£160.00 is about 300 in american right? its something around there... anyway for protective gear you need knee pads, a helmet, and you can have a chin pad if you want and there is wrist pads also. well where do u live so i can find some bike places around in your area that sells gear? if i were you i would look for an 03 haro since the new ones are pretty expensive. The F4 is a nice bike also. Personally out of the mirra series I like the mirra pro because of the way everything is put together on it and its not that heavy. If your riding street/parks i would most likely get one out of the mirra series or even the freestyle series. any questions just ask.