Triple 8 helmets and Triple 8 padded shorts: Allowing brains, bums, and skates to live in harmony
Let’s face it: If you put yourself on a skateboard or on roller skates, chances are you’re going to fall down. If you’re skating competitively or learning a new trick, chances are you’re going to fall down a lot. Two key pieces of protective gear are a multi-impact skate helmet and a good pair of skate padded shorts. Triple 8 can help you on both fronts with the Triple 8 Brainsaver helmet and Triple 8 Bumsaver padded shorts.
Triple 8 Brainsaver helmets feature:
- A soft foam inner liner that rebounds to its original shape after a low-force impact
- Side cut design for a classic skate helmet look
- Meets safety standards for skateboarding, inline skating, roller derby
No helmet can protect you from every hit. As with any helmet, be sure to inspect the interior and exterior for cracks or other damage after any serious impact. If you take a hit hard enough to make you say, "Wow!" please check your helmet.
Triple 8 Bumsaver padded shorts feature:
- Contoured, half-inch foam pads designed to protect your hips, thighs, buttocks, and tailbone.
- Lightweight, breathable mesh fabric
- Shock-absorbing EVA foam throughout the hip and tailbone areas
A hard fall on the wrong spot can do more than bruise your ego; it can bruise your tailbone or strain a tendon or ligament. Triple 8 Bumsavers are designed for moderate to aggressive activity, meaning that they’re a fine choice as protective gear for skateboarders, snowboarders, or inline skaters who are doing more advanced riding.
XSports Protective staff picks for Triple 8 protective gear
- We love the Triple 8 Brainsaver helmet with rubber finish. This rubberized finish helps keep your skate helmet looking new, as small scratches or rub marks can be "wiped away." Like the classic Triple 8 Brainsaver helmet, the rubberized Brainsaver helmet is multi-impact, plus it includes Triple 8 Sweatsaver terry cloth liner rather than the standard foam liner.
- We’re also partial to the Triple Eight Bumsavers roller derby padded shorts, which were specifically designed for derby play. The Triple 8 Bumsaver roller derby padded shorts are eminently customizable, with removable half-inch EVA foam pads, and are low-profile enough to wear under a skirt or shorts.
About Triple 8
Triple Eight began in 1995 as a one-man operation in founder Bobby Oppenheim’s New York apartment. Focused on innovation, style, and superior customer service, Triple Eight has since become one of the leading suppliers of action sports protective gear. Triple Eight products include helmets, wrist guards, knee pads, elbow pads, hip protectors, shin guards, long board slide gloves and related accessories for skateboarding, snowboarding, in-line skating ("rollerblading"), biking, wakeboarding, roller derby, and scooter. Triple Eight is also the official protective gear supplier for Camp Woodward (leading global action sports camp), Stoked Mentoring (provides skateboard instruction and gear to inner city youth), and SkatePass (provides gear to public school systems throughout the U.S.).
