Description
Description
The Orca Athlex Flow V2 Men's is a full-sleeve triathlon wetsuit in Yamamoto neoprene that balances buoyancy and flexibility. Exo-Lift buoyancy panels in the legs hold you higher and flatter in the water, while highly elastic shoulders, arms and back keep the stroke free. Fabric gloves and a mesh backpack come in the box.
Who it's for
Triathletes who want some lift in the legs without the suit fighting their stroke. The Athlex Flow V2 combines buoyancy panels in the legs to hold you higher and flatter, and highly elastic neoprene through the upper body so your arms move freely.
Take this one if you need buoyancy in the legs and freedom of movement in the arms. If your legs drag and you want as much lifting as possible, the Athlex Float V2, Orca's high-buoyancy version, is the better buy.
Buoyancy and flexibility
Flow is the balanced suit in the Athlex range. The legs float you up; the shoulders are left to move with your catch and recovery rather than pulling against it.
- Legs: Exo-Lift buoyancy panels for a higher, more horizontal body position.
- Shoulders, arms and back: highly elastic neoprene, with no printed graphics across the shoulders to stiffen them.
- Outer surface: SCS (Super Composite Skin) coating to cut drag.
- Transition: hydrophobic materials so the suit comes off quickly.
- Material: Yamamoto neoprene, 95% neoprene and 5% polyamide.
Getting the size right
This is the decision that makes or breaks a wetsuit, so take your time over it. Orca's size chart works on chest, height and weight together, not on the shirt size you usually buy. We stock sizes 4 to 11, plus a 6T.
It should feel snug, with a slightly reduced range of movement and nothing restricting your breathing. Wrists, ankles and neck sit close, with no bagginess under the arms or down the legs; a little give at the small of the back is normal. Orca's fitting guide has you work the suit high into the crotch and onto both hips, sit the sleeve cuff above the wrist bone and settle the sleeve snugly into the armpit.
Getting it on is part of the fit. Orca's advice is to fold the suit in half like a pair of trousers, slip a plastic bag over each foot as it goes through, and work the neoprene up the leg with your fingertips, never your nails. The fabric gloves in the box are there for exactly this: they let you pull the neoprene into place without fingernails marking it.
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