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Long-term review of CTi custom knee braces after 2000+ hours︱Cross Training Enduro

Regular viewers know I like the budget approach to enduro riding. But there are a few things worth throwing money at. One of them is my CTi custom knee braces. These are eight years old. They have been used for over 500 rides and countless crashes. Need hard enduro training? Work through our video lists. Hard enduro techniques are covered in our training vids. They especially get a good workout overseas. For example, in Canada I will wear the knee braces for around eight hours each day, and 38 days in a row. Zero chafing. The comfort has been incredible. If you want extreme enduro training see our playlists of enduro skills to learn. Try our training vids for working on your extreme enduro techniques. Were the CTi custom knee braces expensive? Hell yes. But like many dirt riders, I bought my knee braces too late. My knees gradually got worse and worse over the years with mild injuries from small crashes. I knew in the long-term it was a good investment to get the best possible protection if I wanted to keep dirt riding into my 60s and beyond. Into enduro and dirt bikes? Check out our dirt bike videos. Extreme enduro training vids are our focus. On our last ride there was a reminder aboutCTi custom knee braces. One of the guys fractured his tibia and fibula just above the boot when his front wheel washed out. I reckon there was a good chance that knee braces could have prevented this, although it's always hard to know in cases like this. If you are enduro riding get into our enduro training vids. Our dirt riding tips are great for developing your hard enduro skills. The good news? You can see they have copped a flogging after so many crashes but the braces should continue indefinitely. I have just replaced a few worn parts. After around 2000 hours some of the straps holding the knee cups had worn out so I used zip ties the last few months. One of the plastic D-rings failed. And the padding around the hinges is quite worn. I ordered the necessary parts from CTi and after about 20 minutes work the braces feel brand new again. How long should CTi custom knee braces last? A few years ago I met Larry Murray, a former Canadian enduro champion. His CTi knee braces were 21 years old and still going strong. I think these CTI were made in 1996. So, they're 21 years old. They've had a lot of wear, but as you can see, they've been absolutely great to me. And since I had my knee replaced 11 weeks ago I would not be without them, okay? They're absolutely worth every penny. And I know they're expensive, but they are worth every nickel. Don't go without a good knee brace. I don't think they make a better knee brace than these. Thinking about knee braces? See our knee brace series for a pile of handy information. Knee braces won't completely prevent every possible injury, but they definitely make a difference. Do you need custom knee braces? The better the braces fit, the more protected you are. If you have trouble getting a good fit then you will definitely need custom braces to get the best protection. See our video series about ensuring a good fit. There are two interesting reasons some riders use for not wearing knee braces. The first reason is a belief that knee braces can cause femur fractures. We dug into the research to see if we could find evidence for this. The second reason is a theory proposed by motocross racer, Ryan Hughes. "What you brace makes you weaker". We could find absolutely no evidence to back this up and we urge you to look into the research and see what you think. Another advantage of the CTi knee braces? It is recognised as a proper medical brace and some riders have used a doctor's prescription to have the braces supplied under their medical insurance. Do you wear braces? Which brand? And do you like them or hate them? Let us know in the comments! INDEX 0:00 Why spend so much? 1:21 Braces at 2000+ hours 2:00 21 year old set! 2:45 Common questions Our website: https://sites.google.com/view/crosstrainingenduro Cross Training Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAvmhgP0h1AEKY8vTEJPJg Cross Training Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cross.training.enduro.skills/?ref=ts Our enduro vlog series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlur54ugvzNJlUO0y6D10jVOGMLI4Raci Traction eRag: http://tractionerag.com DO YOU HATE YOUTUBE'S AUTO DUBBING IN OTHER LANGUAGES? If you live in a non-English speaking country it seems Youtube automatically selects the dubbed language. One viewer said he hates this but has to manually select 'English' every time. If you use Chrome or Firefox use these extensions to override Youtube's language selection. For Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtube-no-translation/lmkeolibdeeglfglnncmfleojmakecjb?pli=1 For Mozilla/Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-no-translation/ #crosstrainingenduro #enduro #hardenduro #extremeenduro