@rusins@BenjaminF@Bavioze@devguy
I completely agree. I hate not having a helmet but I outgrew my old one. I convinced my parents to get me a Rurok for my B-day with the sale that is happening rn. We all snowboard together so I figure it’s a good investment for both sports. I go especially slow and I’ve gotten very good at falling thanks to snowboarding and hockey, so I will just be careful until I do get myself a helmet.
3 years ago with my first build, my enclosure fell off and I wound up running over my battery and being sent flying at about 23mph. I was wearing a helmet and I can attest it saved my life. I hate not having a helmet, so I will be getting one asap. I fully recognize the danger and do not recommend to anyone to do as I am.
Also, my ride to class is quite short
I was looking at the B stock! a few minor defects are not a big deal when you’re going to be shredding hard anyway. My cheapo wheels are terrible and do not inspire confidence, especially when braking hard. My next board will have these for sure.
Yeah I will add another opinion on helmets. First, you need one. Period. Trust us.
But second, while everyone mostly champions full-face helmets, I have some of those, but I never use them. I actually much prefer the cheaper helmets despite more expensive ones sitting right next to them on the shelf.
I have looked at some other helmets, especially the thousand ones. I want something that looks good because I am taking it to class. I also think the Ruroc is a double deal because it can replace both my skateboard helmet and my snowboard helmet (which that helmet I outgrew after last season).
That is also a cool looking helmet, and there is nothing wrong with a Triple-8. That’s the one that saved my ass.
There have been several documented instances of them blowing up on impact and providing litte if anything in the way of protection. They dont have good quality control and they are not made with safety in mind.
For campus I would just get a $30 skate helmet. You’ll have the risk of losing a tooth but you won’t die. And you’ll still look pretty slick. Not to mention smart.
Imagine spending $100k on a college education only to be mentally impaired because you cracked your head on the sidewalk. Think of it as protecting your investment lol
@BenjaminF@Agressivstreetlamp@rosco@b264@fessyfoo@Battery_Mooch
Wow responding to many people at once is weird
Okay so if I wanted to get a helmet that would work for both Esk8 and Snowboarding what do people recommend? I like the look of the ‘thousand’ helmet but I doubt it’d work well with goggles.
Do these hybrid helmets even exist? are they even worth it? I may just have to bite the bullet and get 2 helmets.
Don’t forget, you might skate and snowboard in entirely different weather.
Standard skate helmet for campus at low speeds. And a nice k2 for snowboard. If you’re gonna eskate at anything faster than 15mph I would recommend a full face though.
Yeah, I concur with that. I will probably just get a ‘thousand’ helmet off amazon for the campus because I like the look and they look to have good safety and reviews.
Does anyone have a gripe with those ones? If so I will give up on life and/or wear a whole ass hockey helmet with a half cage because that’s what the cool kids do. (I could also just find another option )
Oh wait I forgot to mention… When I’m at home and plan on doing high speeds I use an ATV helmet. A good one too so this is just a campus thing. Don’t question how stupid I am it doesn’t make sense to me either