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I have worn one , and i didnt feel comfy, mainly because for supermoto they restrict your ability to get down behind the bars and see where you are going , but when you are riding with your head already pushing down on the brace , you think that if you hit anything like that something has got to give ... in my mind i think of it like a bottle opener scenario,,
But if you read transworld; it's like neck braces were handed down to humanity from Christ himself.
It's all about what makes you feel better. If you think you're safer with it on, if you think your kid is safer with so much protective gear it hinders his normal range of motion then so be it. I survived 50cc motocross with standard gear. Shoei Helmet, oneal gear, fox boots and flimsy fox chest protector...so for me I feel safer with less rigged to my body.
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And I know a nice guy who broke his neck, and wished he DIDN'T have a neck brace on....yikes. Guess we got both sides of the fence. With nobody testing these things.
I'll be back in 15 pages.
In the 18 months or so that the Atlas Brace has been on the market they have received several letters from serious crash victims thanking them for saving them from life changing injuries, with testimonials from their doctors and surgeons stating the Atlas Brace was the reason.
From a manufacturer receiving that type of feedback from the marketplace it really is gratifying to know your product is making a difference.
Having said that, there is still no protection item that can guarantee to protect a rider from any serious injury or death.
It is still and will always be personal choice. All I know is I would never recommend a parent let there child ride without an Atlas Brace.
Also somebody above mentioned how many people they have saved from injury...how do they know how many? How? Because your buddy who crashed swears it saved him? Pretty scientific....
I crashed in a desert race once after hitting a rock I didn't see while going literally 5th gear pinned, rode the front wheel for 60 feet and then rag dolled for another 50 or so feet. Knocked out, broken nose, broken ribs, destroyed helmet, broken front wheel, bike hit the ground so hard it sheared the bolts holding the bar clamps to the triple clamps...no broken neck...no neck brace....I'm just saying...all these claims of "it saved me" or "it saved my buddy in a nasty crash" we have NO WAY of knowing...
Yes the neck is supposed to extend, but only to a point. Hence the term "hyper".
Why do you think NASCAR drivers wear the HANS device. They limit the extension same as a neck brace.
But if someone chooses not to wear one, I get it. All I know is I'm sold on them.
By your logic we shouldn't wear knee braces either, because the knee is supposed to hyper extend.
A couple years ago I swapped out and high sided at speed. Did a major face plant. My helmet came down on my nose so hard it cut the bridge of my nose. My head extended back so much the Leatt left a bruise in the middle of my back.
I'm convinced it saved my ass.
I'm 56 and been riding mx for a long time. Wouldn't ride without one now.
But hey, that's just my opinion
To me, it just seems like a bunch of guys have seen their favorite rider stop wearing them so they think its en vogue to do the same. Maybe not, but that's how it comes across and then the guys try to stand on these lame duck excuses to make it seem like they have better reasons. Look, if a pro making a living racing thinks it slows him down and wants to risk not wearing one, I can respect that. But if your local guy that's paying to go race on the weekends doesn't wear one because it might slow him down and he won't win his moto at the local track, that just seems a little foolish. But once again, to each his own.
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