Has anyone seen one of these in person, or own one? Would be very interested in comments specific to how it compares to the Leatt. Thanks.

http://www.rockymountainatv.com/pro...dFamilyId=20293

Lou,

I haven't had a chance to ride with this product, but two or three months ago the Parts Canada rep. brought one in to show off. I'm not certain it was the same product that is for sale now it may have been a prototype.

From what I saw I wouldn't say it is better than the Leatt by any means, it was about the same weight as the leatt but felt fairly awkward due to the extended shoulder pieces. When i got the brace on with a helmet it felt like my head was able to tilt further back and further forward than what the Leatt allows, and unlike the Leatt this brace is not adjustable. It restricted the amount you can turn your head side to side due to the way the plastic tilts up on the side.

Overall from what I saw I wouldn't choose it over the Leatt (although the price tag is a little more appealing), but it may feel different when you are on the bike.

Lou
Just by chance I was on the phone with a good friend who is one of the EVS marketing guys when I saw this and he will try to jump on later tonight to give a bit of info on the EVS. If you have specific questions try to post them up and maybe he can give a direct answer to them

Thanks guys. I was just looking at a lower-priced alternative to the Leatt. Of course, I don't want to sacrifice protection! It does say that it is height-adjustable, so that may be an option to Troy being able to tilt his head farther (raise it up a bit). I do like that they have more sizes available, as I'm not the smallest guy on a bike, lol! Dave, that would be great if we could get some info on here from the EVS guys.

Hey Lou. My son pre-ordered one but hasn't gotten it yet. His decision was $$ based but with his dad always telling him ()to be safe he wanted to get something. He has ridden with he buddy's Leatt so when he gets the EVS I'll get a ride report from him.

For those making this decision largely by budget, Leatt is also offer a new GPX Adventure brace due out shortly for $195. I don't know much of the details but it sounds like it will have less adjustability and a few other things scaled down to help reduce the cost and compete directly with the EVS on price point alone.

The Leatt has not been real popular with bigger folks as they don't seem to be able to get the right adjustments. I had heard Leatt was developing a bigger set of pins to help but don't know if they ever did come out with them.

Lou,
I've worn a Leatt for the past 15 months. It only took a ride or two to become accustom to wearing the brace. There is a slight reduction in air flow around the neck, but nothing that keeps me from not wanting to wear it. The brace comes with shorter and longer pieces to shorten or lengthen the brace as needed front to back. Plus the front and rear upper members are adjustable up and down. The only adjustment that the brace doesn’t have is the width of the opening. With the adjustments the Leatt brace has, I feel it’s a better product that can be tailor fit to a rider, were the EVS brace doesn’t appear to have any adjustment. I would have no problem buying a Leatt brace again if needed.

Tim

Thanks for all the input everyone. I think I may order the EVS today, and if I can't get a good fit or feel for it (without riding in it and getting it all sweaty...), I'll just pay the return shipping and return it and go for the Leatt.

Then again, not until June 30th. Out of stock!

the people who are looking at the EVS that I've talked to won't quite admit to price being the factor, but claim that the Leatt contributes to more broken collarbones, while the EVS spreads the load more evenly across the shoulders.

anyhoo, whatever