Can you recommend a woman/minority-friendly skate shop in the city of Chicago that sells quad-skate gear?
My friend in Chicago ordered skates! And they're so lucky to know me - I'm getting a small kit of tools & whatnot together to send them!
But, they will also need a helmet and pads. I'd like to just buy them a gift certificate somewhere local, but even though I have Googlet and also Read It, all the shops I'm finding are painfully cool skateboard shops - even if they have pads & helmets, my friend is not a painfully cool skateboarder and may not be or feel welcome.