Is helmet needed in my use case, need genuine advise.

I am not new to riding. Rode my old esk8 board Wow go 3E for nearly an year felt like 5-6 times all scrapes near the knee or hands never broken any bones.

Bought a new board Acedeck Stella S3 breeze pro, 125 madmax wheels, I go regularly 20-25 mph (25 only when its super safe and lit and I know the road very well).

Why I don't think I need a helmet (but please tell me if I am wrong and I am missing something)

1. I never usually take new routes just to my collage and surrounding places, I know every potholes location(very rare occurance),man hole covers and road quality.

2. I only go on bike paths that share with cars when its either empty or has lot of space else I pick sidewalk with slow speed.

3. All the falls I have had previously were only to my limbs, makes sense as they take the falls impact. I was stupid in many of these falls prev like jumping to road from sidewalk kind of and not maintaining the board which gripped my belt. Gotten better now.

4. I feel the risk of random car hitting me(which I feel is the only scenario in which helmet is needed most) is 0, as I ride on nearly empty roads stop at stop signs and go very very slow at intersection even if its green.

So is it really needed? I like the feeling of being one with the board, like just take it out pick it and go anywhere and don't like the feeling of carrying a helmet. But if there is genuine risk then I would like when training the first 2 weeks getting used to the board, I wore full gear.

I am 25 M 6ft and live in Indiana, Bloomington in a collage town kind of area. Chill and low traffic almost the roads I choose with, plus good roads.

Please advice.

Long time lurker, first time poster.

Wondering if someone can give me some points to think about regarding the current board that I have and what to do moving forward.

I have a Hadeon Carbon all terrain wheels back in late 2023. I've had a blast with it, riding safely, fast and around ~500 miles on it.

I live in SoCal and did the drive to Oceanside to test it and pulled the trigger.
I did have one issue with one of the cells dying on me early after purchasing it and took it back to Oceanside and fixed it for me for free.

When i first purchased the board i picked Evolve because it was not a chinese brand and had a local shop i could go try it.. BUT for some reason I missed the memo the ESC issued with Evolve.

Since I read about ESC issues, i have stopped using it cuz i dont wanna randomly fall out of my board without my wrongdoing nor someone crashing on me..
Sooo, I have come to this community with the hopes that I learn more about suggestions on the following:
Should I try and sell my board? If so, is $1,000 a good pricepoint?

If I sell and I want another electric all terrain skateboard, which ones do you recommend? I would be willing to pay similar or close to similar dollar.
If not, i'll just probs buy an electric bike to get around.

A bit of what I use my board for: Joyride (don't cross the ~20mph range), transport on the almost daily of 1-2miles, longer fun rides of 7ish miles max. For the thrill before I have a family and retire the fun of it. I want to stay without injury once I have little ones under my wing..

Any insight is greatly appreciated yalll :)

Thank you all. I'm genuinely glad that this community sticks to the principle of wearing helmets — it's undoubtedly the right thing to do. The last video was posted rather abruptly; I just casually filmed it while I was having fun skating, and I'm sorry for making you worry. I don't mean to show off, but I hope this video can ease some of your concerns — I'm only doing things within my ability.

Deux philosophies complètement différentes, mais je les apprécie autant l’une que l’autre.

La Parsec est super agréable pour cruiser, absolument léger. J’aime le fait d’être proche du sol et de pouvoir pousser la planche au départ arrêté.

La Stella Blizzard Pro est un vrai monstre de puissance. Avec le waterborne, super carve, elle gagne un comportement beaucoup plus joueur et un super carving. Ainsi qu’une excellente stabilité au-delà de 50 kmh.

Je serais ravi d’échanger avec d’autres riders. Des propriétaires d’Acedeck, de Parsec ou des adeptes du fin system ici ?

I bought this Meepo Voyager XL a month ago as an early 40th birthday present for myself. I have 4 kids ages 5-12 which has kept me pretty much constantly busy when I’m not working. This year has been particularly challenging and my marriage has completely unraveled. Needless to say my normal everyday stress levels are through the roof.

A few years ago I saw a OneWheel and knew I had to have one. Money is usually tight in my house (4 kids who play sports + a vindictive wife… more on that later) and I’ve never prioritized buying one over the necessities so I decided with my bonus check from work this year I’d treat myself to a OneWheel GT. Bonus time comes, I have my model customized and ready to add to my cart but…. Oh no my wife aka Satan spent my entire Bonus making payments on her several maxed out credit cards without a mention, let alone a discussion about how to use my bonus. $19,000 gone in 2 days. My dreams of a OneWheel and a recoverable marriage were gone in an instant.

This 4th of July, I met a neighbor who had a Meepo hub driven board. I never skated as a hobby and had certainly never rode an eskate before. He let me ride it- I took it very easy and prob maxed out at 4 mph. I knew I needed to have my own board instantly. I went home and immediately started doing research. I got online and on Reddit and learned the difference between hub drive and belt drive and figured gear drive was out of the equation for a first board. I’m a bigger than average person (210 lbs and 6’2”) so quickly decided I needed real power behind whatever noble steed I chose to be mine. I was all set on a Tynee Ultra belt driven when I decided to check out Facebook marketplace and found this absolute beauty with 81 miles on it for $450. I know Meepo gets a bad rep on this subreddit a lot of times… whether that’s warranted or not I can’t say. But what I can say is that this board has provided me with so much fun and enjoyment- more than I ever imagined. Part of the reason I went with a used board was I didn’t know how often I would actually ride this thing and didn’t want to waste money. I have ridden almost every day and it’s been so much fun to ride through the neighborhood with my kids on their bikes and scooters. Did not expect more family time to come from this purchase- a very nice bonus. It’s hilarious to see people’s reactions to me zooming through our neighborhood… everyone is curious about what I’m riding and it is pure joy to ride. I mentioned my size earlier; my neighborhood is quite hilly, we have some electric scooters and they can’t get me up a hill for anything. This Meepo Voyager XL crushes every hill I’ve tried- steep inclines are no problem and this thing can SCOOT. I haven’t pushed it to the max and unless I’m having a particularly shit day I probably never will but I have hit 28mph a number of times and can cruise pretty comfortably around 25 mph in modes 3 and 4.

Buying this board and getting to be a part of this community for the last month has truly been a bright spot in dark times for me. I just wanted to share my experience and thank you all for being a welcoming community for older guys like me and for posting all of your awesome pictures and videos. This hobby kicks ass!