07-06-2004, 08:32 PM
i have a sparco neck thing... i dont use it... years of riding motorcycles gets you used to helmets on your head for long periods of time
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07-06-2004, 09:58 PM
Chris Wrote:Any good websites for race gear? My b-day is around the corner and I'm trying to figure out what to get. Originally I thought a helmet and neck collar, but I may lean towards cheap wheels/tires. So basically whats a good helmet and collar and a place to find them. Price of Wheels/Tires == Price for Helmet and collar??? damn I hate 17x9's sometime :evil: -c
07-07-2004, 01:35 PM
I thought that the neck collars are for safety in the event of an impact? They limit the head from over tilting in an impact, limiting the possibility of neck injury.
Rob Evan Wrote:yes, the neck collars are for comfort only.
07-07-2004, 01:42 PM
GQROB Wrote:I thought that the neck collars are for safety in the event of an impact? They limit the head from over tilting in an impact, limiting the possibility of neck injury. I'm pretty sure they do little to none for safety.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant) 2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red) No longer onyachin. 
07-07-2004, 11:24 PM
GQROB Wrote:I thought that the neck collars are for safety in the event of an impact? They limit the head from over tilting in an impact, limiting the possibility of neck injury.Rob that is initially what I thought, but think about it like this: you can squeeze it and deform it with your hands. Its not going to do anything but compress to nothing in a 10g decelleration. The same reason why the foam (non-SFI) rollbar padding is useless. In fact it could be said that they are adding more harm since they are adding more mass attatched to your head. May not seem like much but in a 10g decelleration, that 2lb neck brace exerts and extra 20lbs of force directly on your neck, in addition to the other forces already fucking your ass up :lol: (yes that is the technical term for it) 
07-07-2004, 11:58 PM
What if the impact(s) is less than 10G?
I get *alot* less neck fatigue over a weekend or when karting when I wear the collar. I've gotten clocked from the backside a few times while karting, and never gotten a sore neck afterwards as long as I have the collar on. |
