Neck braces

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

I’m happy to supply my academic paper on the leatt brace to all old bulls but you need to pm me an email address as its too large to pm.
To summarise it after 12. Months research their claims are accurate and I now wear one on all rides. Do your own sums. Leatt brace around $300. Or wheel chair $1300 plus on costs for life.

[aprilMember]

Thanks guys. I know my armour and boots have saved me soooo many times. hmmm maybe if I stop falling off protection wont be so much of an issue :laugh: :laugh:

Once I get your article snowy I’ll email it to the Minister for finance.

Now can you write one about why its important to have a road bike AND a dirt bike and maybe a trials bike ….for cross training purposes :whistle: to improve my skills and saftey of course :whistle:

. If I can back it up with research I can sell it to the boss no problems :laugh: :laugh:

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

emails all sent tonight, enjoy the long read, print it on soft paper and get two uses out of it.

[JohnMember]

snowy09 wrote:

emails all sent tonight, enjoy the long read, print it on soft paper and get two uses out of it.

Thanks for the file snowy! I just need to sit and read it… hope there are lots of pictures! And some colouring in, I like colouring in :dry:

UPDATE:
Just read through it… lot’s of medical talk and double dutch but still able to decipher enough for a layman to know and understand they are a good thing!

I’m impressed that LEATT allowed you access to unpublished information described by you…

“The paper is extensive and covers all aspects of research, design, test modeling, and testing outcomes to the extent that it could well be used by a competitor to manufacture their own device.”

The Chinese are probably reading it as we speak… :ohmy:

Thanks again!

[aprilMember]

Thanks snowy. Had a read through it and looks like the leatt are the go.

Is that your chest in the pic by the way

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

No not my chest the one in the pictures had muscles!

[aprilMember]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Damien BonoraMember]

Hi all,
here is a link to the brace TB was talking about, they are on ebay for $95 + postage.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/OMEGA-Neck-Brace-/161010779358?pt=AU_Clothing_Merchandise_Media&hash=item257cfd84de

I might give one a go as I like the open at the front design, cant stand anything around my neck, might be a hang up from watching homer strangle bart?? 😆
Anyway for that price its worth a go :blink: :blink:

[jim cadyMember]

Rode out to Suttos today, bought new boots and neck brace

Its going to take some getting used to,lane changing was a matter of shut your eyes and hope for the best :laugh: :laugh:

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

BUYER BEWARE

By having no restrictionon the front of the brace you are risking the most dangerous over movements of the neck – hyperflexion.

In severe hyperflexion of the spine, the transverse ligament of the Odontoid process can be disrupted allowing the peg to move posteriorly and compress the spinal cord. This injury is termed acute atlanto-axial instability which is a very unstable injury. Similarly unstable injury occurs with hyperflexion and axial loading causing a flexion teardrop fracture, most commonly at the level of C5. The inferior part of the posterior fragment can be seen to displace relative to the vertebra below.

But dont worry if it happens youll probably never have to worry about it -ever again

Just my opinion though – just like a ktm theres no proof it can be relied on.

[jim cadyMember]

snowy09 wrote:

BUYER BEWARE

By having no restrictionon the front of the brace you are risking the most dangerous over movements of the neck – hyperflexion.

In severe hyperflexion of the spine, the transverse ligament of the Odontoid process can be disrupted allowing the peg to move posteriorly and compress the spinal cord. This injury is termed acute atlanto-axial instability which is a very unstable injury. Similarly unstable injury occurs with hyperflexion and axial loading causing a flexion teardrop fracture, most commonly at the level of C5. The inferior part of the posterior fragment can be seen to displace relative to the vertebra below.

But dont worry if it happens youll probably never have to worry about it -ever again

Just my opinion though – just like a ktm theres no proof it can be relied on.

WTF :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I am sitting here as I type this Snowy trying to fit my new brace when I glance up at the computer to read your post,start to doubt my fitting then realise your taking the piss :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Adrian SnowdenMember]

james wrote:

snowy09 wrote:

BUYER BEWARE

By having no restrictionon the front of the brace you are risking the most dangerous over movements of the neck – hyperflexion.

In severe hyperflexion of the spine, the transverse ligament of the Odontoid process can be disrupted allowing the peg to move posteriorly and compress the spinal cord. This injury is termed acute atlanto-axial instability which is a very unstable injury. Similarly unstable injury occurs with hyperflexion and axial loading causing a flexion teardrop fracture, most commonly at the level of C5. The inferior part of the posterior fragment can be seen to displace relative to the vertebra below.

But dont worry if it happens youll probably never have to worry about it -ever again

Just my opinion though – just like a ktm theres no proof it can be relied on.

WTF :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I am sitting here as I type this Snowy trying to fit my new brace when I glance up at the computer to read your post,start to doubt my fitting then realise your taking the piss :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Sorry mate this is not a subject I’d joke about.

[JohnMember]

James I think Snowy is referring to the omega brace shown above that has no front section… if you bought one of them you may have some drama… but as Snowy noted you won’t know about it.

My reading is that there was no urine taking at all, rather a ‘caveat emptor’ for the potential omega purchaser… my $0.02 worth, though my wife tells me that I was wrong once :dry:

EDIT: I type too slow Snowy beat me to it.

[jim cadyMember]

jtb2879 wrote:

James I think Snowy is referring to the omega brace shown above that has no front section… if you bought one of them you may have some drama… but as Snowy noted you won’t know about it.

My reading is that there was no urine taking at all, rather a ‘caveat emptor’ for the potential omega purchaser… my $0.02 worth, though my wife tells me that I was wrong once :dry:

EDIT: I type too slow Snowy beat me to it.

Your right jtb2879 :blush:

My apologies Snowy,like I said I am sitting here trying to correctly fit a newly purchased Leatt GPX RACE and my post and your post were the only ones on the screen in view,when your post headed with BUYER BEWARE came up I thought you were talking to me,as I had mentioned that I had just bought one.
Trying to put it together properly is taking all my limited powers of concerntration :pinch: Definitely not one for multi tasking sorry again.

Cheers James

[Damien BonoraMember]

snowy09 wrote:

BUYER BEWARE

By having no restrictionon the front of the brace you are risking the most dangerous over movements of the neck – hyperflexion.

In severe hyperflexion of the spine, the transverse ligament of the Odontoid process can be disrupted allowing the peg to move posteriorly and compress the spinal cord. This injury is termed acute atlanto-axial instability which is a very unstable injury. Similarly unstable injury occurs with hyperflexion and axial loading causing a flexion teardrop fracture, most commonly at the level of C5. The inferior part of the posterior fragment can be seen to displace relative to the vertebra below.

But dont worry if it happens youll probably never have to worry about it -ever again

Just my opinion though – just like a ktm theres no proof it can be relied on.

Point taken Snowy, from my understanding the sides of the brace are supposed to prevent your head from extending too far forward, but I am no expert and havent seen one in the flesh. I have already ordered one so when it arrives I will give it a try and report back.

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