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MRX automotive head and neck restraint system is introduced at the Performance Racing Industry trade show Press launch of the Leatt C-Frame knee brace The company introduces its new knee brace designed for off-road motorcycling at the ISPO in Munich, one of the largest trade shows for outdoor, ski and performance sports gear in the world To be eligible for the award, products had to be new or substantially improved from previous years and be ready for delivery in calendar year The Interbike International Bicycle Exposition is the largest bicycle industry trade event in North America and their awards are aimed at recognizing excellence and innovation in product, retail and advocacy.

Share this: Facebook LinkedIn Print. Coupled with my Leatt brace, I've walked away from some hard bike park crashes. Now I can't think of riding without a neck brace. He's up front about it, tells his take, and all you can think is he's full of shit. That's more of a reflection on what's going on in your head than anything to do with him.

Maybe take some time off and think about that. Doesnt really work in this situation huh? Maybe put a finger in your butt and think about that, chucky. Apologies, 'lil dude, didn't mean to trigger you into an apoplectic fit. Still, though, just a reflection on what's going on inside your head, nowhere else. Chuckolicious : who got teh butt hurtz? Cute pick chuck. Goon much? A grown ass man. And the intellect of a tween.

My sympathies. Good luck bud. SquamishSucks Mar 14, at DutchmanPhotos Mar 13, at Leatt neckbrace saved my life back in Mattlamb Mar 13, at Below Threshold show comment. Mattlamb : he was probably there. Mattlamb Mar 14, at Below Threshold show comment. Mattlamb : You can same the same about seat belts, any helmet, etc. So let me ask you this: you have to experience a bad crash.

You get the choice of doing it with or without a neck brace. Which do you choose? DutchmanPhotos Mar 15, at Mattlamb I highsided a corner on a rocky dh track in Vallorcine, falling approx.

My buddy was in the next corner and he saw me coming down like a ragdoll. Mattlamb Mar 15, at Below Threshold show comment. Chuckolicious : without , the same as the majority of mtbers! Chuckolicious Mar 15, at Mattlamb : I see, so you took a poll then? And how long before seatbelts became compulsory in the auto industry? But whatever, good luck to ya, bud. Mattlamb : What odds? I've seen some dumb comments on here before but you really are talking out the wrong end.

Properly fitted Leatts don't risk breaking the collarbone, it's older or badly fitted ones that do. So either wear one or don't, up to you. Making narrow minded comments just make you look like a fool. Mattlamb Mar 15, at Freakyjon Mar 16, at Mattlamb : Nothing you have said is 'factually correct', that's a fact!

You must login to Pinkbike. Don't have an account? Sign up. Perhaps the most thought provoking product ever? Whatever your circumstances nobody wants to break their neck do they? Our Moto-X friends have shown us the way, should you follow?

You decide Firstly, please can I ask you to read this from Tara Llanes as I sent her an e-mail asking for her opinion a while ago on neck braces and this is exactly what she said after she fractured her C7 vertabrae : Si, No, of course I don't mind you asking!!

Even I should have been wearing one. I mean so what that I wasn't racing DH, I was still doing about mph hitting a super tricky rhythm section and any lapse of judgement could have been bad. Obviously I proved that theory correct! I know Sam and a lot of those younger kids aren't even wearing f king knee and shin guards! I mean I know they all think they are invincible but at the speeds they are going these days and with the technology of the bikes plus the courses that are being built and always being raced in the pouring rain.

You add all those together and serious injury can happen in a heartbeat. I am going to push that brace to every rider I see. I don't want to be a pain or will I be. I just want to make that point because I don't want to see anyone of my friends or even riders that I don't know go through what I am going through right now.

If only it had been out a little longer and I knew more about it. If you look at the Super Cross races this year I believe the majority of riders are wearing them and good for them. I don't want to sound like a hypocrite I just didn't know enough about them and also didn't think I would need one while racing 4x.

It's clear I was wrong because anything can happen to anyone. Okay okay Take care and talk soon! Cheers, Tx Never Give Up! Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fully decked out.. Straps included. Clunk, Click, Every Trip. I'm sure you can sew better than me. Scissors are dangerous, get an adult to help you at this stage. My Nan would be proud of me.. Vertical slotted back adjusters. More adjustability which is available on every Leatt including the Adventure.

No adjustment at the front on the Adventure. Are Bike Brands Greenwashing? We Asked An Expert views. In my opinion i recon they should be compulsory but there so expensive atm which maybe off putting to some, although small price to pay to be able to walk on your own 2 feet.

At least they should be compulsory in the World Cup along with helmet and spine protector. I really do want to get one however, as you say demo Problem is, whats the best way to get around this!? If anyone has a way please tell me! SamCopp May 18, at Looking at their prices, Leatt need some serious competition before neckbraces become compulsory at races. How about letting their sponsors pick up the tab as is said, it's a small price to keep your top athletes at the top?

Maybe if our industry was playing on a level pitch the vast majority of riders would find these products more affordable. A bike won't lower the risk, technique and safety gear does that. ShaolinWood May 18, at Raveglia: I hear what you say, but I think it's a good move handing it out to pros, because the kids do only what the pros do.

So if no pros are wearing braces then no one will be motivated to buy one. It's the same with the BMX scene, most of the pros are riding around without helmets so the kids thinks it's "uncool" and they don't wear em But yea, it is sorry that they are so expensive, but there's a lot of research and work that goes into it. In turn, I understand your argument. My point is that Pros are the only bikers to whom money is no object. If the price is reasonable to the man in the street, it is a BARGAIN to teams spending thousands each season on race appearances alone.

If their pro breaks their neck the whole company is affected, not 'just' the rider and their social circle. The neck brace would have to be practically useless i. I think we both agree that they are worthwhile protective gear - that's why team pros are using them, not because they were handed out free. It was a PR stunt - in my eyes, gone bad. Yea I hear you. I'm also struggling to get the money together The fact is it is a new piece of equipment, and offering it for free to the racers is a good way to have them try it out and see what it feels like without having to commit to anything.

I think many racers think that it will inhibit movement or something But let's hope that more sales will bring down prices! Pabstinabottle May 18, at That's a moot argument. Unless we have magazines' ad rates for direct comparison it's not a point I would hold dearly. Sure, decking every pro racer out for free is promotion in the same way ads are, but let's get real here.

There are massive international product festivals interbike there are massive international websites like this one, and there exists the opportunity to give free product trails lets say, a practice run for anyone and everyone to see that the product doesnt hinder head movement. Giving them out to pros is a way of getting themselves seen out there, for sure, but it wasn't free.

I'm putting it out there, I think this company has behaved badly with respect to their pricing structure and their promotional strategy. There are ways and ways of doing things my friends, and I'm not about to start making excuses for what I think is poor corporate behaviour.

Just my two cents, cheers. I think it should be mandatory in all downhill races, big freeride comps, and 4x, that's just my opinion though. There are, and only ever will be two arguments for a Leatt. The end. Make up your own mind! Personally I think they're great. One day when I can afford one, I'll get one. Thats way oversimplified. Most of the comments here allude to a third argument: Product is spot on, Pricing is exorbitant, Promotion is dubious and from a consumer perspective those with the money thus the power they need competition or their patent to expire, whatever.

JamesOliver May 18, at I'm looking into buying one before tht fatal crash does come! Nice to see you included a wentwood dh pic. Also, its completely worth it to prevent and injury and since for most of us, biking is what we do and focus on its stupid not to make the investment and get one. I have the Leatt Club and its great, dont notice it when you ride and i know it has protected me a few times. Neck braces scare me. I wouldn't trust one NOT to break my neck on its own.

Sometimes to tuck and roll, you have to TUCK your head down to roll, this prevents that The biggest problem with the neck brace is when do you wear it. I mean i wouldnt want to wear it when i'm down at the pump track in my piss pot but surely i could be just as likely to break my neck then as when i'm racing. What about xc riding, i wouldnt wear it then but i've read stories of xc racers breaking their necks.

Do you see where i'm coming from? It will not prevent all neck braking but greatly minimize it. JamesOliver May 19, at I'm sorry hondarider but that is the biggest load of shit i have heard in a long time. Theres no way they will make neck praces mandatory. One thing that people do wrong with these is not set them up right. I race motocross and so many people wear them wrong.

People have had these break their collarbones but I'm pretty sure most of us would rather have a broken collarbone than be paralyzed. I didnt say i wanted to break my neck. I said event organisers are not going to make neck braces compulsory any time soon.

As the brace would almost act as a pivot point on your neck and the added leverage and weight of your head and the force of the fall could damage your spinal cord and kill you or put you in a wheel chair. JamesOliver Nov 13, at Dave that is a stupid philosophy to live by. Its personal preference i ride one my friend doesn't he just chooses not to and also he cant afford to fork out on something that expensive. Also making them compulsory will just stop people racing yes its a benefit but if they are to be made compulsory then lower the price because without getting the deal on mine i wouldn't be wearing one.

Well neck braces are good but if they werent If you cant afford the Leatt It was designed for mx but works on exactly the same principles, maybe a little heavier but hey-if it does the job you wont mind losing some time on the clock. Thanks for a great novel. Good idea to put an article like this out there, now if only you could tell the retailers how important these things are, and get them to give us a good deal.

If they were affordable and widespread, you wouldn't have this issue, and you wouldn't be making this article. Exactly, I want to get one for safety but its just way too expensive. I can't understand why there so dear. Oh and is there any other neck brace companies Paton? There so expensive because they spent millions designing, researching it and testing it.

I dont like it, but this is how capitalism works. Amongst the marketing hype and the friendly sales pitch, they care about their balance sheet and profit ratio - not the welfare of me n my friends. Might buy that at some point soon, thanks l00cas And your completely right raveglia, we get completely ripped off in this biking market but the companies know that we wil buy the products cause we're hooked on the sport lol.

How about mentioning some of the other manufactures of such braces? Or are you too much of fanboy? If you read the title of the article, you would see this is a review on the Leatt Neck Braces, not any other kind. As far as im aware Si only sells Leatt Neck Braces, so would you really want someone who doesn't sell or potentially not know anything about another neck brace to write an article on one, say the EVS neck brace, and potentially mislead people?

I guess it depends whether your eyes just read some friendly advice from a fellow rider, or a written pitch from a salesman. Maaaah, my cynicism is playin up again. In the SDA gloves are compulsory but neck braces aren't?!? Where's the logic behind that? A small proportion of crashes will involve serious neck injury. A high proportion of crashes will involve cheaply-and-easily preventable hand skinning. There does seem to be a huge debate as to whether the Leatt Brace actually works or if you should even purchase one.

The tests used standard protocols for restraint systems developed by various countries, and showed that the Leatt Brace Moto GPX model reduced flexion from 90 degrees with no brace to 60 degrees with and extension from 85 degrees with no brace to 50 degrees with. The only reason I can think of for not wearing a Leatt Brace would be the possible impairment to vision. But does the Leatt Brace actually work? You can judge for yourself watching some tests from the Leatt site.

A colleague of mine recently got to test his GPX Club first hand when he was involved in a hit-and-run accident and flung over the handlebars of his ride. The Moto GPX Club Brace has five main components: front upper and lower members, rear upper and lower members and finally the thoracic member. It comes out of the box assembled except for the thoracic member which you have to slot in as part of the adjustment process. The front and rear members are all made of the plastic.

The thoracic member is constructed similarly, except for main strut, which is made of carbon fiber. All of the areas that come into contact with your body are clothed in removable padding made up of foam lined with a felt-like material, attached to the members by means of Velcro tabs. Overall, the brace is very well constructed and feels like it could last a long time, aside from some problems I had with the pins described below.

A nice touch is that while the pins are plastic, the hook itself is actually embedded metal for strength and wear resistance. Leatt offers two sizes, small and medium. Custom or larger pin sizes are available from Leatt itself. Since it comes mostly preassembled, all you have to do is slot in the thoracic member.

The front and rear members clamp together with a catch on both sides and are hinged, so you can don the brace from either side. In the GPX Club and Sport, the front and rear upper members can be pivoted up or down to adjust the amount of clearance you need by means of two screws: simply loosen, adjust and tighten again.

To adjust the overall size of the brace, there are three pairs of pins provided that slot into the rear member, held in place by two Allen key screws.