Men's Yulex Kneeskin

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The Men's Yulex Kneeskin is a sleeveless, knee-length shorty wetsuit in 1.5mm plant-based natural rubber, for swimmers and paddlers who want warmth through the core and thighs and full movement in the arms. Yulex comes from the Hevea tree rather than from oil, and Zone3 was the first triathlon brand to use it. Smoothskin finishes at the arm and neck openings seal against the skin, and a centre-back zip with a long pull cord means you can get in and out on your own. Wear it over swimwear in milder water, or under a wetsuit once it drops.

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Yulex® Kneeskin

WHO IT'S FOR

You are in the water past the point where swimwear is enough and short of the point where a full wetsuit makes sense. The cold you feel is through the middle and down the legs, not in the arms. A shorty takes care of the first without touching the second.

Open-water swimming as the water cools
Surfing, paddleboarding and board sports
Cold pools, lidos and unheated outdoor water
Layering under a wetsuit once the water drops further

WHERE IT SITS IN THE RANGE

This is the most covered of the men's Yulex pieces. The Men's Yulex Vest carries the same 1.5mm rubber over the core alone and layers over swimwear, so take that if you only want the middle covered. For full coverage once the water turns properly cold, the Active-Flex wetsuit is the step up.

KEY BENEFITS

1. Warm through the core and the thighs, which is where you lose it. 1.5mm Yulex covers the torso and reaches the knee, and the closed-cell foam absorbs very little water, so the warmth holds rather than washing out over a long session.

2. Nothing on the arms at all. The sleeveless cut leaves the shoulder and arm bare, so paddling, catch and rotation stay unrestricted and the shoulder fatigue a full suit brings never arrives.

3. Cold water is not flushing in at the openings. Smoothskin finishes at the arms and neck sit flat against the skin and seal, which is what separates a suit that keeps you warm from one that only covers you.

4. The warmth of neoprene, grown rather than made. Yulex is a natural rubber tapped from the Hevea tree and refined into a foam. Yulex says its plant-based rubber foam emits 80% less CO2 than petroleum-based neoprene. The stretch linings are recycled polyester.

5. You can get in and out of it on your own. The centre-back zip has a pull cord long enough to reach over the shoulder, and low-profile flatlock stitching sits flat so nothing rubs across a long session.

WHAT YOU'LL FEEL

The first thing is how little of it there is. Bend, twist and reach on the bank and nothing argues with you. In the water your middle warms up and stays that way while your arms carry on as though they were bare, because they are. Sitting on a board waiting for something to happen is where a shorty pays for itself, because that is the part of the session where being cold decides when you go home.

WARM IN THE MIDDLE, FREE AT THE TOP

1.5mm Yulex covers the torso and reaches the knee, over the core and the big muscles of the thigh, which is where a cold session is won or lost. The arms are left completely bare. You get the warmth of a wetsuit through the middle without the shoulder restriction that comes with sleeves. Tech behind it: 1.5mm Yulex natural rubber, sleeveless knee-length cut.

SEALED AT THE OPENINGS

A shorty is only as warm as its edges. Smoothskin finishes at the arm and neck openings sit flat against the skin and hold, so cold water is not flushing in every time you move. Low-profile flatlock stitching keeps the inside smooth, and the centre-back zip carries a pull cord long enough to reach on your own. Tech behind it: Smoothskin arm and neck openings, low-profile flatlock stitching, centre-back zip.

GROWN, NOT MADE

Yulex is a natural rubber tapped from the Hevea tree and refined into a foam, rather than a petrochemical made in a plant. Yulex says its plant-based rubber foam emits 80% less CO2 than petroleum-based neoprene. Zone3 was the first triathlon brand to use it, and the stretch linings here are recycled polyester. Tech behind it: Yulex natural rubber, recycled polyester stretch linings.

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MATERIAL

1.5mm Yulex natural rubber: plant-based closed-cell foam tapped from the Hevea tree, with minimal water absorption.
Recycled stretch linings: recycled polyester linings that stretch with the body and sit soft against the skin.

WARMTH AND COVERAGE

Sleeveless, knee-length cut: core and thigh coverage with the shoulders and arms completely free.
Smoothskin arm and neck openings: smooth rubber finishes that sit flat against the skin to seal the openings.
Layering: worn over swimwear in milder water, or as a base layer under a wetsuit when it drops.

FIT AND CONSTRUCTION

Centre-back zip with long pull cord: back entry with a cord long enough to reach, so the suit goes on and comes off unassisted.
Low-profile flatlock stitching: stitched flat so the seam sits against the skin rather than under it.