Here’s the new version 2 Track V2 Leather pants. These pants offer very good comfort along with fantastic protection feature for both track and street.
Like all the other track pants from Alpinestars, these are largely leather with panels of stretch material to make them flexible enough to move in them. One thing I can see immediately with this new version is the expanded use of the stretch materials. There are LARGE 4 way stretch panels in the crotch, inside the thighs and down the back of the leg. These panels are larger than on most other pants. And then there are VERY large rounded leather accordion panels above the knees and below the waist in back.
Those fabric stretch panels have an added useful feature of allowing some venting air to come through. And if you look closely, there are some small perforated areas on the front upper part of the pant. A black leather race pant like this won’t be comfortable in really hot weather no matter what, but the fabric and those smaller perf areas will help some with airflow through the pant.
I pulled out the knee armor in these pants and was pleasantly surprised. The knee armor piece is large, but very flexible and has a plushy backing on it to make it feel good against your leg and knee. It slides in an internal pocket with a very nice liner around it. Inside the pocket is a strip of Velcro you can use to adjust the height of the armor too. On the outside of the knee is a hard plastic external armor piece. Normally I’d be wary of knee armor inserts in a pant that didn’t have a pretty firm structure, but since this pant has the hard external armor piece, the more cushy internal armor piece should be fine. I’d take this setup over a harder internal insert type armor any day!
Hip armor is included also. It installs through a zipper tucked up just below the waist band. It attaches to the inside surface of the leather shell with Velcro so it can be adjusted with regard to position in all directions. I like they way the hip armor is installed behind the inside liner rather than dangling from the waist band in separate pockets. It’s a slick setup.
The rest of the pant is much like other Alpinestars race/track pants in construction. They have the adjustable waist tabs and the full around zipper for attachment to jackets. One feature I see that tells me this pant is built for street use too is the night time reflectives built in above the knee. Another creature comfort is the zip open panel on the back of the calf to accommodate those with larger calves. Removable pucks are included so there is nothing else to buy. :: Paul, 04-17-19
Alpinestars says: Alpinestars CE-certified Track v2 Leather Pant is a supremely comfortable and versatile performer for both track and street use. Packed with class-leading protection and stretch paneling to ensure an ergonomic, contoured fit this pant can be used in conjunction with a range of Alpinestars leather jackets.
