Skateboard Protective Pads

What protective pads do you need?

The core three, in rough order of how often they save you:

• Wrist guards — the most valuable for beginners, because the most common fall is hands-first and the most common injury is a wrist fracture. A splint plate spreads the impact and dramatically reduces the risk.
• Knee pads — essential for transition, bowl and vert, where you learn to knee-slide out of failed drop-ins. Hard-cap knee pads let you slide down the ramp safely rather than taking the fall.
• Elbow pads — protect against the scrapes and impacts of side falls, valuable for beginners and transition skating.

For learning, a knee, elbow and wrist set is the sensible starting point, and buying a set is usually cheaper than buying each piece separately.

How should pads fit?

Snug and secure, staying in place when you move without cutting off circulation. Pads that slide out of position do not protect you, so use the straps to get a firm fit. Kids sizing matters especially, since a pad too big shifts on impact, so measure and size to the child rather than buying big to grow into.

Hard-cap or soft pads?

Hard-cap knee and elbow pads (ProTec, Triple 8) have a plastic shell that lets you slide on impact and take repeated hits, which is what you want for ramp and bowl skating. Soft pads are lower profile and fine for casual street and cruising where you are not knee-sliding. Match the pad to how you skate.

Which brands do you carry?

ProTec and Triple 8 are the long-standing benchmarks for skate pads, with 187 Killer Pads the premium choice popular in bowl and vert, and TSG strong across the range. All make quality, certified-standard protection for kids and adults.

Buying skate protection in Australia

Pads and sets from ProTec, Triple 8, 187 and TSG for all ages, plus helmets and wrist guards. Free shipping on orders over $90 and same and next-day dispatch from our Richmond showroom. Come in and we will fit you or your kid properly.

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