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RE: Broken Collarbone - Best Protection against this is?
KXcam22:
Sorry for any confustion. By body armour I meant the typical all-plastic shoulder pad chest protectors you get nowdays, not the newer full body zip things. I made my kids wear hockey shoulder pads until just recently. Cam.
don46:
I'm bringing this old thread back up because I think, at least in my mind, it deserves further discussion.
I tore my ACL, then I bought knee braces, maybe had I had them I wouldn't have tore my ACL. A few weeks ago we had a scrambles at our club, during practice a guy, who had been riding for over 30 years, high sided landed on his head. The wreck shoved his brain stem into his skull leaving him paralyzed from the neck down, he ultimately succumbed to the injury.
So now to my question, Who wears a neck brace? and if so what kind? I recently ordered a Leatt and hope it will offer piece of mind. I'm getting old, and landing on my head just doesn't work anymore, not that it ever did.
Danger4u2:
If I had a good quality knee brace on, I would not have ruptured my patella tendon when I crashed.
It would have saved me $80,000 dollars. I know when it's hot it's no fun to wear safety items. I go without a helmet every once in a while.
Trip to the store, that kind of thing. It never fails at my friends house that has a bad a** wooded riding area. They always say "We're just fun riding we don't need helmets".
But 45 minutes later their racing and Paul rides a Honda 3 wheeler. So far no head injuries.
I always wear a helmet when I'm off road! I would wear a neck brace if I had one. But come on, the price of a neck brace is a new set of tubes and tires.:oops:
But yes we should all wear the safety items.
don46:
I guess as I get older, maybe I think different, perhaps I am getting wiser.
for now I look at it just like a helmet, a piece of safety gear that is invaluable. You are right they are expensive, but, less expensive than being a quad. And I think with the internet we are hearing about more guys injuring themselves.
I haven't got mine yet, but it should be here shortly and we'll see how it fits.
jBernard:
--- Quote from: don46 on June 03, 2013, 09:39:42 AM ---I'm bringing this old thread back up because I think, at least in my mind, it deserves further discussion.
I tore my ACL, then I bought knee braces, maybe had I had them I wouldn't have tore my ACL. A few weeks ago we had a scrambles at our club, during practice a guy, who had been riding for over 30 years, high sided landed on his head. The wreck shoved his brain stem into his skull leaving him paralyzed from the neck down, he ultimately succumbed to the injury.
So now to my question, Who wears a neck brace? and if so what kind? I recently ordered a Leatt and hope it will offer piece of mind. I'm getting old, and landing on my head just doesn't work anymore, not that it ever did.
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dang thats horrible. really hate hearing that :-(
proper gear is one of those things that i dont understand why people spare the expense on.
ive seen crappy helmets crack in half after a crash and owners not think anything of it and buy the same one again.
i've always worn knee braces while riding, they are a pain, limit movement, arent as comfortable to ride in, ect. but seeing a few buddies with torn ACL's. NO THANK YOU.
most good knee braces like my CTi's put the weight from the knee on the femur or tibia. a broken leg is easier to repair than a destroyed joint.
same i hear on the leatt, it is supposed to put the pressure from the neck onto the collarbones and break those first versus neck/back
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