Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector Review

Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector Reviews

Review score: 8.8/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £80 – Save 20% (RRP: £100)

Take a look now to discover what makes Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector worthy of a review score of 8.8 out of 10.

Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector Review


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Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector features

Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector specs

Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector
Spec 1

Colour: Black-Gray-Red

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Clothing Size: L/XL/XXL, S/M

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 62

Spec 3

Gender: Unisex

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 2527

Spec 4

Age Group: Adult

Other Body Armour found with this Spec: 4703

Feature 1

Highly flexible and lightweight knee guard constructed from breathable laminated rip-stop, PE foam and poly-mesh

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Integrated soft shell, PE patella piece is covered with durable fabric made from aramidic fibre for abrasion and impact protection

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Liner offers progressive protection while providing a soft contact against the skin

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 2

Feature 4

Snug design offers a firm compression fit and soft tissue support for all styles of riding

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Velcro® top and bottom elastic straps to help keep the protection in place

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Silicone printing on the inner liner also prevents the guard being displaced while riding

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 2

Feature 7

Stretch mesh panel for better stability of the guard while riding

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 2

Feature 8

Evolution Knee/Shin Protector is CE Certified

Other Body Armour found with this feature: 1

Price

£80

Number of Reviews

4

Review Score

3.8 / 5

Average score in category: 4.2/5

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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 Body Armour. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector 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 Body Armour. 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 Body Armour. 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 Body Armour 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 Body Armour.

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 Evolution Knee-Shin Protector

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector.

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 Evolution Knee-Shin Protector was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £80 in our latest search.

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

Average price of Body Armour

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

We found 224 in the Body Armour category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £83.38, making it below average at £80.

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 Body Armour. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £449.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.00.

With 224 products available we worked out that 85 cost more than Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector and 137 were cheaper.

Cost of alpinestars products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 61 products from alpinestars, of which 5 were in the Body Armour 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, 10 were more expensive than Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector and 48 were cheaper.

How much are alpinestars Body Armour?

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

The average price of the 5 products that match this search was £60.90, with the cheapest coming in at £47.50 and highest price was £80.00. With the average being £60.90, Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector and 4 were cheaper.


Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector 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 Evolution Knee-Shin Protector reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector, 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 Body Armour category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 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 Evolution Knee-Shin Protector or another similar product, like Alpinestars Paragon Lite Elbow Protector reviews or Alpinestars Paragon Lite Knee Protector 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 Body Armour.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Body Armour. 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 Evolution Knee-Shin Protector

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector. 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 8.8/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 26697475725
  • Product ID 2: 639110UK
  • Brand: alpinestars
  • Model number: AP50718123LXL
  • RRP: £100
  • EAN: 8033637013039
  • Description: Alpinestars Evolution Knee/Shin ProtectorChange the characteristics of your offroad protection with the Alpinestars Evolution Knee/Shin Protector. Providing unrivalled coverage certain to inspire confidence when lining up kickers and booters, the stylish protection is perfect for defending your ride from impacts and abrasions.One of the comfiest forms of safety on the market, the Evolution Knee/Shin Protector is extremely lightweight and wraps around the lower leg for the perfect fit. Wearing like it’s not even there, shredding hard without added bulk ensures for high-end performance. Should you ride hard and fast, the pads are extremely breathable due to the laminated rip-stop PE foam and poly-mesh construction.Features:Highly flexible and lightweight knee guard constructed from breathable laminated rip-stop, PE foam and poly-meshIntegrated soft shell, PE patella piece is covered with durable fabric made from aramidic fibre for abrasion and impact protectionLiner offers progressive protection while providing a soft contact against the skinSnug design offers a firm compression fit and soft tissue support for all styles of ridingVelcro® top and bottom elastic straps to help keep the protection in placeSilicone printing on the inner liner also prevents the guard being displaced while ridingStretch mesh panel for better stability of the guard while ridingEvolution Knee/Shin Protector is CE CertifiedBuy Alpinestars from Chain Reaction Cycles. Ride. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
  • Full Category: Protection > Body Armour
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 20%
  • Size: L/XL/XXL
  • Unisex
  • 20
  • Adult

Other options for Body Armour

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Body Armour. 224 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Alpinestars Evolution Knee-Shin Protector included,
Alpinestars BNS Tech 2 Neck Brace reviews, Alpinestars Predator Short Sleeve Jersey reviews, or we really liked the look of Alpinestars Tahoe WP Shorts reviews as another alternative.

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