Alpinestars Tech Air Street Airbag system

RRP: £999.99 // Sizes: S-XXL

Alpinestars has launched its ground-breaking Tech-Air street airbag system, which claims to offer comprehensive upper body protection – keeping your back, shoulders, kidney area and chest safe during a crash.

Tech-Air is the first self-contained street airbag system that works independently of your bike, without the need for sensors (or wires). The clever electronic system is incorporated into a specially designed vest, which should then be attached and used in conjunction with an Alpinestars compatible jacket.

Alpinestars reckons the TechAir street airbag system typically detects an impact in between 30-60 milliseconds (depending on the type of accident). Once fired, the system will fully inflate in 25 milliseconds. The Tech-Air system is powered by a little micro-processor, which works to process data and detect imminent danger using a sophisticated algorithm, created by Alpinestars over 10 years of research and development. It is capable of detecting crash impacts not just on impact, but also in situations of loss of control (including when riding off road). Alpinestars have managed this by pulling the data from the Tech-Air race airbag system, used by Marquez, Lorenzo and Pedrosa in their MotoGP races, and many other testers along the way.

The race system features accident prediction and can also detect low-side and high-side incients. The system is activated by zipping up the jacket – and again, you can ensure it is activated by checking the LED display on the left sleeve. The Tech-Air is powered by a battery pack which (we’re told) offers over 25 hours of continuous use – and from only one hour’s charging, you’ll get four hours of riding.