Why you need Pads when Longboarding

For most skaters, it is not enough that you have reliable hardware on your longboard to avoid accidents. Having a reliable wheel set, grip tape and making adjustments on your risers are great practices but no one is more protected than a skater wearing full protective gear like pads. 

What pads would you need for longboarding?

The most common of pad protection for longboard skaters are knee pad and elbow pad. These pads would protect your knee and elbow when sliding and making pivot turns. If you want to know how good these protections are, check the knee pads and elbow pads of seasoned skaters and see how damaged they are. That could have been the damaged on their body saved by their pads.

What is a Longboard?

What is a Longboard?

A longboard is basically a skateboard but is longer.  It is a subtype of a skateboard that came from the people who want to surf on land instead of with waves. Brilliant idea right?

Despite ideas that skateboarding is dangerous so is longboarding, I would say I disagree. I guess I believe in the fact that using a longboard as a mode of transportation is more ideal presentation of the said sport rather than a part of an extreme sport. Using a longboard to cruise around your town is what I considered to be an environmentally friendly mode of transportation while having fun at the same time.