Several key objectives for the developement team working on the Tech10 became apparent. The first was to improve the performance of the boot's safety structure. Existing Alpinestars boots have ankle protection and support built inside their construction. To improve on the concept, bringing protection closer to the body, a new inner brace was developed. Having discarded the use of a single hinge boot system, (a concept Alpinestars had developed and patented designs for in the mid-80's, but never adopted because of excessive stress put on the knee) a revolutionary solution was developed. Using some of the lessons learned in the company's road racing program, where the Alpinestars Supertech boot leads the way with it's unique torsion bar ankle support, the new MX brace features a patented double-hinged assembly. However, the Tech 10 brace shares no common components with the Supertech version, besides the hard compound torsion bars, having been designed specifically to cope with the particular demands of MX riding.