I am two weeks out from a bad crash in which I went OTB into the landing of a double and had a head first impact that I think almost broke my neck. Luckily the doc and subsequent x-rays say there are no fractures, but I'm still quite sore and limited in range of motion. So there is definitely some soft tissue damage.
I was wearing a Bell Super 2R with the chin bar and I am quite happy with the performance of the helmet, but I can't help thinking that a neck brace (such as the Atlas Air) would have made a big difference in the outcome.
Our local mountain has a huge variety of trails and is the exact kind of place where a removable chin bar comes in handy. Lots of climbing/XC type riding mixed with single direction flow/tech trails with huge features. I am thinking of getting a neck brace that I can stow on my pack along with my chin bar for the climbing/XC parts of my ride, then throw on for the DH/freeride stuff.
So has anyone tried a brace with the Super 2/3R? It seems like it should work. Does anyone wear a brace outside of bike park riding?
I do have a regular full face helmet that I wear at Whistler or if I'm shuttling. The neck brace would obviously work well in that application. The problem is, my normal ride has big jumps and I like to hit them, but it would be brutal to drag the FF helmet around for the whole ride.
Edit: I just realized this might be more appropriate in the Apparel forum. Mods, please move it if appropriate.
I was wearing a Bell Super 2R with the chin bar and I am quite happy with the performance of the helmet, but I can't help thinking that a neck brace (such as the Atlas Air) would have made a big difference in the outcome.
Our local mountain has a huge variety of trails and is the exact kind of place where a removable chin bar comes in handy. Lots of climbing/XC type riding mixed with single direction flow/tech trails with huge features. I am thinking of getting a neck brace that I can stow on my pack along with my chin bar for the climbing/XC parts of my ride, then throw on for the DH/freeride stuff.
So has anyone tried a brace with the Super 2/3R? It seems like it should work. Does anyone wear a brace outside of bike park riding?
I do have a regular full face helmet that I wear at Whistler or if I'm shuttling. The neck brace would obviously work well in that application. The problem is, my normal ride has big jumps and I like to hit them, but it would be brutal to drag the FF helmet around for the whole ride.
Edit: I just realized this might be more appropriate in the Apparel forum. Mods, please move it if appropriate.