Leatt 3DF Back Protector Reviews

Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £116.99 – Save 10% (RRP: £129.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Leatt 3DF Back Protector worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.

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• Brand – Leatt
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View reviews at Chain Reaction Cycles

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Leatt 3DF Back Protector features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Body Armour. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Leatt 3DF Back Protector.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Leatt 3DF Back Protector is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Body Armour. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Body Armour. Brands like Leatt are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Body Armour category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Body Armour.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Leatt 3DF Back Protector

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Leatt 3DF Back Protector.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Leatt 3DF Back Protector was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £116.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Body Armour

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Body Armour.

We found 224 in the Body Armour category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £83.38, making it above average at £116.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Body Armour. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £449.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £5.00.

With 224 products available we worked out that 42 cost more than Leatt 3DF Back Protector and 181 were cheaper.

Cost of Leatt products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 169 products from Leatt, of which 44 were in the Body Armour category.

For now though we’re looking at Leatt branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £78.75 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Leatt product we found was £2.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £479.99.

Of the 169 from Leatt, 35 were more expensive than Leatt 3DF Back Protector and 133 were cheaper.

How much are Leatt Body Armour?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Leatt products that are listed in the Body Armour category.

The average price of the 44 products that match this search was £111.83, with the cheapest coming in at £8.89 and highest price was £354.44. With the average being £111.83, Leatt 3DF Back Protector comes in above average.

14 products that meet this search were more expensive than Leatt 3DF Back Protector and 29 were cheaper.

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Leatt 3DF Back Protector Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Leatt 3DF Back Protector reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Leatt 3DF Back Protector, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Body Armour category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Leatt 3DF Back Protector or another similar product, like Leatt 3DF AirFit Body Protector reviews or Dainese Junior Scarabeo Elbow Guards 2018 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Body Armour.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Body Armour. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Leatt, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Leatt 3DF Back Protector

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Leatt 3DF Back Protector reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Leatt 3DF Back Protector. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.2/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010983959
• Product ID 2: 637827UK
• Brand: Leatt
• Model number: 5018400100
• RRP: £129.99
• EAN: 6009699027996
• Description: Leatt 3DF Back ProtectorWhen your trail ride takes you downhill and safety is the name of the game Leatt’s 3DF Back Protector is the ideal form of MTB protection. Conforming to the shape of your body and fitting easily under any offroad baggy, this breathable body armour is extremely flexible and provides a real confidence boost when eyeing up the mother of all kickers.Revolutionary ProtectionCE certified and scoring a big six points in Leatt’s protection rating system, the 3DF Back Protector absorbs energy when subjected to impact forces and utilises soft impact foam to soften blows caused by rough terrain. Offering longer back protection adds more coverage and the soft-shell protector is also neck brace compatible so aggressive shredders can ramp up their levels of safety.For comfort kings the 3DF Back protector is highly breathable thanks to the AirMesh wicking fabrics, working in tandem with the Anti-odour MoistureCool system to help prevent the build-up of sweat. Utilising a zip-up compression sock and the brand’s 3D design this protective jacket perfects body armour that is fit for those addicted to trail life.Features:Total Leatt® protection score of 6 points3DF AirFit ventilated soft impact foamCE tested and certified as impact protectionBack EN1621-2 Level 2FFM French Federation CertifiedNew longer back protectorAnti-odour MoistureCool and AirMesh wicking fabrics (uses zinc pyrithion)Our 3D design ensures a great fit that is very comfortableEasy-to-wear, zip-up compression sock design for maximum evaporationBraceOn™ neck brace fitting systemEasy to clean: hand washWeight: 850gUnisex Fit: S/M-XXL (160-196cm)Buy Leatt from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Protection > Body Armour
• Savings percentage from RRP: 10%
• Size: S/M
• Unisex
• 13
• Adult

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Other options for Body Armour

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Body Armour. 224 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Leatt 3DF Back Protector included,
Dainese Junior Scarabeo Knee Guards 2018 reviews, Dainese Trail Skins 2 Elbow Guard Lite 2018 reviews, or we really liked the look of G-Form Pro-X Elbow reviews as another alternative.