The Safest Helmet for Skateboarding

The S-One Lifer Helmet is the ideal helmet
for serious skateboarders. The helmet meets the US Safety Standards for
skateboarding helmets and it fits nice and low on your head.
Great Fit + Great Protection = S-One Lifer Helmet.

Congrats to Brad McLain and Lester Kasai... killing it at the Malmo Contest

Lester is wearing an S-One Premium Helmet
and S-One Damage Control Wrist Guards.

Over in Malmö’s Stapelbäddsparken Kevin Kowalski tore up the assorted features of the park for a win at Ultra Bowl III yesterday afternoon. Veteran Dane Nicky Guerrero dominated competition in the Masters division.

Final Results
Pro/Am
1. Kevin Kowalski
2. Brad McClain
3. Ben Hatchell
4. Cody Lockwood
5. Steven Reeves
6. Andy Macdonald

Masters
1. Nicky Guerrero
2. Sean Goff
3. Paul Atkins
4. Lester Kasai
5. Sasha Steinhorst
6. Dave Toms

S-One Helmet Collection: Summer / Fall 2011

S-One Helmet Company

Summer / Fall 2011

Hard Foam (CPSC Certified)

Information About Hard Foam Helmets

Hard Foam (CPSC Certified Helmets) are going to protect your head waaaay more than the Soft Foam helmets... 5x more according to our tests in the lab.

The S-One Hard Foam Helmets meet or exceed the US Safety Standards for Skateboarding, Roller Skating and Bicycle Helmets. And S-One Hard Foam Helmets fit nice and low on the dome.  We recommend ALL skaters regardless of age or skill wear a CPSC Certified Helmet.

S-One Kid Helmet

Size Range: 18.5" - 20.5"

S-One Lifer Helmet

Size Range: 21" - 23.5"

S-One Big Head Helmet

Size Range: 23" - 24.25"

Soft Foam  (Non-Certified)

Information About Soft Foam Helmets

If you are an older skater you probably grew up wearing these Soft Foam Helmets. Contrary to what you might think, the Soft Foam helmets are not going to protect you as well as the Hard Foam helmets. If you take a big slam the Soft Foam helmet will likely not be adequate to protect your brain. Soft Foam helmets do not even come close to passing the CPSC high impact test. But, if you are like many skaters that don't even want to wear a helmet or refuse to wear a hard foam helmet... then these S-One soft foam helmets will be for you. (unless you live in California because the State Law prohibits the sale and use of a Soft Foam Non-CPSC Helmet). It is interesting that most experts agree that wearing a soft foam helmet is better than not wearing any helmet at all.

S-One OG Helmet

Size Range: 20" - 23"

S-One Premium Helmet 

Size Range: 20"' - 24"

S-One Cromag Helmet

Size Range: 24" - 25.5"

If you want to know more about the CPSC Helmet Test and how the Hard Foam Helmets

and the Soft Helmets do in the testing... click here

Pros skating the new terrain at Etnies Skatepark

Josh Mattson wearing an S-One Lifer Helmet.

ETNIES Skatepark Expansion: Visiting Pros Ben Hatchell, Kevin Kowalski, Pedro Barros, Josh Mattson, and Ben Raybourn joined Aaron Astorga, Mason Merlino, and Jake Reuter for a little evening test session of the new Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest expansion. All of the skaters immediately started unlocking the vast potential of the new flow bowl and pool and MRZ was there to capture some images of the first runs. The new terrain at Etnies is challenging and designed for the emerging class of concrete transition riders... read the full article here

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Chris Miller gets 1st at the 2011 Dew Tour Legends Jam

Chris Miller (left) wearing the S-One Cromag Helmet. 

2011 Dew Tour Portland Invitational: Alli Rideshop Legends Jam 
1. Chris Miller
2. Steve Caballero
3. Lance Mountain
4. Tony Magnusson
5. Duane Peters
Wally Inouye, Pat Nghoho, Duane Peters, Steve Alba also showed up to skate.
Everybody was ripping.
Click here to watch the video from ALLI Rideshop

photo from the 2011 Pro-Tec Pool Part. (photo: dan bourqui)
Chris Miller is easily one of the greatest skateboarders of all time.
Other pros have used the following words to describe Chris Miller's  skating:
super consistent, amazing, stylish, smooth, unreal, effortless and probably my favorite... supernatural.

LA Derby Dolls : The Swarm wear the S-One Lifer Helmets

If you are looking for the best fitting and most protective helmet for roller derby than

you should def check out the S-One Lifer Helmet.

The S-One Lifer Helmet is CPSC Certified to the US Helmet Safety 
Standards for skateboarding, 

roller skating and cycling. This helmet is 5x safer than the "soft foam" or "multiple impact" helmets. 

If you are going to wear a helmet don't you want the most protective helmet? If you go down hard you need a helmet that can absorb the impact. Soft Foam helmets do not even come close to passing the CPSC impact test

The S-One Lifer Helmets are available

in the following colors:

Black Matte, Black Gloss, White, Grey Matte, Citrus Matte, Cyan Matte,

Bright Green Matte, Metallic Gold, Navy Matte, Dark Green Matte, Hot Pink, Purple Matte.

Kevin Staab / BIrdhouse MIA to NYC Tour / 2011

Kevin is on the Birdhouse East Coast Tour... check the trailer here. The Birdhouse Skateboard team is:  Tony Hawk, Kevin Staab, Willy Santos, Aaron Jaws Homoki, Riley Hawk, Clint Walker, David Loy, Shaun Gregoire and Shawn Hale. The skateboarding on this tour will be 100% amazing!

Kevin has been wearing S-One Helmets for a long time. Maybe ten years or so. We are proud to be working with him.  Check out Kevin's Pro Helmet below. It is available as a CPSC Certified helmet and a Non-Cpsc Certified Helmet. Please note that a CPSC Certified Helmet will protect your head up to 5x more than a Non-CPSC Helmet. So we highly recommend that you always wearing the hard foam / cpsc certified helmets!

S-One Destro Helmet
(CPSC Certified)
Kevin Staab / Mad Scientist Graphic
MSRP: $49.99

click here for more info:

S-One Premium Helmet
(Non-Cpsc Certified / Soft Foam)
Kevin Staab / Mad Scientist Graphic
MSRP: 44

more info click here

Photo of the Day: Coastal Carnage 2011

Coastal Carnage View From The Bleachers:
 On the left is the main contest bowl. And on the right you can see the mini bowl
that is free to the public to skate. And beyond the skate bowls is all the US OPEN of Surfing stuff.
An epic day indeed.
August 6th 2011
Photo taken:  Sony Nex-5

Shaefer making sure the logos are proper and Hosoi just lofting a casual frontside ollie.
Both are legends in their own right.

Qualifiers for Coastal Carnage 2011  (Sunday August 7th 2011):
Ben Hatchell, Robbie Russo, Curren Caples, Kevin Kowalski
Tom Remillard, Pedros Barros, Div Adams
Kyle Berard, Ben Raybourn, Josh Mattson
Kalani David, Andrew Langi, David Loy
MIke Peterson, Aaron Homoki, Tyler Mumma
Patrick Ryan, Raney Beres, Omar Hassan
Rune Glifberg, Riley Stevens, Steve Reeves
Ryan Spencer, Chad barties, Milton Martinez
Josh Borden, Zach Miller, Shawn Hale
Collin Provost, Tosh Townend, Tony Trujillo
Ben Schroeder, Nolan Johnson, Josh Skreech Sandoval
Ryan Reyes, Julien Benoliel, Neil Mims
Eric Koston, Al Partanen, Sammy Baca
JImmy Marcus, Angel Ramirez, Omar Salazar
Vince Del Valle

FINAL RESULTS: (posted August 8th)

Final Results
1. Tom Remillard
2. Pedro Barros
3. Curren Caples
4. Tony Hawk
5. Ben Hatchell
6. Ben Raybourn
7. Robbie Russo
8. Kevin Kowalski
9. Kalani David
10. Andrew Langi
11. Josh Mattson
12. Div Adams
13. Christian Hosoi
14. Kyle Berard
15. Lance Mountain

Best Trick
Tony Hawk – 540 on the shark hip

Photo Of The Day: Mark Brog

Owner of Soul Performance Surf & Skate, Mark Brog,
sets up a board for a grom. This shops is as REAL as it
gets. Super positive vibe in here.  

Up North Down Hills Article Part 3 (wheelbasemag.com)

full article about the 2011 MaryHill Festival of Speed 2011
photos, video and article at Wheelbasemag.com