fast and the fabric is hydrophobic, wind resistant and very compressive. Some other relevant facts concerning the suit that may be interesting for all triathletes (or aspiring triathletes) are:
- This suit is 42 percent lighter when compared to the nearest competitor suit when wet,
- The suit is 26 percent lighter when dry.
Other relevant features of the LZR Racer Tri-Pro include:
- The triathlet friendly upper body profile fit enables full shoulder movement.
- The fabric is somewhere around 30 percent thinner. This feature helps decrease heat retention.
- Suit legs are engineered with a single seam to minimize friction and chafe. While the leg hems contain silicone gripper strips for ideal positioning.
- Gender specific molded performance padding which is developed to provide full leg movement in both run and swim stages of a triathlon. Triathlet friendly molded foam, heat sealed contouring and minimal water absorption is engineered to offer best comfort in all three stages.
- Small pocket for nutrients is made to be easily accessible while running or driving a bike. The pocket has an aerodynamic overlap closure to prevent it inflating.
- Provides 50+ UPF protections. UPF stands for Ultraviolet Protection Factor and shows how much of the sun's ultra violet radiation is absorbed.
- Seams are placed vertically and not horizontally. Therefore, the seams are in line with the flow of water over the body of a moving athlete and it doesn’t create extra surface drag.
- Seams are stitched on overlapping panels of fabric to offer extra strength under the stress of the race, since stitching runs through both overlapping fabric panels and not from one edge to another.
Needless to say, this performance suit is meant for serious athletes who are searching for a top competitive suit which offers the best balance between comfort and speed. It is presented as a one piece suit, but also as a Tri Shorts as well as Tri Singlet for athletes who want a 2 piece suit while competing. It comes in both female and male sizes.
Feel free to leave a comment regarding your experience with FastSkin LZR Racer Tri-Pro.
