Review: New Track Gear

Finally bought new track gear yesterday! And not only that, I managed to influence Yi Yang to buy a new set too! I should definitely change my job and work as a motorcycle gear salesman heh. Yi Yang offered to drive me to Regina and we arrived there at about 1:30pm. It was crowded as usual but it did not take long for the salesman to recognize us from the previous night. Yi Yang and I went to Regina the night before, after work, to try on Alpinestars suit sizes. I'm 1.77m tall and weigh about 75kg, I wear a Alpinestars size 52.

We wanted to try the sizing again, this time with everything on, gloves, boots and back protector. There were a lot of people in the shop but there were only 3 salesman attending to everyone. So we waited around 40 minutes for the salesman whose name I forgot, to be relieved of the hordes of customers. He is the one who like to call his customers 'blah der' aka 'brother'. He then brought us to the Alpinestars outlet, just the corner. The outlet is usually closed, you need to get a Regina salesman to open it up for you.

I think it took us 30 minutes just to put on all the gear haha, suits are pretty darn heavy!

I was happy with the colours of the gear they had to offer, which happened to match my R6's paintwork. Here's what I bought.

Alpinestars Trigger 1 Piece Leather Suit - SGD$800
This is one of Alpinestars entry level suits, it comes with a sport hump and the front of the suit has a lot of perforation. It should ventilate quite well when riding, I will let you guys know after I take it out for a ride.

Alpinestars GP Pro Gloves - SGD$300

Taken off www.alpinestars.com, which pretty much sums up the quality of this pair of gloves.

"Nicky Hayden and Carlos Checa are just a couple of the world-class riders that have provided direct input into the design and development of the Alpinestars GP Pro Leather Racing Gloves. They accept nothing less than the best and neither should you."

Alpinestars S-MX Plus Boots - SGD$360

The S-MX Plus is the second highest grade race boots available from Alpinestars. The toe sliders are replaceable and there is a lot of perforation at the front of the boot which means well-ventilated feet! Your friends are going to be very grateful the next time you take off your boots. 

Alpinestars Bionic Back Protector - SGD$200

This is probably the most important piece of the lot. You can break your arms, your legs but not your spine. The back protector's primary function is to absorb impact and prevent your spine from overextending backwards. It comes in 4 sizes, S, M, L, XL I'm wearing an L.

Very satisfied with my purchases. I will post another review after having wore them on the track. Stay tuned for my next post and ride safe!