{"id":22949,"date":"2019-09-17T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/?p=22949"},"modified":"2019-09-16T21:13:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T04:13:59","slug":"try-out-alpinestars-racer-supermatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/2019\/09\/try-out-alpinestars-racer-supermatic\/","title":{"rendered":"TRY OUT &#8211; ALPINESTARS RACER SUPERMATIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script>\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','https:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');\n\n  ga('create', 'UA-72935127-1', 'auto');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');\n\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year it seems Alpinestars is expanding\ntheir catalog.&nbsp; What used to be only\nboots, then riding gear only available in Europe, and the growing availability\nof protection equipment (many of which has been reviewed here), Now the ridging\ngear choices has expanded and is available in the US!&nbsp; Alpinestars has become a one-stop shop for\nhead to toe protection and function. And I have the chance to pass along my\nopinion of one of the 2020 options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The trend among gear companies has been the\nform fitting athletic fit. Well, not all of us can pull that look off (#DadBod).\nWhen I asked what would be an appropriate line to provide good venting and air\nflow for our warmer riding temps, but also offer a looser fit for that vet\nrider profile, the Racer line was recommended and a set of Supermatic pants and\njersey along with a pair of Dune gloves were on&nbsp;\nthe way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I was impressed right away when opening\nup the package, and it wasn\u2019t because it was in my favorite colorway (RED!).\nThere have been years where the designs have been manic with colors that do not\nbelong in nature. The 2020 Aplinestars Racer line is the complete oppisite from\nthat. The colors are bold yet designs clean.&nbsp;\nA touch of the retro look with a contemporary take is just what this\nsimple man with simple tastes likes. I would have been happy with any design\nfrom the Racer lineup.&nbsp; The Racer\nSupermatic line is at a lower price point than the Techstar line, but that does\nnot mean inferior.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Supermatic\nPants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"22957\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/2019\/09\/try-out-alpinestars-racer-supermatic\/small-3721520-1303-fr_racer-supermatic-pants\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3721520-1303-fr_racer-supermatic-pants.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"606,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Small-3721520-1303-fr_racer-supermatic-pants\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3721520-1303-fr_racer-supermatic-pants.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3721520-1303-fr_racer-supermatic-pants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22957\" srcset=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3721520-1303-fr_racer-supermatic-pants.jpg 606w, http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3721520-1303-fr_racer-supermatic-pants-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pants feature a longer zipper pull than\nother pants I have worn. That makes it much easier to get into, but for sure\nout of after a long day of riding. Once zipped up, there is a ratcheting front\nclosure and pull tabs with a lot of room to snug up the fit (or let it out\ndepending if you are riding post holiday). There are also lower waist stretch\npanels to give you some extra room if needed.&nbsp;\nThe cuff of the pant is not overly tight nor is there a lot of excess\nmaterial there to ball up around the leg when securing your boot. Overall the Supermatic\npant is comfortable, light, provides as a secure fit as you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Supermatic Jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"22959\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/2019\/09\/try-out-alpinestars-racer-supermatic\/small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"897,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22959\" srcset=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey.jpg 897w, http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey-269x300.jpg 269w, http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-3761520-3031-fr_racer-supermatic-jersey-768x856.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I really like the Supermatic jersey, but looks aren\u2019t everything, right? Seriously, it may not have the mesh vented panels for hot weather riding, and it was about 90\u00b0F when I wore it, but the air flow was very good. And that is even with a chest protector on! The material is definitely moisture-wicking as I felt dry all moto. Alpinestars boasts of an extended rear which I am guessing is a product of testing with Jason Anderson.\u00a0 The jersey stayed tucked in all day. The cuffs are fitted, but don\u2019t let that scare you. There is not a feeling of constriction while riding and the sleeves did not ride up my arms at all. This is a very comfortable jersey!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dune\nGloves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"435\" data-attachment-id=\"22965\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/2019\/09\/try-out-alpinestars-racer-supermatic\/dune-glove\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,435\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dune Glove\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22965\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/?attachment_id=22965\" class=\"wp-image-22965\" srcset=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove.jpg 800w, http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" data-attachment-id=\"22964\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/2019\/09\/try-out-alpinestars-racer-supermatic\/dune-glove-palm\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-Palm.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dune Glove Palm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-Palm.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-Palm.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"22964\" data-link=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/?attachment_id=22964\" class=\"wp-image-22964\" srcset=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-Palm.jpg 800w, http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-Palm-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Dune-Glove-Palm-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I am pretty picky when it comes to gloves.\u00a0 Minimal is best in my opinion. When I received the Dune gloves and tried them on I noticed there was a lot of palm material I was not looking forward to dealing with when I got to riding. If you are like me, when grasping the grip and feeling the palm of the glove ball up, it takes away from riding my best. All I can think about or feel is this bunched up glove and not getting feedback from the bike. Well, I can honestly say I was wrong and looks were deceiving with the Dune. The fit was spot on and I could feel the grip and levers well with the comfort of padding keeping the ride comfortable. \u00a0With even a white knuckle moment or two, the gloves maintained their comfort and I had great feedback through the bars while riding. I guess sometimes a little more than minimal can be a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alpinestars is not new, just ask your grand pappy. What is new is the continued additions of protection equipment to complement their quality boots. \u00a0And now it is the expansion of their riding gear offerings at different price points that is easily available to us in the United States.\u00a0 They know how to make a quality product and the Racer Supermatic line is just that. For those that are looking for a great price for quality gear with a great design, Alpinestars is worth a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tested<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Racer Supermatic Jersey: $39.95<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Racer Supermatic Pants: $119.95<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dune Gloves: $29.95<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to get a feel for what Alpinestars has to\noffer? Drop in to one of our local Arizona dealers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeopowersports.com\/\">AEO Powersports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/motocenteraz.com\/\">MotoCenter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashpowersports.com\">Nash Powersports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridenow.com\">RideNow Powersports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year it seems Alpinestars is expanding their catalog.&nbsp; What used to be only boots, then riding gear only available in Europe, and the growing availability of protection equipment (many of which has been reviewed here), Now the ridging gear choices has expanded and is available in the US!&nbsp; Alpinestars has become a one-stop shop &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/2019\/09\/try-out-alpinestars-racer-supermatic\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TRY OUT &#8211; ALPINESTARS RACER SUPERMATIC<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3155,"featured_media":22956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[235],"tags":[269,290,291,233],"class_list":["post-22949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-try-out","tag-aplinestars","tag-racer","tag-supermatic","tag-try-out"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Small-RACER-SUPERMATIC-gear_3031_FR.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MiPC-5Y9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22949"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22971,"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22949\/revisions\/22971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/azdirt.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}