Hey guys, as part of a school project, I’m getting into skateboarding. I noticed that very few skateboarders wear protection pads - why is that?
You learn how to fall properly over time , the falls condition your body so you get back up and shake/walk the pain off.
Pads and protection just restrict movement for street skating , plus it looks shite .
It’s the same for the parkour lot, you’d think they’d all be padded up but no.
Learn and condition to fall
I think you’re talking about pads.
These are skateboard protectors…
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I imagine for 90% of people it’s because they don’t like the look/don’t want to be seen wearing them/don’t like how it feels. It obviously makes sense to wear a helmet but Andy Anderson is the only person that comes into my head (non vert) who actually wears one.
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Where’s the lapper and copers? Serious lack of protection for those trucks.
I always thought they were daft but they were actually to protect the coping
I believe Valley was well into his helmet for the duration of his helmet contract 
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Never heard that, I thought lappers were meant to stop you hanging up and copers were supposed to make grinding easier.
I am a skateboard protector!!! Stop mall grabbing and pushing mongo!!! Go watch 1995 Tom Penny!
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I remember fitting these - before I could ollie - to help me up kerbs.
Smashed a few before I learned that lesson.
Still waiting to learn this lesson.
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I keep mine in the garage or the boot of the car. Pretty safe in there.
Kneepads have been given up to woodsanding/skirting board duties for a good 15 years now. Helmet for cycling.
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(Same)
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Learn from the best
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I think it was in a Grosso episode, I’ll have a look later
Ok I got it twisted as usual. There were parks that insisted on copers to protect the coping but that’s not why they were invented
