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SlackBoy
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| mudguard wrote: | | SlackBoy wrote: | | suing Leatt braces overseas, |
Eh? |
it's cold, fingers don't work
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Wobbler
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 5:10pm Post subject: |
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There is a leatt on the way designed to allow more looking upwards for dh, little article on them in the latest dirt
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mtb_sloth
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 5:24pm Post subject: |
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The leatt is overpriced for what it is, but you can do that when you are the only player in the market.
661 and EVS are coming out with there own versions soon that should be about half the price of the leatt.
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the_hobbit
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 5:26pm Post subject: |
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yea iv heard that and aplinestars have one on the way, the leatts were so expensive because they had the patents for them for two years but that has now run out. But im not sure if these new ones will be any good for dh
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jamieinauckland
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 5:27pm Post subject: |
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it's all good, bring on the technology. soon they'll be a pat of body armour so you won't even notice it.
I know two guys that broke necks this year, and a leat would most likely have prevented months of rehab.
the old saying
$10 lid for a $10 head, springs to mind
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mtb_sloth
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Ben_T
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 6:45pm Post subject: |
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na the leatt braces ar not restrictive, i borrowed one for a run down the roto track and you dont even notice it, it would be a good investment
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blair993
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you shouldn't be looking down any way ythe farther you look ahead the faster you can go. I have been using a evs soft collar since i had a couple of bigstacks and ended up with a very sore neck every time i rode. since i started using the evs its been much better. the soft roll is a bit more restictive than a leatt, just lighter. the leatt's are over priced in nz as the guy selling is gready! Even the retailer is only making a hundy on each one!!
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nostromo
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| dangerousdan wrote: | | j1015642 wrote: | HTFU  |
Seconded |
Genius; Tara Llanes, that Aussie girl at the champs last year, Stephen Murray etc, they should all just
HTFU!!
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dh_winner
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LouisD
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 9:20pm Post subject: |
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Those look alright too i would wanna test one first though
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blair993
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the bmw one are the leatt! the astar is about the price (us$) as a leatt. you should be able to get a leatt out of the states foe about 650.
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Dazzle
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 9:43pm Post subject: |
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Nice to see some other players bringing these to market - but how do you test the effectiveness of these with any certainty?
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musket
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 9:45pm Post subject: |
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And DH'ers won't wear skinsuits???
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mtb_sloth
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| Posted: Sun 29th Jun 10:05pm Post subject: |
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| blair993 wrote: | | The leatt's are over priced in nz as the guy selling is gready! Even the retailer is only making a hundy on each one!! |
The King brothers greedy, Nooooooo.
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You are on the ball there
