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It all began in 2004 with a groundbreaking protective product : the Leatt-Brace . Fast forward to today , and Leatt have become a top name in biking and extreme motorsports protection .
The Leatt story began in 2001 in Cape Town , South Africa , where Doctor Chris Leatt was working as a resident in neurosurgery by day while raising a family and racing motorcycles in his free time . At a regional enduro motocross race , Dr . Leatt was called onto the scene of an injured rider . By the time Dr . Leatt arrived , it was too late , his fellow racer Alan Selby had succumbed to a fatal neck injury . It was a somber day , but also a major turning point . While driving home from the event with his fouryear-old son , Dr . Leatt reconsidered his dreams of riding and racing dirt bikes with his son .
" There was no way I could allow my son to take those risks ."— Dr . Chris Leatt - and the thought that started it all .
Dr . Leatt evaluated the mechanics of the most common neck injuries and saw the need to design a neck brace to protect riders . He quickly prototyped a rough concept and before long he gave up his training in neurosurgery to dedicate his life to designing and manufacturing the neck brace .
With more than a million units sold , the award-winning Leatt-Brace has protected generations of riders since it was introduced in 2004 . As adoption and usage rates have increased , neck injuries have dropped dramatically . An
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