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What is your opinion why neck braces are being wore less and less, whether you are an amateur or pro?
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The atlas air gives me enough movement to never feel any hindrance. So if you wear one get one that works for you.
The pros have to be super confident, and I guess it’s another way of showing your confidence. But that said Tim Gajser been doing ok riding MXGP all this time with his, so that’s tells you all you need to know.
the helmet on the neck brace's "table" at first ground contact, then full impact ensued and I felt my head crush the helmet's primary shock-absorbing foam, and then some rag dolling.
Luckily my head and neck were not injured.
I rode home wearily, opened the garbage can and tossed the helmet (it did its job well, Thor SVR for reference), and I inspected the brace per Leatt's instructions and all was good, no damage.
For best fitment for me, I wear Alpinestars body armor and the front of the neck brace sits on the chest protection and the rear strut rests on an undershirt I wear.
This experience has made me a believer and I've been happily wearing Leatt neck braces ever since (currently wearing a 5.5). I have similar, positive stories regarding knee braces as well (Asterisks in particular).
Still a fan of wearing them regardless. If something were to our son and it be deemed preventable by wearing safety gear, I would have a hard time living with knowing I could have done something about it. For me, I'm less concerned.
Just my $0.02.
We have a few policies in our house that are not negotiable: 1) If you're going to ride a bike your helmet goes on and is buckled. Doesn't matter if it's the pit bike going to check the race order in first gear. 2) Neck brace is to be worn at all times while on the track.
I understand that neck braces are somewhat uncomfortable and restrictive but the benefits outweigh the minor inconvenience. I'm not telling anyone they must wear one, but for us, it's not optional.
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Minor fracture in shoulder blade. Worst pain was and is still in front chest where collarbones connect - about at the area where neck brace front strut contacts
4.5 front strut is solid/stiff, Atlas Air seems to have much more flex there and might be considering that next
Are Leatt 5.5 and 6.5 as stiff as 4.5 from the front area or might they be something similar as atlas? ?
Personally I stopped wearing one years ago due to neck and back pain (I could never get one to fit no matter how it was adjusted). It’s all personal preference IMO.
Neck brace indeed was working someway in that case and atleast my neck and collarbones were not fractured... Maybe all this pain is due to having a brace or I would have spinal injury if not wearing one - never know
Prolly go with Atlas if the back part fits under my Leatt chest protector
I have not seen another study using real-world data other than the Action Sports EMS study. The only other papers I have seen were computer simulations with no empirical data, not even a drop test to verify model results.
Edit: Is this the paper? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324244185_Protection_from_moto…
Not only is your statement entirely false, but the conclusion of the paper explicitly states the opposite of your claim. "The risk of injury, estimated against the Nij criterion, was reduced by the neck–brace for velocities lower than 5.5 m/s for all impact orientations"
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3 no one’s first choice in recent history
Neck braces are to neck protection as face masks are to respiratory virus protection.
From August last year
Plus he broke his back in 2013 too.
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