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Old 05-11-2010, 07:09 AM
Eric K Eric K is offline
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I have been consistently wearing a Leatt adventure while trail riding (which has nearly the same range of adjustment as the Leatt sport.)

I have not had any header crashes so I can't vouch for its effectiveness. However, it clearly restricts the range of head motion.


The downsides are...

- It interfered with my Adams apple when sliding back - until I carved out the plastic underneath the padding in the throat area.

- The brace prevents me from looking up high when riding in the standing up attack position.

- It prevents me from looking down when working on the motorcycle unless I lean forward.

- It retains more body heat - not good in warm weather, good in cold weather.


In spite of the downsides I still wear it. Aside from my head, my neck is the last thing I want to break.
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