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Leatt Lab - The Science of Thrill

Based in Cape Town, South Africa, this is Leatt’s home of research and development. Here Dr. Leatt and his team of engineers and designers conceptualize and test new products and constantly strive to improve existing products even further.

At the heart of the Leatt Lab is Dr. Chris Leatt himself. A rider, father and inventor. Dr. Leatt was in the process of specializing in neurosurgery when he assisted in the treatment of a victim of a tragic motorcycle enduro accident. A fellow rider, Alan Selby, died on the track from a suspected neck injury. It was something Chris never wanted to see again or subject his son, aged 4 at the time (and who had just started riding) to the risks of and so he left his studies and began to design what would ultimately become the Leatt neck brace.