SUNDRIED CADENCE AERO

£160 Will the Cadence Aero establish Sundried as a tri force?

We’ve long enjoyed Sundried’s stylish yet practical run clothing, but their debut tri-suits from 2018 left us largely underwhelmed. Thankfully, much of what made the Pro and Performance suits disappoint – the zip issues, lower body materials, pure aesthetics – have been rectified in 2019’s Cadence Aero Skinsuit.

Once on, the classy materials are soft on the skin, while the leg gripper bands are effective and smooth. The translucent underarm mesh panels stay just the right side of see-through and played a part in keeping us cooler facing our old nemesis, Bristol’s Dundry Hill, in midsummer temps on a key test ride. The two floating and open rear pockets won’t win pool swim points, but happily hold a couple of gels and bars each.

The minimal zip garage does seem like an afterthought, however, and we experienced some rubbing in the

TT position and on the run, although we like the full-length zip for midride convenience. As is common in 2019, the sleeves are ribbed in a bid to enhance aerodynamics but they’ve yet to face any wind-tunnel testing (only athlete feedback), so you’ll want to look elsewhere to pricier suits such as Endura’s QDC and Huub’s Anemoi if you’re after conclusive aero data.

Sundried pitch it as suitable for up to Ironman, but we’d question that due to the pad being so slender that we could feel a seam running through it, which isn’t something we’d want to feel on a six (okay, pushing eight) hour 180km ride. But it’s certainly a suit we’d return to for Olympic and 70.3 events. MB sundried.com