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InVinci-BULL Helmet Highlighted at PBR Madison Square Garden

Check out the interview with PBR World Champion Kody Lostroh from New York Madison Square Garden. InVinci-BULL Bull Riding Helmets

 

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InVinci-BULL Bull Riding Helmet Testimonial

InVinci-BULL Bull RIding Helmets - Testimonials

1. This gives u real protection

   Posted by Unknown on 23rd Nov 2011

   i grew up riding bulls and I always wore a bullistic helmet and kept getting concussions because the helmet would cave in on itself. The first time I got in a wreck with this helmet the bull stepped on my head and I didnt feel a thing! Anybody who is serious about riding bulls needs to buy this helmet.

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2. first helmet that has been built from scratch for the sport of bull riding

   Posted by Andy Carter - YBR Chairman on 30th Oct 2011

   If I didn’t believe this is the best helmet out there it wouldn’t have my name associated with it, nor would I let Casey ride with it. This is truly the first helmet that has been built from scratch for the sport of bull riding.

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3. This is the ONLY helmet I’ll recommend

   Posted by Christopher Waton - VP CLG Pro Rodeo Products on 30th Oct 2011

   We have sold several brands of helmets for bull riders over the last 20 plus years and have found that each was as good as the other. After I held the new InVinci-Bull helmet, I was blown away. I immediately recognized the classic carbon fiber pattern and realized how light it was. Every detail has been carefully engineered, a track system for the face mask on top of the helmet, strong pivots to keep the mask from crushing into your face and perfect head padding in the shell. Lightweight & Super Strong, I’ve finally found a helmet and face mask specifically geared to go head to head in bull riding! This is the ONLY helmet I’ll recommend, everything else is way too risky to trust your brain in. --CW
   
   

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4. You only get one head, make sure and protect it with one of these

   Posted by Matt Sharping - Phenom Genetics on 30th Oct 2011

   I watched Andy Smith get his head stepped on by my bull and only came away with a scratch because of these helmets. You only get one head, make sure and protect it with one of these.

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5. I wouldn't let him wear any other helmet it is by far the best and safest helmet

   Posted by John Prom on 30th Oct 2011

   hey this is john prom cody proms dad just like to say that cody was 1 of the first ones to wear the helmet and I wouldn't let him wear any other helmet it is by far the best and safest helmet that he is ever had we would highly recommend this to anyone riding bulls ps taken some serious shots to the head and landed really hard and I've asked him if he felt anything and it's always no if your a parent and really want your son to be safe this is the helmet for you

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6. Easy Choice.....

   Posted by Cody Wood "TEAM Invinci-BULL" on 22nd Sep 2011

   I've been rodeoing my whole life and quit counting the number of concussions when i ran out of fingers and toes to add on. I've tried every type of helmet on the market. This is the first time i dont have to worry about taking the shots and can really focus on riding correct. The visibility is amazing and it's crazy lightweight. I'd headbutt a Buick in this thing...

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7. The new benchmark in head & face protection!

   Posted by Jason Stewart on 19th Sep 2011

   My boy rides JR steer here in Cody, Wy. He rides 5 nights a week. He sustained one face and neck injury and one head injury while wearing the “Bullistic” helmet. I knew there had to be better helmet out there. I found it. Matt Owen worked with me to make the helmet fit my boy. Matt expressed genuine concern about my boys’ safety and needs. InVinci-Bull and Rank Bull are the future of rodeo head protection.

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8. Everything you want in a helmet

   Posted by Ethan Jackson Hecht on 19th Sep 2011

   i love my invinci-bull helmet,i use it for more than just bullriding; i use it as a motorcycle helmet with the glass shield on, i use it in barebacks because the back is cut up high enough for a neck roll and i use it in bullriding. once you've used it theres just no other option.

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9. Went from a hat to this!!!

   Posted by Andy Smith on 18th Sep 2011

   I was taking alot of shots to the head the last couple years. I put one of these on the begining of this summer, and well as you can see one video it has saved me several times this year. The price is a touch high, but these helmets can take multiple shots. I was getting on a bull last weekend. The bull smacked me in the head, and then i knoded and rode him. This is the real deal. You may say it ain't cowboy. This is true its not the original cowboy look, but either is any other helmet out there!

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10. Badass!!

    Posted by Blue Wilcox on 31st Aug 2011

    This helmate is great!! Light weight sliding face mask and as protective as they come! Any guy that goes off what it looks like won't get far riding anyway! About to put my order in!!

ASTM Approved Labs - CORRECTION

In several of our recent communications we referred to using an ASTM Approved Lab. We were informed today that in fact no such thing exists from none other than our lab. We apologize for any mis-information and provide the following information to aid in clarifying the matter>

Statement received from our Lab:

If you are referring to tests done in our lab you need to know that we are not an "ASTM Approved Lab" -- There is no such thing as an ASTM approved lab and ASTM doesn't approve labs. You'll probably hear from ASTM shortly because they are quite aggressive about responding to statements like this. For your information - We are an ISO 17025 accredited lab.

END LAB STATEMENT

So, from here forward in reference to the testing of the InVinci-BULL Bull Riding Helmets the testing is being completed by an ISO 17025 accredited lab referencing the ASTM Bull Riding Helmet Standards F2530-11 & and supporting test standard F1446

NEW - Rodeo Gears bags by CLG Pro Rodeo Equipment

US Rodeo Supply is thrilled to annouce several new products being added just in time for the Holiday rush. Check out these popular new Roughstock Rodeo Gear Bags by CLG Pro Rodeo.

This bag is made in the USA and is designed with the roughstock riders in mind. Tons of room, separate compartments and durable enough to withstand the elements of rodeo and the travel required of pro level rodeo riders.

Check out the boot bags compartment

 

 

 

These bags Retail for around $100 and can be customized with Embroidery for a small additional fee. We also offer this style in bulk discounts to Rodeo Associations for Year End Finals Awards.

 

Another new arrival is the CLG Pro Jr Bull Riding Gloves. Perhaps the only Made in the USA Jr Youth Bull Riding Glove on the market. Premium Leather and available in Sizes 3-6.5. Extremely affordablely priced at less than $20.

InVinci-BULL Bull Riding Helmets

This new style of bull riding helmet is the only carbon fiber helmet using a one piece shell and a unique flip down cage anywhere and was designed specifically for the sport of bull riding. They have been rigorously tested by an ISO 17025 accredited lab  against the Bull Riding Helmet Standards and continue to show significant levels of improvement in impact protection, while maintaining the only multi-impact liner of its kind in the sport of bull riding.

The Phoenix Velocity helmet (which toutes that it is the only certified/meets exceeds the standard) utilizes a single impact liner that is designed to crumple similar to cars. Essentually what that means is with each impact you will be required to replace the helmet at a price tag of $200-$249 US. Most riders will experience several impacts per event, not to mention the overall number of times they experience impacts throughout the season or career.

What most riders and parents may not be aware of is that all helmets other than the new InVinci-BULL are some form of other sports modified helmet. Example the BULL Tough used a NIKE BAUER Hockey Helmet Shell and then modified the mask by adding their design. Similarly, the COWBOY ARMOUR uses a Mission M11 Hockey Shell and removed the hockey mask for a very open light weight LaCross style mask. The 2 TOUGH is very similar and uses a single impact liner - thus with each impact the liner should be replaced. Even the new Phoenix Velocity helmet is simply using the Tipperary/Phoenix Equestrian Helmet TITAN (which retails for $99 US) and adds a Hockey Style Mask and chincup, yet somehow the price tag ballooned to a whooping $249 US.

Although the new InVinci-BULL Helmets hold a hefty price tag, field tests and lab tests show promise that these helmets can withstand the test of time and continue to take multiple impacts that other helmets would be destroyed by.

New InVinci-BULL Bull Riding Helmet Quickly Gaining Rider Approval

In less than one year from proto-type to pro level rider endorsements, the new carbon fiber bull riding helmet by RANK BULL Equipment called InVinci-BULL® is rapidly becoming the sought after helmet of chioce for bull riders at all levels.

Sam Bell (shown here) recently received his new InVinci-BULL Helmet courtesy of Western Wishes. Sam suffered serious injuries earlier in the season while competing in a bull riding in Minneasota and was in a comma for nearly 10 days with several touch n go moments. *It should also be noted he was wearing a hockey helmet at the time of his injuries. However he has since made a full recovery and was thrilled to receive the new helmet and looks forward to returning to competition later next year.

The InVinci-BULL is the first ever of it's kind created just for the sport of bull riding and the brutal impacts that riders sustain. Unlike the other single impact designs and the hockey style two-piece shells made of thin plastic, the InVinci-BULL is the only helmet on the market made of carbon fiber using a one-piece solid shell and a unique flip down face mask. These style helmets stand to drastically redcue serious life altering injuries normally suffered in bull riding.

The helmets are now available for sale and you can find them in nearly all lower 48 states, Canada and Australia. Introductory pricing has started at 1/2 of similar extreme sports carbon fiber helmets and truly is the first bull riding helmet ever made specifically for the sport of bull riding.

With professional (unpaid) endorsements from the Chairman of the YBR who strongly advocated for recent Texas Laws, it is clear to see why we think this is the only helmet of choice for the sport of bull riding.

CBR Returns to Cheyenne CFD

From the CBR PRESS RELEASE>

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (November 22, 2011) – Championship Bull Riding, Inc. (CBR) proudly announces the return of the Cinch CBR World Championships with two performances in Cheyenne, Wyoming on July 23rd and 24th, 2012 as part of the legendary 116th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days™ (CFD).

The journey to the 2012 CBR World Championship Title will be - “The Road to Cheyenne”.  This gives CBR an opportunity to promote the Cheyenne Frontier Days™ festival throughout the 2012 season at both live events and during broadcasts on FOX Sports Network.

After the 2009 season, CBR implemented a Rider Bonus Program and opted for a more concise ending to the annual series by hosting a Tour Finale instead of a World Championship event. “We wanted to offer a larger earning opportunity to our riders. Those who consistently compete on the CINCH CBR Tour and in the developmental CBR Horizon Series events, now have an opportunity to earn substantial year-end bonus money, with the CBR World Champion taking home a $100,000 bonus”, stated Wes Bruce, CBR CEO.

In 2011, CBR teamed up with Cheyenne Frontier Days™ and, for the first time in history, the CINCH Tour held two exciting performances on the legendary dirt at Frontier Park.  “Discussions about the return of our World Championships to a venue like Cheyenne actually began before we hosted the first CBR performance there this past July,” stated Bruce, “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with the great folks at CFD and are now even more excited to return with a World Championship event.”

Additionally, this year’s CBR event from Cheyenne, along with all of the 2012 CINCH Tour events, will be broadcast on FOX Sports Network (FSN).  CBR begins airing prime time in May 2012 on Sunday nights and will reach more television households on FSN than any other regular season rodeo or bull riding programming on television today.

To view the full release click here

Cowboy Armour - Midleading Information

One of the latest "bull riding" helmets to hit the market is being produced by a company called Cowboy Armour. We find it puzzling why they would try to mislead potential users with inaccurate and misleading information.

Take a look at this blurb found on their website related to their helmets....

http://www.cowboyarmour.com/categories/Cowboy-Armour-Helmets/

Most other major league sports require you wear proper certified equipment by HECC (Hockey Equipment Certified Council) and/or CSA (Canadian Standards Association).  HECC and CSA certified helmets have a sticker indicating their certification, allowing you the satisfaction of knowing the helmet will best serve your needs.

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Allowing me the satisfaction of knowing the helmet will best serve my needs? REALLY? Did I buy it to play HOCKEY? Um, no...you said BULL RIDING! Kinda of a different beast....

Perhaps true if you were using the helmet for what it was originally certified to do by HECC. These helmets have been modified in a variety of ways and clearly no longer meet the original "HECC Certification". I guess if a puck or stick is equal to a hoof or horn...but the reality is HECC does not provide any Certification for the ASTM F2530 Bull Riding Helmet Standard.

Although we have no plans of spending $495 USD, signing a Hold Harmless & Indemnification Agreement to confirm, from what we can tell, the Cowboy Armour Helmets are a Mission M11, a LaCrosse 1/8" Steel Mask and an add on Under Armour 4-Way Chin Cup. From everything we can gather that would be about $100 RETAIL USA...

We commend you if you truly do create a product that protects bull riders, but don't hide behind false misleading information and tie a monstrous price tag to it.

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Think twice before signing a HOLD Harmless & Indemnification Agreement with ANYONE! Essentially they could put a bomb inside it knowingly...and there isn't anything you could do.

 

Cowboy Armour Helmet Smashed - Kocked out Bull Rider

Unfortunately the bull rider was jerked down, knocked out cold, the Cowboy Armour flew off the bull riders head and then the bull stepped on it. Great example of why improvements in Bull Riding Helmets must occurr... as well as force the discloser to the reality that most helmets continue to use a hockey helmet shells that CAN NOT WITH STAND the impact of a bull stepping on it. Looks like a taco! Almost a good thing his head was't in the helmet...