Having the right gear is important, especially when it comes to skating. Whether it is having the right wheels or making sure you have the right skate shoes. Appropriate gear is key to a problem-free skate experience.

If you use gear that isn’t designed to handle skating. You will find yourself in shoes that hurt to skate, wheels that don’t roll at all, trucks that don’t turn, and a long list of other problems.

Bottom line, inappropriate gear is more likely to fail on you. A helmet that doesn’t work, a deck that suddenly snaps in half etc. Low-quality gear could break when you really need it to perform.

So yes, if you’re an adult, you have to make sure you get the best skate helmets for grown-ups, (and vice versa if you’re buying one for a kid). You simply have to ensure you are getting quality gear that will perform well.