Alpinestars Racer Shorts Reviews

Review score: 9.5/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £68 – Save 15% (RRP: £80)

Take a look now to discover what makes Alpinestars Racer Shorts worthy of a review score of 9.5 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – alpinestars
• Videos
• Summary
• Alternatives

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Alpinestars Racer Shorts 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 Shorts – Cycle. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Alpinestars Racer Shorts.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Alpinestars Racer Shorts 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 Shorts – Cycle. 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 Shorts – Cycle. 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 Shorts – Cycle 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 Shorts – Cycle.

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 Racer Shorts

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Alpinestars Racer Shorts.

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 Racer Shorts was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £68 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Shorts – Cycle

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

We found 545 in the Shorts – Cycle category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £76.68, making it below average at £68.

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 Shorts – Cycle. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £310.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £9.13.

With 545 products available we worked out that 269 cost more than Alpinestars Racer Shorts and 273 were cheaper.

Cost of alpinestars products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 61 products from alpinestars, of which 11 were in the Shorts – Cycle 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, 18 were more expensive than Alpinestars Racer Shorts and 42 were cheaper.

How much are alpinestars Shorts – Cycle?

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

The average price of the 11 products that match this search was £57.93, with the cheapest coming in at £31.50 and highest price was £90.00. With the average being £57.93, Alpinestars Racer Shorts comes in above average.

4 products that meet this search were more expensive than Alpinestars Racer Shorts and 6 were cheaper.

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Alpinestars Racer Shorts 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 Racer Shorts reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Alpinestars Racer Shorts, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Shorts – Cycle category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 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 Racer Shorts or another similar product, like Alpinestars Drop 6.0 Shorts reviews or Alpinestars Summer Socks 22 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 Shorts – Cycle.

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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 Shorts – Cycle. 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 Racer Shorts

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Alpinestars Racer Shorts reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Alpinestars Racer Shorts. 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 9.5/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 26650800537
• Product ID 2: 786112UK
• Brand: alpinestars
• Model number: AP17229191232
• RRP: £80
• EAN: 8059175120497
• Description: Alpinestars Racer ShortsRacing and riding hard requires your kit to be flexible and yet tough while still keeping you sweat free and comfy and it’s here that Alpinestars’ Racer Shorts really deliver – built to push your limits. Whether you’re preparing for vertiginous downhill runs or trying to perfect those trickier jumps, the Racer Shorts from Alpinestars are your new perfect companion for a life of riding off the beaten track. Throughout the shorts, injection-moulded TPR detailing defends you beautifully should the worst happen, while super hardy 600D polyester around the seat area resists abrasions with ease.All of that is not to say that these shorts are like wearing a suit of armour, far from it; the comfort and freedom on offer here are simply exceptional. For examples, see the rear ribbed stretch panels on the back and knees giving you unfettered freedom at the pedals, or the strategically placed mesh panels that allow breathability in to keep your cool and wick sweat away from the skin. A silicone inner waist keeps everything in place effectively, side waist adjustments allow you to find the perfect fit with ease and the fabric features a water-resistant finish to tackle light rain and dirt with ease.Features:Materials: 91% Polyester, 7% Polyamide, 2% ElastaneMulti-panel, ergonomically profiled pant for a performance fit and to allow for integration of knee protectionRear ribbed stretch panel on back and knees provides increased comfort and riding flexibilityHeavy poly-fabric reinforcement on the seat area (600D) and legs (600D) provides superior abrasion resistanceFabric features water resistance treatment for additional wet weather performanceInnovative, strategically positioned four-way stretch panels for freedom of movement, comfort and riding fitMesh inserts on back of knee for breathability3D knee and shin construction for fit and comfort3D injection-molded TPR detailing, logos and tabs for durabilitySide waist adjustments for customized fit, plus hidden front zipper with snap closureSilicon finish on inner waist to prevent pant from slidingBuy Alpinestars Clothing from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Clothing > Shorts – Cycle
• Savings percentage from RRP: 15%
• Size: 32
• Male
• 12
• Adult

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Other options for Shorts – Cycle

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Shorts – Cycle. 545 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Alpinestars Racer Shorts included,
Alpinestars Pro-Light Short Finger Glove 2018 reviews, Alpinestars Hyperlight 2 Shorts 2017 reviews, or we really liked the look of Alpinestars Vector Pro reviews as another alternative.