Board Thread:The Flash discussions/@comment-9346948-20171115012504/@comment-27700324-20171122043731

Stryzzar wrote: He didn't wear it into combat and it didn't even give proper speedster protection, it was just for Cisco to run test on.

If that was the prototype then why would Cisco have the real thing lying around on the same day? The Flash suit that was the prototype was to test his speed. That is a prototype's purpose. The one Cisco gave him afterwards is his first suit.