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 Post subject: Neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:34 am 
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Im going to get a neck brace before i start attempting these bigger gap jumps, I dont trust myself to clear the jumps and i can see me crashing head first straight in to the landings and going otb so neck brace and spine protector will be purchased soon,

looking for advice on the above mentioned,


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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:45 am 
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Don't use one (yet) personally but Leatt are the best known and have crossed from motor sport so will be highly engineered and tested. As with any PPE or safety gear, make sure has CE markings.

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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:59 am 
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Something i have been thinking about as well i have also been told leatt are pretty good as i've never ridden in the dry defo on my list as i progress this year and the ground gets harder and faster!

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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:39 pm 
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Location: Norwich
I have a Leatt DMX ride 3.

You don't even really notice you're wearing it once you're used to it.


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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:20 pm 
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luvinit wrote:
something i have been thinking about as well i have also been told leatt are pretty good as i've never ridden in the dry defo on my list as i progress this year and the ground gets harder and faster!


never ridden in the dry?

Now on the hunt for a deal on a leatt


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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:11 pm 
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No never! only been riding since september, and mid october doing jumps an stuff!

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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:59 pm 
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Location: Hoddesdon
I used to wear neck brace... I think it's a great idea, but I think it needs to be looked into more... if you can find ones that fit you, your helmet and body armor..if you wish to use body armor
I used to have a tld d2 and a leatt comp 2 I didn't feel like it hindered me at all and I had a good range of movement with my helmet, but now I have a fox v3r and feel i can't use the two togther as I don't have a great range of movement, which is to be expected as the fox v3r is a moto based helmet,which started me thinking that maybe the d2 and the leatt wasn't ideal for each other and maybe I had to greater range of movement.


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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:31 am 
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Ive not got a neck brace yet but did manage to pick up a 2012 leatt back protector(also neck brace compatible) from CRC for £60 @ 50% off. I got the last one so no point rushing over to get one as the 2013 one is £120, received it yesterday and now feel like an armadillo. hopefully wont need to use it but if i do i hope it saves my spine.


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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:29 pm 
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I love the confidence in the post about hitting the back of the landings etc lol

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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:48 pm 
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Seriously if something like that is going to happen then it will happen to me, and hitting the landing ramp is my biggest fear at the mo. as ive said before, give me a table top and ill clear it in a couple of runs cos it dosnt matter if i come up short but gaps really freak me out :crazy:


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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:03 pm 
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Hang the back down and put a couple more cranks in!

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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:06 pm 
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nwmlarge wrote:
Hang the back down and put a couple more cranks in!


i shall give it a go soon, i just hope someone else is there to high 5 me when i do


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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:21 pm 
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Festa blitzed the gap at end of snake run today using above theory!

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 Post subject: Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid?
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:15 am 
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It's the way forward lol

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