Alpinestars Viper Air Jacket

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Alpinestars Press Release: This fashionably street-styled jacket features a mesh-on-mesh structure to offer exceptional levels of internal climate control. Pre-curved sleeves with Velcro® volume adjustments, together with versatile V-ring waist fit, make the Viper customizable and the comfort benefits are ramped up with a removable windproof inner vest lining. Viper Jacket Key Features: – Constructed [...]

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Alpinestars Heritage T-Shirt Series

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Alpinestars Press Release: Alpinestars introduces new “Heritage Series” T shirt line produced to celebrate their 50 year Anniversary. For a limited time, each T shirt will be shipped with a hand numbered, high quality 11X17 art print, only available while supplies last. MSRP: $25.00 For more information: www.alpinestars.com

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MotoGP: Alpinestars – Ask Me Something with Marc Marquez

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Alpinestars Press Release: Alpinestars offered the chance to ask their top athletes questions on Facebook. They selected the best and sat down to get some answers. This week Alpinestars’ MotoGP athlete Marc Marquez answers your questions, see if you made the cut! Ask Me Something with Marc Marquez: For more information: www.alpinestars.com

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2013 Alpinestars Ruckout II

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Alpinestars Press Release It’s official. Ruck Out II is going down on March 23. Last years ride was perfect and this year will be better. We will again be departing from the Illest store in Downtown LA. We’ll take in some iconic Downtown and South Central scenery en route to Torrance. This year, we will [...]

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Smart Suit: Alpinestars Tech Air Race Senior Engineer Colin Ballantyne reveals the secrets of “active” protection.

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• Targeted protection “A shoulder injury is not really critical; you can break your shoulder and easily survive. But, after impacts to the head, it’s the most-common roadracing injury and one with which we think riders are very familiar.” • Pump up the volume “Full inflation takes 45 milliseconds, and we guarantee five seconds of [...]

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Alpinestars Product Spotlight – Classic & Montreal Shoe

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Alpinestars Press Release: Alpinestars introduces two shoes to their ever-expanding casual line of motorsports inspired offerings. Classic Shoe: Alpinestars Classic shoe lives up to its name in both styling and all round, everyday comfort with premium materials that are lightweight and breathable. Features: – Upper constructed from durable, soft-touch, split suede. – Breathable, lightweight, 3D [...]

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New Ideas: Alpinestars GP Pro Gloves

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Glove-making’s equivalent of “bold, new graphics”? No way. Okay, you’ll need an educated eye to pick up on all the subtle pattern changes and protective tweaks made to the latest GP Pro ($239.95; sizes S-3XL). Carryover features include the Dynamic Friction Shield knuckle protectors, kangaroo leather palm, dual cuff closure and patented third- and fourth-finger [...]

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Alpinestars Oxygen Air Overpants – New Product Ideas

Alpinestars Oxygen Air Overpants

Let’s see a show of hands: Who regularly rides on the street in a fully armored leather jacket, hard-knuckled gloves, boots with steel shanks and…their favorite jeans? Alpinestars offers a more-durable and protective alternative to classic cotton: the Oxygen Air Overpants ($199.95; S-XXXL). Water-repellent 600-denier polyester is the dominant material here, with mesh inserts atop [...]

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Alpinestars Bionic and Tech 10 iPhone 4/4S Cases – New Product Ideas

Alpinestars Bionic and Tech 10 iPhone 4/4S Cases

Haven’t dropped your iPhone 4 or 4S? You will—someday, somewhere, somehow. In the event that you’re holding, er, were holding a new 4S, all-knowing Siri won’t be able to save the day. Better, then, to trust your device to Alpinestars. Or, more specifically, its new Incipio-made cases: Bionic ($34.99; black/black, black/white, white/red, orange/black, blue/white, green/black, [...]

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Rucking Amok in L.A. Rook up and Ruck Around! It’s the Inaugural CW Ruck-Out!

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Photography by Jeff Allen The motorcycles we usually write about are for exploring outer space—as in, the roads outside the city. The Angeles Crest Highway, for instance, which crawls up and out of L.A. over the San Gabriel Mountains—an awesomely twisting two-lane escape hatch many residents don’t know exists. To grasp the size of this [...]

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