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Pro-Tec Ace Skateboarding Helmet Review

About.com Rating 4.5

By Steve Cave, About.com

Pro-Tec Ace Steve Caballero Style

The Bottom Line

The Pro-Tec Ace Signature helmets are almost perfect in every way - comfortable, advanced SXP technology gives the helmet lasting durability, and the pro style and signature aspects make the Pro-Tec Ace skateboarding helmets a great choice. Plus, Pro-Tec Ace Signature helmets come in four styles matched up to the pro who wears that helmet, plus come with stickers to match.
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Pros

  • SXP technology allows you to continue to use the helmet after a crash
  • Comfortable - extra padded sections add a lot of comfort
  • Pro model - Pro-Tec Ace is worn by Caballero, Patch, Lasek and Burnquist

Cons

  • Most skateparks now require you to wear a helmet - that sucks, but at least this one's cool

Description

  • SXP - Multi Impact Technology - padding inside the helmet rebounds to original shape after impact
  • CPSC Certified - Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Pro Signature helmets, including sticker sheets for Pro Sponsors
  • Steve Caballero Pro-Tec Ace skate helmet - red with black straps
  • Bucky Lasek Pro-Tec Ace skate helmet - white with black straps
  • Bob Burnquist Pro-Tec Ace skate helmet - Black with black straps
  • Brian Patch Pro-Tec skate helmet - Dark blue with yellow straps
  • Available in sizes Junior / Small, Medium / Large, and Large / Extra Large (XL is true XL)
  • Pro-Tec Ace helmet shells also used for Pr-tec snow and water helmets, with other features.

Guide Review - Pro-Tec Ace Skateboarding Helmet Review

Pro-Tec makes protective gear for skateboarding, wakeboarding, snowboarding - the works. They've been at it a long time. The Pro-Tec Classic - the original helmet from the 70's redone, is a great place to start. The Pro-Tec Ace is the standard helmet, with Pro-Tec Aces for wakeboarding, snowboarding, kayaking - everything you can think of, water, snow, dirt, the works.

The Skateboarding Pro Signature versions of the Pro-Tec Ace are just as good, with four types to chose from. Steve Caballero, Brian Patch, Bucky Lasek and Bob Burnquist each have a helmet. Each Pro-Tec Ace helmet is colored according to the style of its pro, and each comes with a sheet of that pro's sponsor stickers.

But in my mind, even better than being able to wear a helmet like Bucky Lasek, is Pro-Tec's SXP technology. SXP Multiple Impact Technology allows the padding inside the helmet to reform back to place after an impact. With regular helmets, the wearer is supposed to replace the helmet after each impact. That gets expensive, so most skaters don't bother, meaning that the helmet is getting less and less effective. But with Pro-Tec's SXP technology, that's not a problem. You end up saving money in the long run, and also saving your head!

I liked testing out the Pr-Tech Ace Skate Signature skateboarding helmet. They look good, were comfortable, and I love the idea that I don't need to buy a new helmet after every crash. And the price is fairly low. Try one, and see what you think.

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