Mountain Bike Neck Brace Leatt

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Mountain bike neck brace leatt. Thanks to leatt for providing the dbx 3 5 neck brace for review. On average a mountain bike neck brace weighs between 500g 600g 1 1lbs. Independently tested and proven to reduce neck forces up to 47 reduction of risk for a serious neck injury rigid non flexible platform made of reinforced polyamide for lowest possible neck forces. Right now multiple companies have braces on the market mostly for motorsports but there are two main companies making neck braces for mountain biking.

Over the past few years neck braces have become an essential part of many gravity racers gear. Few companies are as accomplished and qualified as chris leatt s leatt. Nearly 10 years of accident data from american motocross racing. How to choose a mountain bike neck brace.

8529 recorded patients 4726 without neck brace and 3803 with neck brace. A general practitioner and racer himself leatt used his expertise and insight to innovate the safety product that got his company on the radar in 2004 a neck brace. Leatt and atlas brace technologies inc. To some of the weight weenies out there is a ton.

Full range of neck braces at chain reaction cycles. Along with a helmet they are intended to reduce the possibility of a serious neck injury by limiting the neck s range of motion and dissipating the energy from headfirst crashes. It may save your life. It all started in the early 2000s when leatt and his son witnessed a fatal accident at their local motocross track.

Leatt dbx 5 5 neck brace. And in the xc world of titanium carbon fiber and anything that will shed even just a few grams of unneeded weight an extra pound of gear might as well be a boat anchor. These two companies were early pioneers in the neck brace market and have subsequently risen to the top of the mtb world. Not everyone s riding style calls for a neck brace and full face helmet but for anyone who likes to go fast and try new things at the bike park well give it some thought.