I first met Wes when he moved into my house to live on my couch. He was a friend of my roommate’s and just needed a place to land while he looked for an apartment. Two things are obvious when you … Continued
Airbags have, for years, been a just-over-the-horizon technology promising to massively elevate impact protection. Top-level road racers are just now taking advantage of the Dainese D-Air and Alpinestars TechAir systems, but as yet, only rudimentary systems requiring a lanyard connection … Continued
This is what it looks like to put Dainese’s new airbag-equipped D-Air race suit through its paces. Pictured here is Leon Haslam crashing his World SBK S1000RR at Misano practice last year. Despite landing heavily on his shoulders and back, … Continued
Both Dainese and arch-rival Alpinestars have spent the past decade developing real-life, airbag-equipped superhero suits and now they’re ready for public consumption (even though no dates have been given on purchase availability). Alpinestars spilled the beans on TechAir back in … Continued
The first pair of riding gloves I ever bought were a pair of old Alpinestars SP-Ss. I thought they were pretty cool and the price was right. After crashing in them (and getting lucky), I couldn’t shake the feeling that … Continued
In a closet that contains an awesome Aerostich Roadcrafter, Alpinestars and Vanson race suits, and an Icon Overlord 2-piece suit, this jacket is quickly becoming a favorite piece. What does the Dainese Greyhound Pelle have over all those amazing pieces … Continued
San Francisco is an awesome town. There’s great food, weird people and so much to see in the city crammed between ocean and bay. But, that means it’s also filled to the brim with tourists, making travel by car all … Continued