Royal Enfield Partners With Alpinestars For Riding Apparel Collection

Royal Enfield has tied up with Italian riding gear brand Alpinestars to create a riding apparel collection with high protection and performance. The riding gear range comes with CE-certified riding jackets, gloves and riding trousers with Alpinestars patented Drystar technology.Founded in 1963 in Asolo, Italy, Alpinestars is now a world-leading manufacturer of professional racing products, motorcycling airbag protection, high-performance apparel, gear and technical footwear. The partnership aims to provide Indian riders with the essential tools needed to make the best of their adventures, Royal Enfield said in a statement. "This association is an effort to make high-quality gear accessible to all via Royal Enfield's strong presence across markets," Royal Enfield Executive Director B Govindaranjan said.The collection includes armour-infused riding jackets, gloves and riding trousers that meet global safety norms of safety, performance and comfort. All the riding jackets and riding trousers under this range are CE Certified with Class A protection under personal protective equipment regulations and come with Alpinestars Nucleon flex pro CE level 2 armour.The new range also includes gloves that are CE certified to level 1, developed with best-in-class features such as knuckle protection, palm protection, padding, cuff adjusters, screen-friendly fingertips, accordion stretch panels, and constructed with high-quality abrasion resistance goat nappa leather, Polyester Air mesh and Drystar waterproof membrane among others.The collection will be available in India across Royal Enfield stores, Amazon and Royal Enfield's official website at a price point of INR 5,200 and goes up to INR 18,900, the company stated.