 hang on that's not who i was expecting to see on a board a middle-aged lady um so no it was uh it's wonderful i can definitely recommend it and the fear of falling off and hurting yourself i've only thought once or twice i've had a bit of a bang on an elbow um as long as you're wearing pads um you can even wear ones you can't see if you're worried about looking uncool you can put them under your clothes and people won't know helmet's a really good idea though