Aerostich
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Aerostich is a company based in Duluth, Minnesota
that produces and sells motorcycle safety clothing
and other motorcycle related equipment, such as GPS
systems, luggage, and hand tools. It was founded in 1983 by Andy Goldfine, who is also the founder of the nonprofit Ride To Work, Inc.
and was elected to a third three-year term as an American Motorcyclist Association
board member in 2008.
They are best known for the textile protective clothing they create, including the one-piece Roadcrafter suit and Darien jacket. Some track day
organizations, such as NESBA
, allow riders to use textile suits such as the Aerostich instead of full racing leathers.
The Aerostich catalog is known for listing humorous fake products that riders would love to have, at incredibly high prices. For example, they offer the Cellphone Sabre, which is described as, "a handlebar-mounted signal blanker utilizing recently declassified ex-military sweep-coil jamming technology. It instantly and fully disables all wireless telephones nearby (while causing no permanent harm)."
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
that produces and sells motorcycle safety clothing
Motorcycle safety clothing
To improve motorcycle safety many countries mandate the wearing of personal protective equipment such as protective clothing and helmets. Protective clothing may include certain types of jackets, gloves, boots, and pants. Jackets meant for motorcyclists are typically made of nylon, leather, or Kevlar...
and other motorcycle related equipment, such as GPS
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
systems, luggage, and hand tools. It was founded in 1983 by Andy Goldfine, who is also the founder of the nonprofit Ride To Work, Inc.
Ride To Work
Ride To Work is a Minnesota-based 501 charitable organization devoted to increasing awareness of motorcycling as a transportation alternative, mainly through the annual Ride to Work Day. The organization was incorporated in 2000 by Andy Goldfine, the owner of Aerostich.Ride to Work Day started in...
and was elected to a third three-year term as an American Motorcyclist Association
American Motorcyclist Association
The American Motorcyclist Association is an American not-for-profit organization of more than 300,000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists' legal rights...
board member in 2008.
They are best known for the textile protective clothing they create, including the one-piece Roadcrafter suit and Darien jacket. Some track day
Track day
A track day is an organised event in which members of the public are allowed to drive or ride around established motor racing circuits, or alternatively on closed or disused airfields...
organizations, such as NESBA
Northeast Sportbike Association
The Northeast Sportbike Association , of the US, is a non-profit, volunteer-run institution founded in 1996 by sportbike enthusiasts and former racers.- Purpose :...
, allow riders to use textile suits such as the Aerostich instead of full racing leathers.
The Aerostich catalog is known for listing humorous fake products that riders would love to have, at incredibly high prices. For example, they offer the Cellphone Sabre, which is described as, "a handlebar-mounted signal blanker utilizing recently declassified ex-military sweep-coil jamming technology. It instantly and fully disables all wireless telephones nearby (while causing no permanent harm)."