The liner has no insulation in those areas but has stretch material so you can pull the jacket with the liner installed over an airbag system and it will stretch along with the outer jacket when the airbag deploys. For years manufacturers designed jackets with stretch panels for airbag expansion but the included thermal liners did not have this which meant you had to detach the thermal layer from the jacket, put it on first, then the airbag then outer jacket. Alpinestars figured this out in recent years and have quite a few jackets with full expansion functionality across liner and outer. I don’t love everything they do but they are paying attention to details like this, which is a start.
Can you wear the airbag and the insulated liner on the street? I got the impression that most tracks don't approve two piece suits. I understand that the two halves have to be zipped together.
The liner has no insulation in those areas but has stretch material so you can pull the jacket with the liner installed over an airbag system and it will stretch along with the outer jacket when the airbag deploys.
For years manufacturers designed jackets with stretch panels for airbag expansion but the included thermal liners did not have this which meant you had to detach the thermal layer from the jacket, put it on first, then the airbag then outer jacket. Alpinestars figured this out in recent years and have quite a few jackets with full expansion functionality across liner and outer.
I don’t love everything they do but they are paying attention to details like this, which is a start.
What leather jacket do you recommend?
Can you wear the airbag and the insulated liner on the street? I got the impression that most tracks don't approve two piece suits. I understand that the two halves have to be zipped together.
Please clarify. What’s the difference between this and the Missile v3 Airflow. I don’t see any difference 😵💫
The air version has perforations and doesn't have the insulated liner.