Brett Tippie Signs with Leatt

 They should make mouth guards for his new chompers!!

 Did Brett get a set of Andy Roy 18's?

 I once enjoyed the same wit and wisdom of Tippie, sat by the driving range in Whistler. Good Times. #legend

 @Dropthedebt: Hiden in the trees? Funny how that spot is universally enjoyed by many. I guess its a close hideaway from the village.

 Can confirm tippie has the absolute dankest dank

 @drakefan705: I can confirm your confirmation

 @Bushmaster123: little benches built over time and even a bin bag tied to the tree.

 @Dropthedebt: I like to duck down by the Fitzsimmons creek for safety breaks.

 Great news Zo, stoked I was on the team before him!

 @Whyterider19: LOL yes, you were, that is true #LeattFamily

 “Wu tang is for the children”

 Agree

 May be but if something’s gonna’ give I’d rather it be my collarbone than neck.

 @jeremiahwas: still doesn't prevent neck injuries even with a brace on.I'll try and find the link and post it up.Suppose nothing will make you %100 safe,sometimes people are just lucky/unlucky when they fall off.

 @jase111171: Well sure nothing’s 100%. I imagine it’s not nothing but what do I know. I used to wear one. I wonder how paralyzed people feel about them? (genuinely interested. . .)

 That's a really great story. You really sound like a guy that's done the hard yards on research. Also, thank you for being on forums, because frankly without people liked you I'd start to think that humanity was evolving from base stupidity towards enlightenment. But you brought it back, well done you.

 @jase111171: if you could provide links to the evidence please. Just one. Any one of all of the evidence. That would be great.

 Collarbone is expendable. Neck, not so much.

 I hesitate to reply because we all have the tendency to first decide what we wish to believe and then look for ways to validate whatever that is, so why bother, right?
However, I have been an orthopedic surgeon for 20 yrs and have a background in basic science as well (PhD in cell biology) so I hope sharing my view on neck braces with anyone open to it may help someone:
1. The referenced study is well done, believable and although imperfect, one of the best out there. Randomized, double blinded, prospective studies (the gold standard in clinical science) can be difficult or impossible to do in humans, so we do the best we can.
2. All riders, but especially older ones who continue to push their limits (like Tippie, presumably), are excellent candidates for neck braces with full face helmets. As we age, our bones get more brittle and soft tissues less flexible making catastrophic cervical spine injury much more likely. Lab and real world data convincingly show neck braces lower the stress on and the excursion of the cervical spine and reduce serious injuries in all age groups.
3. Most importantly, the sum of available info tells us neck braces are effective. Anecdotally, in my small circle of riding friends, 2 skilled riders over 50 have sustained cervical fractures with spinal cord injury. Neither was wearing a neck brace. One recovered after surgery and is back at it, the other has been a C5 paraplegic for the last 5 years.

 Collar bone is supposed to break, otherwise you get a really nasty shoulder separation or worse, a spinal injury. I have one but only really wear it for DH Race. I'm old, too. It's worth wearing for the feeling that at Leatt I tried to protect myself, if nothing else. Being paralyzed and wondering "what if...." isn't my thing.

 @danlovesbikes: I'll try and find it over the weekend.

 @warhorse: That was helpful man, thank you.

Question, what do you think about kids sending it? I have two young boys (9 and 6) and the older one rides some serious scary freeride stuff where he's 15ft in the air, hitting 8ft drops, throwing 360s. He LOVES it, is on a freeride team with a pro-coach etc, but damn as he gets better and the hits get bigger...I start to second guess things.

 @Svinyard: I would not presume to have an opinion on that. Like most fathers, I suspect, I always struggled to walk the line between letting my kids loose in the world and protecting them. Good luck

 @markhouse: bollocks. Please name the doctors so I can ask them.

 @warhorse: thanks for bringing some real world insight and intellectual debate to this grotty little thread. Unfortunately, you have no place on Pinkbike forums, only Flat Earthers and Q believers here I'm afraid.

 @danlovesbikes: go ask them yourself. Was in ED in Rotorua. Only telling you what I was told. Spent 5 days on a ward there and now have a very f*cked T6 for the rest of my life.

 @markhouse: I'm sorry to hear about your injury. The information you provide doors seem to contradict the science. I guess as you weren't wearing one it's impossible to know if it could have helped prevent your injury.

 I've always said "Lee-at"

 @suspended-flesh: I've heard from the company that is how it pronounced.

 It’s 2021, The years of Freeride needlessly feeling ashamed for having 2 Godfathers is behind it! And FFS .... why would you ever deny a power couple like Simmons and Tippie?