£299
AT A GLANCE
• THE AEROFORCE X II HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH SPEED SPECIALISTS NOPINZ
• TWO WOMEN'S VERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SAME BLACK OR NAVY COLOURS
• FIVE SIZES ARE AVAILABLE, FROM XS TO XL
The Tron-esque graphics might say otherwise, but there's nothing retro about this techy follow-up to the Aeroforce X, which stormed our 2020 wind-tunnel tests at the Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub with the Bike Tailor at the 0, 5 and 10° yaw angles. That landmark suit for the Surrey brand (who'd never before produced a truly top-end performance trisuit), designed with input from aero specialists Aerocoach and Nopinz, boasted a duo of covered rear pockets and hydrophobic materials for slick swim action, dimpled sleeves and pinstripes for on-bike gains, and decent rear venting for the run leg.
Those features remain in 2023, but what's new this season, apart from those Casio digital watch graphics (which, as a child of the 80s, we really like), is the Speedscalez textured fabric on the legs, which has been designed by Nopinz to disrupt airflow (in a good way) and offer core support to the leg muscles. Zone3 also touts the Aero Soft-Touch material on the front for speed gains, but it's in the pool where we felt the most benefits here, evidently beading water throughout our swim sessions. Visually, it looks stealthy and slick, but there's also a navy version if you want something a touch lighter.
