ADV Specific Safety Gear: Dr. Chris Leatt

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🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Specialized safety equipment is paramount in the realm of adventure riding, where the thrill of exploration often comes hand-in-hand with the risks of rugged terrain and unpredictable conditions. ADV-specific safety gear, like the renowned Leatt...

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0:00.0	A few weeks back we had Chris Birch on the show. Yep, so we're on a whole different flater
0:04.7	Kiams, big bikes. That's Chris. In between bikes. If you haven't heard that episode,
0:09.4	the link is in the show notes, the show notes for this one, we'll take you to the show notes for the other one.
0:15.8	Anyway, we were talking about large versus small adventure bikes off-road, and Chris mentioned that he was
0:22.0	now sponsored by Leit.
0:24.0	Yeah, so some of you guys would definitely know Leat.
0:28.0	Leat's a form, primarily a protection company.
0:32.0	So they've started off making neck braces.
0:34.5	Now we had Dr. Chris Leat on from Leat a couple of years ago I guess it was when we were
0:38.8	talking about the neck brace he invented this neck brace after witnessing a tragedy.
0:43.0	So when Chris Birch said that Leit was now making ADV clothing,
0:47.0	I was intrigued.
0:48.0	Yeah, so this is their first year, their first sort of go into adventure bike bike here and they've you know obviously
0:54.9	on the sponsored go I'm gonna say this but to be honest totally
0:58.4	totally honest that they've pretty much nailed it first time out because Leon has such a reputation for focusing on protection.
1:05.0	They even have their own laboratory.
1:07.0	I thought this would be a good opportunity to ask some questions, well,
1:10.0	about the new line, but about the neck brace that I've been wearing for a while and some other safety
1:14.8	related things about motorcycle clothing.
1:17.4	So I contacted Dr. Chris Leit and asked to sit down for a chat.
1:21.6	I'm Jim Martin, this is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We got a good one for you. I'm Sam Mannecks. Sir Silas,
1:34.0	Simon baby, Elle Gephedos,
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