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There's a difference between "growing out" of gear and having gear that is better suited to a style of skating. Heavy or bulky pads can be restrictive to expressive movements of dance/rhythm/artistic style skating. It is up to you to decide your comfort level for gear.
~ Melkor (Mistress of Massacre)
You don't have to be fully bubble-wrapped to have fun & skate safely. It is important to recognize four things your:
Skating style/environment
Skill-level,
Falling habits, and
Health insurance.
If there were a hiarchy of things to protect, it'd be brain, wrists, knees, elbows.
Helmets are useful for riskier activities with wheels on feet. Practicing new moves at skateparks to asserting dominance on the derby track. In these enviromnents the variables at play are less in the skaters' control. Moving at high speed in unexpected directions (and possibly getting tackled in the case of roller derby) make helmets great options. We recommend the rounded ones as they provide ______.
Beginner lifestyle recommendations (USA)
Beginner lifestyle recommendations (USA)
Skating the street is a different beast. The skater's skill and reactions to abrupt changes in situations are vital for staying safe. We said that understanding your habits are important and that is 100% true outdoors skating next to cars, busses, and trucks.
Getting to the floor and completely stopping can wreck your boots but that's nothing compared to your body. You can use wrist guards, elbow pads, kneepads, helmets, crash pads (padded pants) to reduce fall injuries at speed.
Beginner jam recommendations
Beginner jam recommendations
Jam skating is a style of skating inspired by breaking (bboying/breakdance). Skates that are ideal for this kind of skating have a low-cut design to encourage ankle movement/freedom and lack a significant heel so floorwork is more accessible. Wheels for this kind of skate are typically fat for an increased contact patch (area of wheel in contact with the skating surface) for more friction. VNLA produces a gamut of dedicated jam skates so they are our first suggestions.
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