Best knee braces?

[Alpha Solo]

Just had my second knee op and I don't wanna go back to hospital ever in my life again!!!

So what are the best knee braces to limit side movement?

Cheers in advance!

[Gizzit]

Just had my second knee op and I don't wanna go back to hospital ever in my life again!!!

So what are the best knee braces to limit side movement?

Cheers in advance!

A Volvo .....

Sorry to hear that mate .... you do "kneed" to look after yourself. Maybe some kind of Knox armour that can be worn on your leg, with some kind of strapping.
I'm not sure whats available, but someone will.
Excuse my humour .... no offence meant bud. Good luck.
Cheers,
Grant.

[Alpha Solo]

Ha ha! No worries, I like a bit of humour! :girlfight:

I had cheap braces on both times, so now I want some 'proper ones'.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Have a look on tardme (search in bike gear with keywords Knee and brace): there are a bunch of different ones which will give you an idea of the range and almost inevitable quality differences.

I suspect that it will be a case of you get exactly what you pay for, and a good orthopaedic brace will be EXPENSIVE. Not, however as expensive as surgery..... one suspects.

I would go talk to a LBS about what you want, why you want it, and take it from there. No way would I buy something like this without trying it on with all the rest of my gear either....

[Rcktfsh]

Daryl King brings in top of the line braces, if you've allready had an op you might find ACC willing to cover the cost as their also keen to not see you have another. His website is http://www.mxdk.com/

[Transalper]

Phil at DAS has had a bit of experience with knee braces, include a talk with him in your research.

[Starky307]

I highly recomend the Asterisk cell knee braces.
Check out asterisk.com (http://www.asterisk.com/)
I won't ride off road without them now, very comfortable considering the level of protection.

[CHOPPA]

cti2 or if cti morph, there are others that are ok but if you want the BEST....

[racerhead]

cti2 or if cti morph, there are others that are ok but if you want the BEST....

+1 for the cti2
Used one for a year after a knee opp. Was racing DH mountainbikes at the time and found the brace very comfortable and worked very good as I was a little crash happy at the time:doctor:

But if you can try on a few different ones to see which you find comfortable and make sure their comfortable in the gear you will be wearing.

[cs363]

CTi are generally acknowledged as the best (they make medical braces as well as sports ones) - these are the brand that Darryll King imports, if you want a cheaper alternative Asterix are the next best thing - I believe they are still made by CTi or a parent company, but sold through different outlets and are not custom fitted like the CTi's.
Pretty sure you can get a subsidy of some sort if done through your orthopaedic surgeon/doctor etc.
Best bet is to contact DK and he should be able to fill in the gaps in this info.

[Alpha Solo]

Thanks again for all your info everyone.

I'd better get some work done to raise the funds!

;)

[GSXR Trace]

Go see a chiropractor and they will be able to tell you with professional knowledge to back it up