Mako Men's eXPerience Ex Rental Wetsuit

Mako Men's 2014 eXPerience Ex Rental Wetsuit

Our Ex Rental Wetsuits are classified into 2 Categories;

 1 Hire suit has come back in near perfect condition with minimal signs of previous use.

2 Hire suit has come back of rental with small damage such as a nail mark on the neoprene which has been fixed with neoprene glue.

 We pride ourselves on supplying great quality ex-rental suits so we will not sell wetsuits with any major damage which is integral to the performance of the suit. 

Our entry level suit is made entirely from Smoothskin neoprene.

To increase the hydrodynamics of the suit and reduce drag, the arms, shoulders, torso and thighs all additionally benefit from a SCS surface treatmen.

This product is ideal for beginners or those on a budget and you will not find a better value-for-money suit packed with this much attention to detail anywhere else.

Available in both men’s and women’s cut.

Collar: 1.5mm low cut collar to avoid irritation from rubbing and pressure

on the throat. SCS surface treatment.

Arms and shoulders: the 1.5mm neoprene and extra supple inner jersey allow for complete liberty of movement. SCS surface treatment.

Wrists: The wrist are high cut to allow for slick removal and extra-fast transitions.

Torso and Thighs: 4mm neoprene gives added buoyancy and an excellent glide through the water. The inner surface is laminated with lycra jersey for added comfort. SCS surface treatment.

Back: 3mm neoprene and an invisible zip minimise water entry and turbulence whilst optimising glide through the water.

Calves: 3mm neoprene, which allows extra suppleness, combined with the high cut allows lightening fast transitions. The inner jersey is lycra for added comfort and ease of removal.

Mako Founder

After racing triathlons for 10 years and having tried and tested I don't know how many wetsuits from all the major brands, I realised that the only way to find a product that would completely satisfy me would to be to create it myself ! I knew what I wanted but I couldn't find it among what was on the market : too tight here, too large elsewhere, too fragile, not supple enough So an idea seeded itself in my head and slowly germinated until I decided to jump into the deep end !

My objective was to create something completely new. To do that I had to go off the beaten track and try not to be influenced by the products that were already available. Thats why I didnt use any existing patterns, I wanted to create my wetsuit from A to Z . To do that I asked as many triathletes who were willing to help as possible to fill out a sizing chart which I then used to make my first prototypes.

The arrival of the first prototype was an important step forwards... The project was coming together little by little...

Thanks to the network of friends in triathlon that I had built up over my years of racing, I was able to have this first try tested by a wide panel of people, from beginners to international athletes. The prototype then underwent numerous modifications following the feedback from the athletes and from what I could see once the wetsuit was in action !

During a test with Carole Péon I met Jessica Harrison. We immediately hit it off and our first conversations about the project were very interesting. We have the same vision but with very different, and complementary, skills, which is invaluable for the long-term development of the product and Mako brand.

After over a year of field testing and fine-tuning I started selling my first Mako wetsuits at the beginning of 2009.

Since then Jessica has joined me working on the project, especially on the graphic and design side of things.

The Mako brand continues to grow and our goal is to continually evolve our products and create new ones. With always the same will to start from scratch and rethink the product to obtain the best possible result and give complete satifaction to the user, whether hes a beginner or an international athlete. »

Jérémie Chapon 
Founder of Mako

Mako Brand

Mako [ma:keu] n,pl makos (lat. Isurus Oxyrinchus) or mackerel shark : shark belonging to the same family as the great white sharks (Lamnidae). Exceptionally fast, it is reknowned for its extremely fast swim speeds (up to 100 km/h) that enable it to jump up to 9m in the air  [not that Triathletes will need to jump that high:) ]