Ha! No, I was saying if he "had" been wearing one, perhaps it may have helped prevent the injury he sustained. I googled just because I was curious, it talked about the brace helping at the T6 level. Maybe I read wrong??
For the record I'm in the pro neck brace camp. It could very well protect to that area, however that would probably be right on the edge.
what a champ Message From Chad I can honestly say I'm blown away with the support. To each and everyone of you THANK YOU. FYI this old dog will be BACK...
I have no idea either. Maybe the brace helps with some of the compression load past a certain area? And, who knows if he already had some degeneration going on before it happened. I also am a fan of neck support, not everyone is. I'll never forgot a kid who was riding with us, he hit a rock in a wash and flew over the bars. I remember watching his neck snap back violently when he hit (wasn't wearing a brace). Whether it had snapped forward or back, he was lucky. Just sore from soft tissue injury, basically whiplash. He didn't ride the next day.
Found this thought it was worth mention. The 211 Brace (currently under development) stands for the day James Marshall sustained spinal injuries at the 2006 San Diego SX. As of late this year, the brace is still being tested, but sounds like it will bring newer/evolved technology to those who wear braces. Under the comments, one poster mentioned CR who had stopped wearing his brace last year. Another poster talks about a compression load fracture of his T6, however because he was wearing a brace, could be why he did not receive more serious injuries. Seems as our bikes evolve in technology, making them faster than ever, protective gear needs to be as well. The vid is interesting, I'm looking forward to hearing more about the development of the Nexis brace. http://www.vitalmx.com/features/First-Look-Nexis-211-DX-Neck-Brace,3195
Exactly, and faster means bigger jumps. Heck you see KDub's transfer at Dallas? 118 ft! I wear the Leatt Club and the other day I noticed that they've released the Club III (3). So they're obviously updating their neck braces. If I remember right Leatt had stated that since they've been granted their patent, they'll be releasing their test data.
