Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves Reviews
Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £24 – Save 20% (RRP: £30)
Take a look now to discover what makes Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.
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Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves features
Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves
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Spec 1
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Colour: BLACK ANTHRACITE GRAY, MID GRAY OCHRE RED Other Gloves found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 2
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Clothing Size: S, XXL Other Gloves found with this Spec: 16 |
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Spec 3
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Gender: Unisex Other Gloves found with this Spec: 2527 |
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Spec 4
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Age Group: Adult Other Gloves found with this Spec: 4703 |
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Feature 1
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Materials: 36% Polyamide, 47% Polyester, 13% Polyurethane, 4% Elastane Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Multi-material chassis constructed from a stretch and synthetic suede Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 3
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Ergonomic EVA compound foam on the knuckle area and back of fingers Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 4
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Padded reinforcement on the heel of hand for additional coverage Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Full soft synthetic suede palm for comfort and durability and feel on the levers Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Palm and fingers are perforated for ventilation Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Reinforced synthetic suede zones on palm and thumb for durability Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Conductive fingers for use with smartphones and GPS Other Gloves found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 9
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Hook and loop grip wrist closure for a safe and precise fit Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 10
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Extended stretch gusset insert on palm for improved thumb movement Other Gloves found with this feature: 1 |
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Price
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£24 |
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Number of Reviews
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1 |
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Review Score
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3 / 5 Average score in category: 3.7/5 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Gloves. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Gloves. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Gloves. Brands like alpinestars are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Gloves category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Gloves.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £24 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.1 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Gloves
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Gloves.
We found 295 in the Gloves category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £30.85, making it below average at £24.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Gloves. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £110.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £10.00.
With 295 products available we worked out that 180 cost more than Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves and 109 were cheaper.
Cost of alpinestars products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 61 products from alpinestars, of which 10 were in the Gloves category.
For now though we’re looking at alpinestars branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £56.34 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest alpinestars product we found was £9.00 and the highest price we could find from them was £216.00.
Of the 61 from alpinestars, 46 were more expensive than Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves and 14 were cheaper.
How much are alpinestars Gloves?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at alpinestars products that are listed in the Gloves category.
The average price of the 10 products that match this search was £20.37, with the cheapest coming in at £10.00 and highest price was £32.00. With the average being £20.37, Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves comes in above average.
2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves and 7 were cheaper.
Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Gloves category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 3.7 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves or another similar product, like Alpinestars Aspen Plus Gloves reviews or Alpinestars Drop 4.0 Gloves reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Gloves.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Gloves. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with alpinestars, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Alpinestars Aspen Pro Gloves. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.1/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 26550674725
- Product ID 2: 692727UK
- Brand: alpinestars
- Model number: AP564119975XXL
- RRP: £30
- EAN: 8033637944760
- Description: Alpinestars Aspen Pro GlovesProtection and comfort strike the perfect balance with Alpinestars’ Aspen Pro Gloves, giving you confidence and control even when flying over the roughest and toughest of mountain bike trails. When you’re rolling into steep pitches, railing berms and dropping big gaps you want sure-handed grip which won’t let you down, exactly what the Aspen Pro gloves give. The stretch suede material provides a snug fit over the back of the hand and with EVA foam on the knuckles and fingers the odd scrape and scratch is easily shrugged off. Meanwhile, the synthetic suede palm is tough and durable while still giving a sensitive feel for the bars and with reinforced and padded zones you’ll also enjoy enhanced protection when the going gets really rough. Sweaty palms are not ideal for grip levels and so the Aspen Pros feature perorations across the palm and fingers to let air in and let moisture escape. A hook and loop closure takes care of keeping the gloves secure and touchscreen compatibility allows you to be digitally connected at all times. Features:Materials: 36% Polyamide, 47% Polyester, 13% Polyurethane, 4% ElastaneMulti-material chassis constructed from a stretch and synthetic suedeErgonomic EVA compound foam on the knuckle area and back of fingersPadded reinforcement on the heel of hand for additional coverageFull soft synthetic suede palm for comfort and durability and feel on the leversPalm and fingers are perforated for ventilationReinforced synthetic suede zones on palm and thumb for durabilityConductive fingers for use with smartphones and GPSHook and loop grip wrist closure for a safe and precise fitExtended stretch gusset insert on palm for improved thumb movementBuy Alpinestars Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, The World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Clothing > Gloves
- Savings percentage from RRP: 20%
- Size: XXL
- Unisex
- 6
- Adult
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As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Gloves. 295 in fact.
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