Protection

[P4RK3R]

I wear a helmet when I try something new at the park...
I'd like also to wear a wrist *something I can't spell* thing (lol) for the right hand...it hurts sometimes after a long session...but I don't have it, going to buy it in the near future...

At street...nothing...

But yeah, I don't make fun of ppl wearing pads and stuff...if it helps them...cool, I just don't feel comfortable when wearing so much on me...

wrist guard or brace?

i wear a helment at any park with real tranny, maybe on some rails, but now always when riding vert.
when i forget my helmet, i don't freak out, but i just don't feel protected. it like going paintballing without a shirt on...
and i think i might get a nice pair of kneepads for vert because our gay ramps are old and the pre-fab surfaces are uneven, making everyone fall and even one persons head to start bleeding...

 

[Kyle]

street nothin
indoor park knee pads and a helmet
outdoor park nothin

 

[C0dy]

street: nothing, maybe knee pads if bad leg
park: i dont have a park...

Im sure albany has atleast one park
At my house i wear nothing, away from my house i wear a helmet

 

[Eric Magray]

park - helmet & knee pads
street - nothing

i only wear pads when i have to, they can be annoying. especially elbow pads.

 

[brandon kilbury]

i usually only wear a helmet when its required, or if im trying something dangerous.

i rarely wear pads of any kind

 

[sherjey]

street= nothing
park=sometimes
indoor park=helmet and sometimes knee pads
kciker=nothing

 

[dre]

i usually only wear a helmet when its required, or if im trying something dangerous.

i rarely wear pads of any kind

 

[jeff26]

be smart, wear a helmet... haha but on street you really dont have to

are you high? street is dangerous as hell if your talking about big stuff like mckeen does. i mean you dont need to but itd be smart. if your 180ing like an 8 set its a good idea to wear a helmet. if your talking about manny pads and banks then id say no. put it this way, if i play on whipping wallenberg or el toro or something, id wear a helmet

 

[Corey]

i never wear pads. the only time i ever have was at a required indoor, and now tryin flairs.

 

[bobbyh1]

never wear then lol on wear a helmet and required parks

 

[Andy Rhode]

i always wear a helmet cause i cracked my head open once

 

[kyle_ogle2]

sometimes a helmet on flips.

thats it really. : /

 

[jon k]

I only wear a helmet if I'm trying something really hard, or if it's required. Sometimes I'll wear knee pads, but not often. What I need are some shin guards.

 

[young08]

I only wear a helmet if I'm trying something really hard, or if it's required.

Me too. and i never wear any other protection.

 

[lloyd]

flat - no
kicker - no
street - yes
park - yes but no kneepads

I never wear it on street and flat when Im not filming, but I wear it when I film because then I try harder stuff Ive never done before and if I hit my head I wont get paralysed breaking my neck. I always wear it park wether Im filming or not though. I dont think a helmet looks gay If youre pulling off huge tricks. Id rather wear a helmet when Ill fall on my head.

 

[PyAMP]

i broke my helmet

 

[JoshKish:)]

wear no pads at a sktepark entill i fall or if its brick park

 

[JoeyP]

Helmet? WHat's a helmet? Most of the skate parks around here dont really require helmets, but I have yet to go to Vans skatepark so I dont really know. But My thoughts are, if you think you'll need it, WHERE IT!

 

[Andy Rhode]

lol i first thought this thread was about condoms

 

[Josh Young]

i didnt even own a helmet until i found the indoor park around my area, but the only time i wear one is when i go there bc they make us. but half of the time i just take it off, like last time i was there my friend rented it out and i didnt wear it at all bc the kid that works there is way cool and didnt care.