leatt braces

sbarrington314 wrote:

thats where your wrong!!!! mxbabys doctor said it saved a life. this must be true. my opinion on the matter is, i do believe they break...

thats where your wrong!!!!
mxbabys doctor said it saved a life. this must be true.

my opinion on the matter is, i do believe they break collarbones far too easy. but i will continue to wear mine because i believe it will help prevent a neck injury. id rather have a broken collarbone than a broken neck.

that being said, can i join your race team mxgirl?
SX & MX or are you guys SX only contracts too?

sbarrington314 wrote:

thats where your wrong!!!! mxbabys doctor said it saved a life. this must be true. my opinion on the matter is, i do believe they break...

thats where your wrong!!!!
mxbabys doctor said it saved a life. this must be true.

my opinion on the matter is, i do believe they break collarbones far too easy. but i will continue to wear mine because i believe it will help prevent a neck injury. id rather have a broken collarbone than a broken neck.

that being said, can i join your race team mxgirl?
SX & MX or are you guys SX only contracts too?

Jabjr222 wrote:

Keep wearing the brace, and I wouldn't discourage anyone from wearing one... Really what I want to see is a comprehensive crash study based on every...

Keep wearing the brace, and I wouldn't discourage anyone from wearing one... Really what I want to see is a comprehensive crash study based on every level of motocross and SX. It would be huge in scope but it is the only way we will know what needs to be done to make the sport safer...

Jabjr222 wrote:

KMX, STFU noob... I'm sorry that you are so simple you can't understand my point. Thomas, same goes for you. Let me try to explain myself...

KMX, STFU noob... I'm sorry that you are so simple you can't understand my point.

Thomas, same goes for you.

Let me try to explain myself a little better for you slow guys, I studied kinesiology (study of movement) and human performance in school so I have a background here. The exact mechanics of catastrophic neck injury aren't really known. There are too many variables to consider and you can't test against any of them. You can speculate and guess and try to limit range of motion but that doesn't mean it will stop a spinal injury. Ever hear of a compression fracture? probably not.. sorry...

Plus, spinal injuries aren't just about the incident themselves. A lot of it relies on the medical care you get afterwards (how fast you get help and the quality of that help).

And Thomas, I have been thrown over the bars so many times I can't count and my neck is still fine. Are you saying yours would have broken had it not been for the brace? It's that type of statement that led us to this point. Like I said in my previous post, there are very few spinal injuries before the leatt. Very few when you consider the number of people riding. Now everyone that crashes while wearing a leatt swears that it saved their neck. It isn't true.

How many have injuries have occured with the leatt in use? There isn't a large enough sample to prove anything yet. And when there is one, and there will be, everyone will start to understand. Do they help prevent injury? They might. No one knows.

And KMX, please, go ahead an stop wearing your helmet...

jB324 wrote:

of course no one is going to produce something like the Leatt and expect it to be perfect on the first go...it just wont happen. i...

of course no one is going to produce something like the Leatt and expect it to be perfect on the first go...it just wont happen. i agree strongly with you 4mxonly that it is a step in the right direction. of course people will say other wise but people have there opinions but Jabjr222 will post something with a smart remark saying all his big words since he seems to be a freakin rocket scientist or something...

Jabjr222 wrote:

If you had hung around and lurked a little while, you would understand the noob comment... It is a term of endearment and if you keep...

If you had hung around and lurked a little while, you would understand the noob comment... It is a term of endearment and if you keep posting on this board, you will see it many times... I don't know you for shit and you may very well be a cool guy but I disagree with your post... Also, had you lurked a while, you would know I have a tendency to post things to get people talking one way or another. Sometimes I like to be on the opposite side of what I really believe just to play devil's advocate.

But this is not the case when it comes to neck braces and injury. I take that very seriously as we all should. I just don't want it to be thrown together haphazardly. I want there to be a real discussion based on the most facts we can uncover.

Don't take me or anyone else on here so personally.

jB324 wrote:

well i apologize....i just dont get why people of to be immature or dumb about a simple quesiton someone asked(not saying you), just in general...... I...

well i apologize....i just dont get why people of to be immature or dumb about a simple quesiton someone asked(not saying you), just in general......





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Jabjr222 wrote:

I just checked out your profile... you must be a good kid giving props to your dad like that... being a dad myself, I can promise...

I just checked out your profile... you must be a good kid giving props to your dad like that... being a dad myself, I can promise you that means the world to him...

Have fun on this board and take it with a grain of salt. there are some really good guys and gals out there but some of us, including myself, like to push people's buttons from time to time... And most importantly, don't hesitate to tell someone to STFU from time to time...