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| Author: | kev [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | Hightower [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | luvinit [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | steve83 [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | kev [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | luvinit [ Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
No never! only been riding since september, and mid october doing jumps an stuff! |
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| Author: | Dagzin [ Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | kev [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | nwmlarge [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
I love the confidence in the post about hitting the back of the landings etc lol |
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| Author: | kev [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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 
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| Author: | nwmlarge [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
Hang the back down and put a couple more cranks in! |
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| Author: | kev [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
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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| Author: | luvinit [ Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
Festa blitzed the gap at end of snake run today using above theory! |
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| Author: | nwmlarge [ Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: neck braces-who uses them and what ones to avoid? |
It's the way forward lol |
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