With its 2D mesh construction, the Troop-Air Jacket was engineered for supreme comfort on long warm weather rides. Thanks to its innovative design, this lightweight jacket is optimized for versatility and can be comfortably worn as a standalone jacket or layered under another jacket or shell in cooler weather. The Troop Air jacket combines a technical aesthetic with practical features for a jacket that looks as good as it performs
Note: Get an optional Alpinestars Nucleon Plasma Back Protector to increase rider protection
This jacket is well ventilated, almost entirely mesh. It has armored shoulders and elbows. It is very comfortable to wear. The cuffs on the wrist are tight enough that bees won’t be able to fly up under it. I seem to get stung once or twice a year from bees getting underneath the cuffs on my current jackets. There’s also thumb holes to bring the cuffs down completely under your gloves. Just note that it does not come with the backpiece armor.
I’ve been extremely impressed with the Alpinestars Troop Jacket. The fit is comfortable without being bulky, and the quality is exactly what you’d expect from Alpinestars. The ventilation works great, keeping me cool on warm rides while still providing excellent protection.
This jacket is not as advertised..
this jacket was advertised to keep you cool while riding. Well for me, that’s not the case, after 20 minutes of riding in sunny weather, I could not wait to get this jacket off. It was so hot.
When I first saw this, I was skeptical. I rode from California through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to Oklahoma last summer. I was using sun sleeves which helped, but was eventually so hot I had to stop in Pampa, TX. (I don't recommend Pampa as a destination). I'm planning a longer trip starting this month and was looking for something better to wear that also provided some protection. After watching the video about the jacket, I ordered one (well, I ordered the wrong one first and thanks to LAB for making the return and exchange super easy). I'm between a medium and a large and the large fits fine. I was out on an unseasonable hot day here in SoCal and the jacket worked as advertised. It should be another hot one this summer and here's hoping it holds up.
Ryan your review of the troop- Air jacket was spot on I had also paired it with your recommendation of the Alpinestars v-2 summer base layer and was pleasantly surprised by the results riding in temperatures 55 degrees up to 76 degrees on my day of riding with nothing but pure satisfaction on my purchase
