Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS Reviews

Review score: 8.6/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £135 (RRP: £135)

Take a look now to discover what makes Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS worthy of a review score of 8.6 out of 10.

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• Features
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• Brand – alpinestars
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Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS features

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 Helmets. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS 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 Helmets. 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 Helmets. 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 Helmets 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.

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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 Helmets.

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 Vector Tech MIPS

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS.

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 Vector Tech MIPS was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £135 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Helmets

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Helmets.

We found 335 in the Helmets category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £122.41, making it above average at £135.

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 Helmets. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £500.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.99.

With 335 products available we worked out that 119 cost more than Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS and 212 were cheaper.

Cost of alpinestars products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 61 products from alpinestars, of which 2 were in the Helmets 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 above 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, 4 were more expensive than Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS and 56 were cheaper.

How much are alpinestars Helmets?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at alpinestars products that are listed in the Helmets category.

The average price of the 2 products that match this search was £119.25, with the cheapest coming in at £103.50 and highest price was £135.00. With the average being £119.25, Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS and 1 were cheaper.

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Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS 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 Vector Tech MIPS reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Helmets category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 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 Vector Tech MIPS or another similar product, like Alpinestars MOAB Knee-Shin Guard reviews or Alpinestars Evolution Elbow Protector 2018 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 Helmets.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Helmets. 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.

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YouTube Video of Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS. 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 8.6/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010982861
• Product ID 2: 740747UK
• Brand: alpinestars
• Model number: AP87002003S
• RRP: £135
• EAN: 8033637976747
• Description: Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS (Polar)For hard-shredding mountain bikers, the Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS is packed with protective tech to keep your head covered should you take a slam.Even the best mountain bikers don’t always get it right and it’s part of the game that sometimes you push a bit too hard and you’ll be saying hello to the ground in a rather uncontrolled and unexpected manner. It’s here the Vector Tech MIPS comes in, the extended coverage around the temple and nape, a reinforcing cage embedded in the rigid frame for added strength and MIPS technology all combine to keep your head protected from impacts.The Vector Tech isn’t just protective though, Alpinestars have ensured it’s comfortable too. 19 air vents keep fresh air flowing for a cool head while a washable, replaceable and breathable comfort liner with quick-dry antibacterial fabric takes care of any sweat build up on those uphill sections. Keeping the helmet solidly in place is the dial sizing system, a simple twist to get the fit just right and ensure the helmet stays put when you hit the deck. Lastly, there’s an adjustable visor which can be tilted up for enhanced vision when pedalling to the top of the trail and there’s space to accommodate goggles too – perfect shred-ready features. What is MIPS?• MIPS is a Brain Protection System• Rotational motion can cause brain injuries• The low friction layer allows a sliding movement of 10–15 mm, in all directions, reducing rotational motion to the brain during impact• MIPS adds protectionFeatures:19 Openings for effective ventilationReinforced with embedded rigid frameVacuum formed polycarbonateExtended side protectionComfort liner with quick-dry anti-bacterial fabricReplaceable inner liner padsFully adjustable dial sizing systemAdjustable visor for gogglesCertified to EN, CPSC, ASWeight (size M) with MIPS 390 grBuy Alpinestars Protection from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Protection > Helmets
• Size: S
• Unisex
• 0
• Adult

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Other options for Helmets

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Helmets. 335 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Alpinestars Vector Tech MIPS included,
Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector reviews, Alpinestars Paragon Lite Elbow Protector reviews, or we really liked the look of Alpinestars Paragon Lite Knee Protector reviews as another alternative.