The helmet is very well put together and the adjustable head band should be reason enough to buy it alone. Like most of the better skate helmets it has a thick plastic shell as opposed to the paper thin plastic of a bicycle helmet.If you are shopping by price the helmet is approximately $15 more expensive than equivalent helmets, however please remember part of that cost it’s for the Nitro Circus branding and the other part of that cost is for improved padding and rivets.Additionally you should remember that as certification levels go up ventilation goes down. There are some helmets that do have more ventilation but the price range is in the plus $150 level.I really haven’t noticed too much of a difference between this Helmet and my old Giro helmet as far as heat dissipation. The one thing I have notice between this and my old Giro helmet is that this helmet doesn’t slip or move, it stays put and that is 80% of safety the day you have the fall.