AlpinestarsReviews of alpinestars.com

I Bought a tech air bag race vest a couple of years ago. I had 2 low sides and the vest didn’t deploy, but as they were gentle crashes I gave the system the Benefit of the doubt. But to be safe I sent it back to get it checked last winter, which was carried out and sent back to me. However a few days ago I had a huge crash at donnington cartwheeling through the gravel at about 80mph and the vest did not deploy again! Which hurt a lot! And to be honest I’m absolutely fuming after relying on the vest for protection for a couple of years when it was needed it did not work! If anything I was less protected than if I’d worn a normal chest and back protector. Utter crap! My advice would be to go for a different brand!

Excellent gear

BOUGHT AN ANDES V2 TEXTILE JACKET, LOST MY FAITH IN THIS BRAND NOW, EVERYTHING FAILED ON IT, THE WATERPROOF MEMBRANE FAILED, THEN ALL OF THE VELCRO FASTENINGS FAILED AND FINALLY THE MAIN ZIP FAILED. NOT A CHEAP JACKET AND EXPECTED IT TO LAST MORE THAN 2 YEARS

you get what you pay for but the quality is decent for bike jackets. was happy with mine :)

Purchased the SMX-6 boots after being a Sidi customer for over 15 years. Wish I made the swap to Alpinestars sooner. Extremely comfortable, warm and dry. Very pleased. Only downside is that it seems impossible to get sparky toe sliders! Please make some!!

I’ve had these gloves for a couple of months and have used them in a few weather climates now. In warmer/dry weather they’re a comfortable glove to use at all speeds and in the wet they do the trick which to be fair to Alpinestars these gloves are sold as a waterproof glove. However, when I used them in colder temperatures they weren’t up to much at all. It was dry but cold and within a few miles I’d reached that point that all bikers have felt when you come to realise you’ve picked the wrong gloves to wear and your fingers are becoming painful. As far as sizing goes I’m normally a large glove but went medium with these and I’m glad I did. They’ve stretched as expected over time and the fit is good. The glove itself is the usual Alpinestars quality, quality material, excellent stitching and nice levels of protection for the hands. In summary if you want a thicker, waterproof glove these will do the trick but don’t offer much in the way of warmth which at £90 which is what I paid, I’d expect a bit more warmth from a glove at that cost.