Alpinestars Circal Capsule: Futuristic Riding Kit With a Space-age Feel
Eco-conscious motorcycle gear that looks like it just stepped off a sci-fi film set - welcome to Alpinestars’ Circal Capsule.
Alpinestars has just launched the Circal Capsule Collection, a limited-run range of motorcycle apparel that blends sustainable materials, minimalist design, and just enough sci-fi edge to make you look like you've stepped off a lunar lander... and onto a café racer.
It’s the kind of stuff you imagine an environmentally conscious Blade Runner might wear: sleek, stripped-back gear that’s as ready for city streets as it is for the front cover of a Scandinavian fashion mag.
Sustainability Meets Space-Age Chic
Let’s be honest, the phrases ‘eco-friendly’ and ‘bike gear’ rarely go together. For the most part, rider safety and value for money are the most important elements to manufacturers. With Circal, Alpinestars is trying to change that. Everything here, from the CIRCAL-1 Air Jacket to the fashion-forward riding shoes, is made using over 85% recycled or sustainable materials. And we’re not talking old tea towels and repurposed potato nets. This stuff actually looks sharp.
The Circal aesthetic is minimalist and futuristic, with cool ocean blues and stealthy greys dominating the palette. The idea is to make gear that’s not only recyclable, but also timeless in design. It’s motorcycle fashion for the post-plastic age.
Circular Economy, Not Just Circular Logos
What makes Circal genuinely interesting (beyond its Tron-like vibe) is its full-on commitment to circular design. Every item is built with end-of-life in mind. It’s designed to be taken apart, repurposed, and reintroduced into the manufacturing process. It’s like the gear version of reincarnation, only with more zips and CE-approved protection.
This isn’t just another “look at our organic cotton t-shirt” marketing ploy. Alpinestars is claiming that the Circal collection is a full testbed for new ways of making, using, and reusing gear. Alpinestars is flexing its R&D muscles, but in a way that might help the planet, rather than just your lap time.
Key Pieces from the Capsule
CIRCAL-1 Air Jacket – A clean, classic biker-cut jacket with futuristic airflow panels and recycled materials throughout.
Alpinestars Circal Capsule: Futuristic Riding Kit With a Space-age FeelSTELLA CIRCAL-1 Air Jacket – The female-specific version. Same tech, same clean-cut look, but with a silhouette optimised for female riders.
Alpinestars Circal Capsule: Futuristic Riding Kit With a Space-age Feel- CIRCAL Riding Shoes – Alpinestars' answer to what happens when motocross DNA meets eco-fashion. They’re said to be lightweight, breathable, and built using recycled rubber soles and canvas uppers. You’ll feel fast even when you’re just queuing at Greggs.
More Than Just a Collection
Alpinestars is positioning Circal not just as a range of gear, but as a platform for change—a kind of eco-conscious design lab disguised as a fashion capsule. Whether that actually leads to widespread sustainability in the motorcycle apparel world remains to be seen, given that riding kit makes up a tiny proportion of the world’s clothing manufacturing. But hey, it’s a start. And a good-looking one at that.
The Circal Capsule Collection is available now from select retailers and via Alpinestars online. Suit up, ride on, and try not to launch into orbit.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
