I wear a helemet always, and gloves for bit more comfort, but i can enjoy my self more try more stuff when i have got a helmet on becasue then i know if i fall of my heads safe, but with out it always got that fear of doing some real damage, but picking a good helemet can look pretty cool, and protect your nogin, and in some cases you look more profesional and people take you more seriously, but thats just what i think.