Mountain Bike Neck Brace

On average a mountain bike neck brace weighs between 500g 600g 1 1lbs.

Mountain bike neck brace. I told her it was in the truck i never used it. Took a bit to warm up to the idea of a neck brace. It s december so the bike parks are closed and i don t wear a full face helmet on my regular trail rides so initially i thought it might be a while until i got to test the dbx 3 5 neck brace. You do not really need a neck brace unless you go big on jumps or ride really fast on a dh bike.

Free worldwide shipping available. Then during a group ride kim was wearing one so i asked her about it. I was reluctant to wear this on the bike. Then i noticed a friend on instagram posted about an indoor park with a mega ramp and airbag.

Full range of neck braces at chain reaction cycles. For example at their height let s say around 2010 2012 probably somewhere between 30 50 of riders in the whistler bike park were wearing a neck brace they were a really common sight. Leatt and atlas brace technologies inc. If you are looking for a good full face to use for more gnarly trail riding like enduro all mountain freeriding look into the met.

This mountain bike neck brace has a moulded eps construction with a polymide core. This is something you find on high end mountain bike helmets. 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. 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.

1 3lbs now 600g. Right now multiple companies have braces on the market mostly for motorsports but there are two main companies making neck braces for mountain biking. A neck brace basically boils down to. These two companies were early pioneers in the neck brace market and have subsequently risen to the top of the mtb world.

You can break you neck falling of the curb but you don t walk around. My first recommendation for mountain bike neck protection comes from the pioneer leatt. To some of the weight weenies out there is a ton. Over the past few years neck braces have become an essential part of many gravity racers gear.

Atlas is one of the newer companies in the field of mountain bike protective gear and they certainly make their presence known thanks to the style and features on their tyke neck brace. With several different colors to choose from including white black camo red aqua and orange on equipment that is built with ultra flexible polymer construction it s easy to see why atlas is making. The leatt dbx 3 5 has a semi rigid chassis and offers some adjustability to allow it to fit most riders.