Leatt neck brace
#1
10-19-2008, 04:18 PM
Leatt neck brace
Thought I'd give a little endorsement for the Leatt neck brace. They call it the "helmet for your neck". When they first came out I thought they were overly expensive at $395 and I heard Alpine Star was coming out with a competing model, so I thought I'd wait to see what the Alpine model was going to be but it turns out to be $680! That's nuts.
Anyway, when I mentioned racing another hare scramble next weekend the wife was not too keen on it, worried about a serious injury. I told her I really don't go fast enough to get hurt which is probably true
but she wasn't buying it. So I mentioned the Leatt and that made her feel much better, so I bought one. Hey, after 18 years of marriage, I have learned that when the wife is happy, I am happy. 
It works by limiting the range of motion of your head and neck. The bottom of your helmet will hit the brace so that it can only go so far, thus reducing the changes of breaking your neck and being paralyzed.
The biggest thing I was worried about was that it would be uncomfortable and limit my ability to swivel my head and look around. Turns out I can hardly tell that it is there, it is light and is easy to put on and take off, you really hardly notice it. I do notice that with it on, you can't look down as well, i.e., to adjust your camel bak straps, etc. But that is minor. My original plan was just to wear it when I raced, but being that it is so comfortable and unnoticeable, I'll probably wear it every ride - no reason not to.
Note they make two versions, the "Club" and the "Sport". The Club model is $395 and the Sport model is $595. The only difference between the two is that the that the Sport model is only something like 70 grams lighter which is only 2.5 ounces which translates to $80 per ounce. Needless to say, I bought the Club version.
My first time out with it I was wearing it on this ride:
http://www.vimeo.com/1969777
Anyway, here's what it looks like:
Like a helmet, you hope you will never actually need it. But if you do need it, it can make the difference between walking away a little sore vs maybe never walking again.
Anyway, when I mentioned racing another hare scramble next weekend the wife was not too keen on it, worried about a serious injury. I told her I really don't go fast enough to get hurt which is probably true
but she wasn't buying it. So I mentioned the Leatt and that made her feel much better, so I bought one. Hey, after 18 years of marriage, I have learned that when the wife is happy, I am happy. It works by limiting the range of motion of your head and neck. The bottom of your helmet will hit the brace so that it can only go so far, thus reducing the changes of breaking your neck and being paralyzed.
The biggest thing I was worried about was that it would be uncomfortable and limit my ability to swivel my head and look around. Turns out I can hardly tell that it is there, it is light and is easy to put on and take off, you really hardly notice it. I do notice that with it on, you can't look down as well, i.e., to adjust your camel bak straps, etc. But that is minor. My original plan was just to wear it when I raced, but being that it is so comfortable and unnoticeable, I'll probably wear it every ride - no reason not to.
Note they make two versions, the "Club" and the "Sport". The Club model is $395 and the Sport model is $595. The only difference between the two is that the that the Sport model is only something like 70 grams lighter which is only 2.5 ounces which translates to $80 per ounce. Needless to say, I bought the Club version.
My first time out with it I was wearing it on this ride:
http://www.vimeo.com/1969777
Anyway, here's what it looks like:
Like a helmet, you hope you will never actually need it. But if you do need it, it can make the difference between walking away a little sore vs maybe never walking again.
#5
10-19-2008, 08:37 PM
I have a Fox Airframe that seems to work with it OK. I only know that one because I have it and tried it. I don't know about others, though.
#6
10-19-2008, 09:58 PM
Anyone here try the EVS Evolution? Its a lot cheaper but I'm just wondering how it compaires to the leatt.
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