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     With the constant evolution of mountain biking and the rise in popularity of the sport among beginners and veterans, the need for better protection came rather quickly as trails became gnarlier and riders more daring.

Leatt is a small company that developped a neck brace preventing Hyper flexion,  lateral hyper flexion, Hyper extension, axial loading and posterior hypertranslation during impact. Initially, these were created for MX use only. Only recently has the mountain bike industry seen the benefits from the use of this “neck helmet”.

For more information on how the Leatt braces work, check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLwwb7hwAwU

or come by the store and try one out!

Martin Swiss Cycles is the first Bicycle shop in Montreal to retail Leatt products. The first shipment of braces has now arrived.

Here are a couple of shots of the GPX club brace demo’ed on Hank the dummy.

With a lower budget in mind, we will also be bringing in the adventure model as soon as Leatt receives their stock and ships them out around the end of June.

 http://www.leatt-brace.com/

In the meantime, wear your helmet and keep the rubber side up.

-Alex

The mountain bike race season started last weekend with Canada Cup No 1, in the lovely mountain resort of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.  Martin Swiss Cycles was on hand with the service trailer and tents to offer the team racers a place to keep their bikes running smoothly.

Fielding a team composed of good mix of veterans and new-comers , five (5) downhill racers represented Martin Swiss Cycles in four different catergories: Sean “Red” Barron and Fred Belanger in the Master Expert category, Justin “the Hobbit” Spagnoli in Senior Sport, Richard Scott in Senior Expert, and in his first race, Will Biname in Cadet.

The course, composed of steep, technical sections and wide open pedally stretches started at the top of the “Flying Mile” lift, running down the south side of the mountain, to finish in the village.

The first of the Martin Swiss racers to come down the mountain was Will Biname, who had encountered the ground on two (2) seperate occassions, and to add insult to injury, a flat rear tire. Needless to say, he rounded out his day in the bottom of the field locking down 32nd place.

The next Martin Swiss  racer down the hill was Justin Spagnoli (with one “L”).  While making heads turn on his hardtail, Justin locked down the 15th spot in Senior Sport with a time just over the 5:30 mark. Richard Scott, in Senior Expert finished 20th with a time just ove the 5:05 mark aboard his SantaCruz VP-Free.

Finally, in the Master Expert category, Sean “Red” Barron was the first of the Martin Swiss racers to get below the 5 minute mark, with a final time of 4:53:89, ending up in 6th place.  Fred Belanger ended his race in 2nd place, securing a podium spot with a time of 4:39:65.

The best time of the day goes out to Hans Lambert, of the Norco Factory Team, racing in the Pro/Elite category, who topped the podium with a blazing time of 4:03:78.

Next stop for the Martin Swiss Cycles Team is Camp Fortune at the end of the month of June.  Should you see us at the races, stop by our tents to borrow an allen key, buy a tube or a tire, or just to say hi. We’ll be happy to help you out!