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Do any of you ride with a Leatt brace?
If so, which one? Does it affect your riding? Are there many guys wearing them at the ISDE, local scambles and enduros? What are they wearing?
I did some work for a fellow a couple weeks ago who was just riding along with his buddies and now he's a quad...this scares the sh*t out of me.
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I think they are a good idea. I've seen some guys wear them, even ridden with guys who have them but it never really interested me. The cheapo ones have interested me because the seem less cumbersome. I'd really like to know as well.
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I've been riding with a Leatt brace (club model) for over 2 years now. It's a little cumbersome in super technical terrain and when working on the bike with the helmet on, but otherwise it's no big deal. I like the peace of mind since it lowers the risk for neck injuries (IMHO). I highly recommend it and wish more people wore them.
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I have a Leatt GPX Glub. It is annoying when you are not riding but when on the bike I don't notice it.
I always thought that my neck had more range of movement than the gap between my helmet and body armour. So I could not damage my neck. But everyone I ride and race with seem to have them so I bought one. Talking to a medic, he said a neck brace will stop a neck/spine compression when you land on the top of your head. And it also reduces any whiplash effect of landing on your face and your legs coming over your head. I guess you can't be too safe!
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When I find one that will fit my short neck and be able to wear my pack, I will get one. Hopefully the industry will keep improving on the ergonomics.
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I was looking through old videos of Danny Magoo Chandler who just passed away this last week at Age 50. The crash where he was paralyzed from the 1985 french supercross were pretty shocking to me. He wasn't going all that fast.
The race had actually ended and he was crossing the finish line. He did a little jump showoff for a photographer - pancaking his bike he pulled it back to almost straight to land and then went off the track to his left. In an interview he said that the photographers flash temporarily blinded him. Hit a haybale and went over the bars - landed head first and rolled forward. Seemed really slow. I can only imagine what his career would have been like if this wouldn't have happened. He was known as not the best rider - but definitely the fastest of his era - when he was "on" and didn't crash - he would simply walk away from the field. Paralyzed at age 25 in a slow speed get off. He advocated the user of "neck rolls" e.g. leatt brace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCq4R...1&feature=fvwp Here is a video of highlights of him winning the 1982 "superbikers" competition - what was to become supermoto... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUEyWgyQOKg Jeff |
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