Inline Skating Protective Gear- Bill Stoppard's Go-to Pads; VLOG#1! 

Actually bill. Wrist Guards are built with a "bump" on the hand, in order to allow your hand to slide along the floor after falling. This stops your hand-shoulder-neck from locking out upon impact, and therefore relieves the pressure from these places. So wrist guards can quite literally save your neck from breaking :) well done for doing this video on safety gear.

I started watching you in Australia when I got into rollerblading after a 22 year break :) Now I watch you in Ireland when I look for instructions, advice, reassurance but also when I feel blue. Keep recording the videos.

Just clarification for viewers. The warning in the helmet is a ASTM F1492 certificiation for aggressive skating. Helmet is designed for multiple falls/impacts where as a bike helmet or helmet for Recreational skating is designed for a single hard impact (like on a bike). If you want the best protection, go for a helmet with MIPS protection. : )

I totally loved watching this, its weird seeing you sitting still talking to the camera.

I love the subtle and cheesy humour in this. Good video.

I love all of your videos. You have the best insight and best demonstrations plus I enjoy your dry, subtle humor. I admire your skills and you inspired me to back into skating at age 40. Keep up the great work! The time you spend editing your videos shows and is greatly appreciated.

I love this new kind of video indoors. Please keep doing it, it looks amazing and the content is, as always really useful.

i loved the way you throw all the gear!

I can relate to the slamming of the coccyx, I did my first major fall onto it last week and Im still walking like I just got off a horse! On the plus side it inspired me to shell out on some Tortoise Pads shorts and once those arrive I assume I'll be invincible...if I can only get them on under my skinny jeans, lol.

Holy cow. Did not expect the amazing scenario guide. Thanks a lot!

I don't know how old this dude is but Loves to see an Old guy doing skates vids !! GJ

I didn't expect anyone to have as much fun with this topic as you seemed to making this video.

I've just ordered my first set of skates at the ripe age of 35! My wife said I will look silly but I don't care :-), after watching all your videos, i wish I had a large budget but unfortunately limited, i ended up going with some blade runner 82s, which I got for a great deal, ordering protection equipment too thanks to your advice here. I would like to say thank you from north east England for all your informative videos. Thx mate. Life time subscriber for sure.

if you had a TV show I would watch it! keep up the great work Bill

Thank you. Great advice and good to know about PSP, they deff deliver

Your narrations always make me lol. Those tosses - ha ha ha! Nice chart at the end, too. Well, I'm off to try my Go Pro & skate combo. Thank you, Bill, for the funspiration! (Hours later) Gotta work on the angle, but for a first time, that was GREAT! Luckily didn't use the pads I had on, but yeah - better to be ready anyway. Who needs the pain/healing time?

nice video i skate my self. i've been skating for nine years now, i learned some new stuff when i started to watch your videos :) :)

@Bill Stoppard Skating BSS I also think a completely under-rated piece of safety gear is a hockey stick. Personally, I learned to skate with a stick in my hand and it makes my balance feel that much more natural... But there's another aspect to it as well. When cars see an inline skater with a hockey stick, they give you plenty more space than they would without it. And I think that's the greatest benefit of all.

@Bill Stoppard Skating BSS I'm glad the first thing you showed is the hockey shin pad. That is my #1 go-to padding for city skating... mainly because I got sick of dealing with road rash on the sides of my calves every time I fall. For some reason, I have absurdly massive lower legs for my size, so the tiny knee pads normally used for inline skating barely protect anything.

Eh! Bill tus videos me inspiran mucho, saludos desde México!

Doing more slide than power, haha that's a good one

Ok so my school makes us do this thing called Accelerated Math and its basically random but ordered math problems on the computer. The first sentence of my current problem is "Mr. Pinto is ordering parts for his wheelchair on the Internet." Keep on skating man, just don't end up in a wheel chair, mate!

Thank you sir! That was helpful :)

So serious... so funny... so good.

you should always wear the same protective gear. it doesnt matter if you are 40 kmh fast and break all your bones or somebody else crashes into you with the same speed. my former teacher lost his mind for two week because a pedestrian appeared out of a sudden. you never know what happens.

I like to use padded, fingerless bicycle gloves for my outdoor sessions. They're comfortable and breathable in the hotter weather, and they protect your palm and knuckles in a fall. No wrist support, but I'm not a beginner.

Great different video Bill :)

Glad to find this! For some reason I hadn't until now and I was very interested in your take on inline protection. BTW, I have tried to contact PSP via email and phone message and they are not very responsive! In fact, I mention you as a reason for contacting them. I understand your messages including PSP and feel anyone who is complaining about your message and relationship is either very ignorant and/or immature. Nothing about your message is inappropriate or over the top. Great presentation and info as always!

LOL! Awesome video! Look forward to more. Skate safe! :)

Just got some sebas from PSP. They are awesome and really helped my slowbie ass out! I'm really glad to see a pad info video because I'm back to skating after an absence and it's not easy to be sure just what to expect out there. Sure would like to hear something about ennui's city brace. Seems good for me as I deal with a whole lot of downhill.

Thanks for outlining wrists guards with their proper intended use. Many instructors and many skaters recommend wrist guards as if it is a permanent solution to a forgone conclusion that one will fall onto the wrists if taking a fall. What many fail to mention, is that learning not to fall on one's wrist needs to be a priority, as it can lead to injury of the wrist, elbow, and shoulder joints, as you mentioned. For beginners, yes. Regarding helmets: Make sure that it is certified! The S1 helmet that you have is, but some companies do produce uncertified helmets that don't effectively reduce the g-forces of impacts. All certified helmets contain rigid EPS foam. BTW, the slide pucks make for a great "horn" of sorts to snap oblivious pedestrians and drivers back into reality if they wander into your line as you whiz past.

Need to get crash pants asap thanks pinto

Heyo :) How about a tutorial on how to fall correctly? And how exactly do I.. ehm.. drill falling (?!!?) At the moment my wrist guards are the most used part of my pads :) Thanks for all the content! I am a beginner and you are the best source of info by far!!

You're the man

Great video Bill... I have a question... I saw in several videos that you use a nice headphones. Can you share with us what brand and model are you wearing? Thank you

Awesome video and comical seeing you Throw your equipment down ★★★

Dang, pretty heavy plug for Proskatersplace. I guess that's the price for all the skates they supply to you. On a side note I'd totally buy a shirt with your ending "I've got wheels on my feet" quote. If you partnered with Teespring I'm sure you'd have a bunch of sales!

where did you get your subzero glasses from

I think it's amazing how you pull that traight face and throw all your gear on the flour! 👍

For skinny jeans, I would advise G-Form protection, I wear these under normal pants but they should fit under a skinny too. G-Form is my favorite anyway, it's the only protection I found that is completely not restrictive, I have the elbow pads, knee pads and compression shorts. Only downside is the price and you got to remember that even though their good, they're still not as effective as bulky pads but close enough for me.

i loved in highlander. awesome movie.

What would you wear for learning the hockey stop? I can do the powerslide and the acid slide, but leaning entirely on one side always makes me feel like I am going to crash and get road burn from my calves and hips all the way up to shoulders, so I've been putting it off for a very long time. Any advice?

How do you wash those

You are absolutely hilarious Bill.

What's the brand/model of those crash pad shorts? Can't seem to find the exact ones, do you have a new recommendation? Thanks for your vids I recently started skating again and its such an exhilarating experience, and your videos are helping me get into it even more.

how tall are you? wondering what size shin pads I should order

Hi , some one now where buy this crashpads for kids ? Kind regards . In UK .

Having spent $7,000 to repair knocked-out front teeth from falling on my face, I never ever skate without my SISU mouth guard, (which has saved my teeth in subsequent falls.)

Your combo of pads is exactly the same as I use for aggressive (we seriously need to come up with a better name than "aggressive") - including the hockey pads! It does indeed make you feel bullet-proof - but then again you almost are! The knee/shin and hip/thigh protection have paid for themselves many times over.

Are elbow pads really needed? I am new but in the three times I have gone this week I haven't fallen. I wear everything but find the elbow pads annoying, so curious if they are really necessary?

1:47 but if ure wearing skinny jeans all I can say is.... : work out X D

Love u humor

what do you mean, not a colossus you look humongous. what's your weight and height sir ? thank you for the vids. i'm learning tones with every single one. Cheers

Keep on doing these kind of videos. It's cool too.

I noticed that in your infographic you dont use your shin guards in the skate park. I guess you really never do rails then. I only wear shin guards to the skate park or if street skating rails or ledges AKA aggressive skating.

How old are you Bill?

Glad he didn't toss the helmet on the floor..they are really only good for one impact then should be replaced.

if you are wearing skinny jeans,mmm all I can say is workout----best sarcasm ever against skinny lovers

24k subscribers.. but only 1k views. i find that so confusing.

Ive smashed my tailbone more times than i can count

3:49 lmao

:D This guy

I wouldn't like the video if you didn't put the helmet on at the end 😁... Joking, I would.

Just wanted to remind you that this shirt was a thing..... ;)