Leatt neck braces

[Jt87]

Came across Leatt neck braces while looking at back protectors on the internet and thought they looked alright, wondered if anyone here wears a Leatt neck brace regularly for general fun riding or commuting? Or if anyone has tried one on, if they are heavy/light, comfortable, restrictive, worth the extra protection in your opinion for day to day riding, or maybe a good idea for track days where higher speeds may be involved in accidents?

[KLR600]

They're quite in fashion in downhill mountain biking at the moment, I've seen plenty of guys riding with just the neck brace and a helmet and no other protection though quite how many of them have fallen off and only hurt their necks is a mystery...

I've not seen anyone wearing one on the road (although they're also popular in motocross) and to be honest I haven't really looked into them due to the price being quite high, my leather jacket and helmet were both cheaper than one of those braces but I feel I gain a lot more protection from those 2 items.
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[Dr. DaveJPS]

i've only ever seen one on the road (a KTM branded one), but what i can remember of a review when they came out was that for on road they weren't very good and restricted you doing lifesavers.

so in short good for MX/dirt riding but bad for everything else
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[Walloper]

BMW and leat are in cahoots over those I fink.
I would never own one mesel though.
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[Paulington]

I owned one for karting as they work really well for that. It was the carbon fibre really light 'sport' model I believe.

On the road they wouldn't work at all, they prevent you tilting or turning your head much in the same way a HANS device does but without the cable attachments meaning you can't do lifesavers or look to your side etc.

HTH. .
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