Don't want ouchies!

Lol, "ouchies".

Anyways, I was wonderin about the gear that you guys wear. I am planning on wearing the following:

helmet
elbow pad
knee pad
gloves

1. Do you guys recomend leathers or will two layers of longsleeve t-shirts do the trick?

2. Does anyone wear a butt pad? I own one for mountain boarding but not sure if it will do more harm than good while riding a bike.

3. I'm plannin on wearin skate shoes, what do you guys wear for shoes?

Skate shoes work fine, depending if you drag ankle or not. Wear motocross pants, knee pads, and a leather jacket. I just picked up my leathers by alpinestar, they are amazingly sturdy and offer great protection. Im not scared to fall down the stairs anymore.

Do ya think I would fully kill myself if I didn't wear leathers? Because the cheapest jackets that I could find were over $100 and I don't have that kind of cash at the moment.

Use hightop or some sort of hiking boots that give a bit "flex" but still provide adequate ankle support. Big5 sporting goods always have hiking boots on sale for under $20.00. MX jerseys tend to work better then t-shirts but a long sleeve t-shirt should help to prevent road rash to an extent. We found that the FOX shin guards you find at your local MX shops for $10.00 work well for a few kneedragg'n sessions Elbox pads any skate or MX elbow guards will work and a MX chest protector wouldn't hurt either Gloves you can use some MX gloves or get some big bike shorty gloves "Oh yeah" SOCKS wear socks nothing hurts more then rashed ankles