Our friends at Iron & Air recently spent some time exploring their back yard, New Hampshire, to document all their home state has to offer. The 500-mile jaunt called for gear that would function well on the bike?but be comfortable and casual enough to keep on while doing touristy things in between riding.
Editor-in-chief Adam Fitzgerald weighs in on the pieces he picked out: a bomber jacket from Alpinestars, riding denims from Pando Moto, and a Sena comms unit that kept the team connected.

Alpinestars Oscar Bomber jacket The Oscar Bomber jacket dances flippantly in the gray area between fashion and function. From the outside, there’s little to differentiate this from any ordinary bomber-style jacket. It gets all of the style points for a jacket that can be worn on or off the bike, without shouting, ?Look! I?m a motorcyclist!? However, throw the Oscar Bomber on and you?ll realize it?s anything but ordinary. For starters, it’s heavy.

The outer is constructed from a durable, heavyweight twill weave of polyamide (nylon) and polyester, which offers less abrasion resistance than Kevlar or Dyneema, but more peace of mind than something like waxed canvas. An additional coating is added to the fabric for water resistance?though I (luckily) didn?t get to test the validity of Alpinestar?s claim of ?effective water protection.?
The inner lining is a lighter nylon weave, with non-removable CE Level 1 Nucleon Flex Plus armor built into the shoulders and elbows. (Che...