I tore my my ACL, MCL, PCL, meniscus,and snapped my petella tendon back in 2002 when I whipped it (unintentional) over a muddy table top while in second, last lap in Open A money class. Anyways, dislocated my knee and tore it up pretty bad. I’ve had many custom DonJoy Defiance’s, and tried off the shelf Ortema’s which are the non custom version of what Roczen wears. I now have Cti’s and for good reason. Don’t get me wrong, Donjoy’s are outstanding Braces, I believe more better suited for football, skiing, General athletic use, but not so much for Moto. They’re bulky and just really aren’t that great in extreme knee flexion when sitting down cornering. Off the shelf DonJoy Armor’s like Grant Langston wore are better suited that have thin aluminum frames. But Custom is where Comfort and protection really are obtained.
The off the shelf Ortema’s are decent, but I’ve sprained my knee in a light tip over. Comfy, but not much protection imo. They were semi custom since Ortema in Germany heats up the plastic brace and molds it somewhat to your leg profile. Custom Ortema’s cost $10k btw.
And now Ossur Custom Cti’s. Hands down the most comfy and protective knee braces for Moto! It’s no wonder 90% of Pro Moto guys wear them. I know there’s sponsorship deals that play apart in that, but take Adam Cincirello. He had custom Ortema’s just like Roczen but ended up switching Custom Cti’s. They just fit like a glove, don’t move or migrate around, and have been crash tested. The ‘Mx Kit’ that includes the knee cap guards really function great and move with the brace. They were $500 out of pocket with my Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance. My Ortho doc wrote a couple scripts. They’re $1400 worst case scenario out the door I believe if insurance doesn’t cover it. But they charge insurance $2k I believe.
Take my $0.02 for what it’s worth, but I’d like to think with has bad my knees have been tore up and all the knee braces and Years I’ve dealt with them, my advice is worth at least a quarter!
