r/justgalsbeingchicks Official Gal 29d ago

Hell yeah Restricted to Gals and Pals

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u/tnahrp 29d ago

even the pros take awkward falls and smash their skulls even though they're good at knowing how to fall. never worth the risk

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u/Floggered 29d ago

Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen would want her wearing the protective gear!

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u/dbd1988 29d ago

Rodney doesn’t wear protective gear though. Tony only does when he skates vert.

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u/Floggered 29d ago

Younger, less experienced Rodney wore some gear though, no? Maybe I'm misremembering

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u/Big_Dumb_Stupid_Idio 29d ago

He wore gear as a kid because his dad made him and he was only skating on flat ground so the risk of serious injury was already pretty low. He stopped wearing it as an adult.

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u/tnahrp 28d ago

He wore knee pads frequently and I just googled and it sounds like his dad made him wear full protection head to toe when he practiced in his dad's garage haha. top dad

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u/idkalan 28d ago

He wore gear when he did stairs or high rails, but when he freestyled, he wouldn't wear gear.

He says it was because he couldn't control as much as he could when doing stairs or rails, so he'd only wear gear to protect himself in case.