Leatt Corporation, a global developer, marketer and distributor of personal protective equipment for all forms of sports, including motor sports, and whose products include the flagship Leatt-Brace, a neck brace system designed to help prevent potentially devastating injuries to the cervical spine (neck) for helmeted sports, announced the launch of the new Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior for children. 

The Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior combines the industry acclaimed Leatt-Brace neck brace with chest, flank and back protection for complete upper body protection. 

The Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior is designed for youth BMX, mountain bike, ATV and motorcycle riders. Its launch follows on the heels of the Company’s recent launch of the Leatt Chest Protector Pro Junior for children and it combines the CE certified Leatt-Brace neck brace, with chest, back, shoulders and flank protection.  We expect the Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior will also be CE Level 1 certified against impact protection for the chest and back.

Dr. Chris Leatt, Leatt Chairman and head of Research and Development said, “This is another first for Leatt and another key step in implementing our strategy to expand our product offerings into new market segments.

"Young motorcycle, bike and ATV riders are very susceptible to chest, flank, back and neck injuries. We believe that the Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior will finally provide them with a single, upper body and neck protection device that will help decrease serious injuries from impacts.”

Sean Macdonald, Leatt CEO said, “Every parent with a child who participates in extreme sports, including fast downhill sports of any kind, has a deep-seated fear that their child might sustain life-altering injuries in a bad spill. 

"We believe that the pioneering protective design of the Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior will help to protect children and assuage these fears.  When parents buy the Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior this gift-giving season, they will be giving their children the gift of increased safety.”

The Leatt Fusion Vest 2.0 Junior will be shipped by early autumn and will be in most stores in time for Black Friday and the Christmas shopping season.  The vest will be available in several colors, in two highly adjustable sizes, fitting children from approximately 3½ to 5 feet tall, and will retail for $249.

About Leatt Corporation

Leatt Corporation develops personal protective equipment and ancillary products for all forms of sports, especially extreme motor sports. The Leatt-Brace is an award-winning neck brace system considered the gold standard for neck protection for anyone wearing a crash helmet as a form of protection.