EVS Web Brace...

Bruky · Guest

Anyone have any experience with this brace?

For the last 2-3 years I have been riding with a carbon fiber brace called a Nuklever. It's some German contraption that so far has worked wonderfully, but as I grow, it's beginning to feel a little to snug, and I am getting very tired of the gas shock in the back getting snagged on my shorts.

I have looked around on the web, and around town at the local MX shops, and none of them carry EVS, so any info would have to come from the web. Out of the thousands on this site I figured at least a few of you have/have had this brace. A little review would be greatly appreciated as this topic, as far as I know (after multiple searches) hasn't been brought up before (

would make a great review to refer others to in the future Idea

).

Thanks all!

chaz28o · Posted: Aug 05, 2004 8:30 pm Post subject:

Is that a brace to prevent injury, or one as a result of injury (helps when doing searches) Wink

ssrgeoff · Addict Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 582 City: So Cal

I looked into CTI2 from Innovative Sports. There's is all carbon and will not rust. To save money I was going to try Asterisk but theres is no good for water. Since I moto and wakeboard its worth paying the money for the CTI. However, let me know what other braces you find as I am still looking around....

Wazzy · Addict Joined: 01 May 2003 Posts: 706 City: Illinois

I don't use that brace (EVS Web)...my knees aren't that bad yet... but have checked it out and it's a SWEET brace. Definitly the one I will pick up when I get to that point.

Dutch · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 589

so has anyone tried this brace yet?

If you are using a knee brace, what kind of brace are you using and do you like it?

I just f'd up my knee over a week ago and the doc said it might be a slightly torn meniscus. I'm getting an MRI to find out how bad. I need a brace and so far I thing the EVS is about the only good option I've seen on the web. I just haven't seen one in person yet.

Dees · Posted: Aug 17, 2004 6:22 am Post subject:

if you have a torn meniscus, don't get surgery. it will still hurt after. It's a waste of money.

Dutch · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 589

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

hey dutch ...hope the mri goes well. i actually just bought the WEB about a month ago. few things...

1. it comes with 3 extra washers to adjust the hyperextension stop. standard is 180degree and then they have the washers thatll stop at 170, 160, 150. ive left mine at 180 though, im actually almost ready to put the 170 stop in.

2. i dunno if youve read this ...but apparently if you take a shot HARD enough to destroy something like say, a bone ....the force will transfer to the brace joints and blow those out instead of breaking your bone.

as far as how it works ....its great. only 2 things kinda bug me.
1. it has for velcro straps to hold in place ....but the one right above the knee is pretty tight. as in ...the loop that you feed the strap through kinda digs into the inside of your leg as your strapping it down. once its adjusted and set tho ...the discomfort goes away.

2. the outside joint felt and sounded a little loose ...but the bolts are tightened enough to ensure thats not the case. i assume thats part of the design ...but i havent checked yet. its not too bad ...but if youre walkin with it on then itll kinda make a poppy sound. i figure ill check the bolts when/if i add that hyperextension stop.

as far as everything else ...its a great great brace. i have a friend thats had 2 acl surgeries and spent like 900 bucks on his brace and then when i showed him mine and showed him the description ...he wished he knew about the WEB before he bought his present brace. Smile

if theres anything else you wanna know just let me know. good luck again

Dutch · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 589

*chris*, how is it when you're wakeboarding? Does it handle water well?

Thanks for the review. Sounds like a really nice brace.

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

handles water great ...the velcro doesnt slip unless you skid across the water against the open end of the straps. usually it has to be adjusted at least once right after a restart ....just to make sure its set right.

it still gives plenty of movement in the knee for tricks but of course no side-to-side flexing. its really helped with those crashes that usually tweak your knee.

bruky did you say "gas shock"!? on a knee brace!? thats crazy man. theres plenty of room left over when im wearing the WEB. doesnt really get hung up on the brace at all. cept on restarts ....but thats just a quick pull down over the brace and your good.

Dutch · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 589

*chris*, good good, that's what I wanted to hear. I'm definately getting one.

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

yah glad i can help dutch. if anyone else has ?????? lemme know.

BTB Preston · Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 46 City: Humbe, TX

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

preston sucks to hear you tore the meniscus again man. as for the brace ....

main website - www.evs-sports.com
then just click on the action sports icon.
also, you can go to yahoo/google/etc and just type in evs WEB knee brace. youll get a whole list of places that offer it for sale. i went directly through evs to get mine tho. ive seen the brace on other sites cheaper by $30 or so than what you can get it from evs.

just to give you an idea ...2day shipping plus actual brace cost was a grand total of $385.

utbubbad · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 58 City: knoxville

i use the cti2 and it is a great brace. i have the patella cup for when i ride my dirtbike. it was custom fitted and quite pricey. i had acl surgery in june 2003 so my insurance covered the cost under durable medical equipment.

the velcro straps will get loose on real hard crashes, but other than that it is very comfortable. innovative sports have several good over the counter braces as well as donjoy. just check their web sites.

dutch good luck on the mri.

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

dutch howd that mri treat ya? hope its nothin bad.

just an update on the WEB. the hyperextension stops work wonderfully. i installed the 170s and works great. knee doesnt feel like its stretching beyond what it can take. instructions say consult your doctor before installing the stops ....but as long as you can tell about how far your knee can extend before it starts hurting then you should be able to judge which stops you should use.

Dutch · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 589

*chris*, I have to go pick up the MRI diagnostics tonight. Then on Monday I have another appointment with my Ortho doc, so he'll tell me how bad or good it is.

My knee has been feeling better every day though, so that's good. My doc didn't seem to think it was bad when he looked at the X-rays, so I'm hoping for the best.
I'll let you know on Tuesday how it turns out.

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

glad to hear its been feeling better. haha on a side note ...i gotta add this. stay with me on this one ...i had a chick ask me if i really had knee problems or if i was just wearing my brace to get attention. Rolling Eyes

only response i could think of was ....no, theres nothing wrong with my knee, thats why i only spent 400bucks on a %^&$*$ brace and who knows how much on painkillers in the last few months ...dur. Evil or Very Mad

eventually laughed it off tho cuz i just couldnt help but think how stupid she prolly is. Laughing

Bruky · Guest

Thanks for all of the great info guys. I got my WEB and forgot to check back to this thread. It works great. Love it!

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

good to hear it bruky ...still cant get over that "gas shock" Exclamation

wtH.

The_fng · Criminal Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 57

Dutch,

Very interested to hear what your orthopod offers as options if your diagnosis is "torn meniscus". Did my knee on Saturday (just rising to a standing position more than three hours after riding), initial visit with orthopod this morning, MRI tomorrow. His first impression was that it doesn't show enough lateral movement or swelling to be an ACL, probably torn meniscus and arthroscopy in 4-5 weeks. This thread is the first I've heard of a "let it heal" approach, but I'd be interested in comparing your doc's response to mine if you decide to pose that question.

Good luck,
The_FNG

ShawnB · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 105 City: N. Attleboro

My torn meniscus was in what the surgeon called a 'bucket handle' position. I couldn't straighten my leg because the femer was stuck on the wrong side of the meniscus. Had surgery friday to repair and to reconstruct ACL. It sucks, but my insurance co is buying me a knee brace for rehab and, eventually, wakeboarding.

Bruky · Guest

*chris*, it's a damper. When your bones compress together, it applies reverse pressure, via another mini-pressurize contraption, and keeps your knees from crunching together. I got this thing when I tore something in my knee and I lost some cartilage a while back, so they wanted me to keep the pressure off my knee. There is a solid joint in the front of the brace that pivots, then there is the gas shock in the back, which annoyingly, slows down your bending/squating because of the shock, but you get used to it.