I find I keep changing my gear. I started off with street clothes on my scooter then bought a nice do-it-all textile jacket. Then I switched to a motorcycle and full gear with textile pants, leather jacket, riding boots, and flip-up helmet. After a while with that I got tired of wearing gear that was too bulky and uncomfortable to walk in and the flip-up helmet was heavy and gave me a kink in my neck. Now I'm down to a half-helmet with goggles, carhart thick cotton pants, the first textile riding jacket, and my sperry top-sider shoes with half-chaps that turn any shoe into a boot more-or-less. Point is, don't over think stuff too much because, if you're like me, you'll be changing things up again next year anyway.