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svbiker
10-27-07, 10:03 AM
Ive heard people let leg air grow and just shave when there first race for the next year is coming up.
Ive also heard of people doing it year round what do you guys do?:) -mid atlantic winters by the way

botto
10-27-07, 10:27 AM
let it grow.
TheKillerPenguin
10-27-07, 10:30 AM
I try and keep my legs smooth. As odd as this probably sounds, its a morale booster.

CrimsonKarter21
10-27-07, 10:41 AM
I let mine grow out last year. I usually stop shaving after Thanksgiving.
transplant
10-27-07, 10:45 AM
let it grow
ElJamoquio
10-27-07, 12:51 PM
You people shave your...legs?
oboeguy
10-27-07, 12:51 PM
I shave 'em year round -- more comfortable!
svbiker
10-27-07, 02:57 PM
ya i think i am as well it seems cleanerand more fit:)
caloso
10-27-07, 03:00 PM
I last shaved two weeks ago. I'll shave again in the spring.
damocles1
10-27-07, 03:39 PM
I shave 'em year round -- more comfortable!

+1
Snuffleupagus
10-27-07, 03:42 PM
I crash a whole lot more in 'cross races than I do on the road. The road rash isn't as bad, but the reasoning remains the same.

...that and I've been doing it since 2005 (I know, I'm quite the old timer :p ) so it's habitual anymore.
elgalad
10-27-07, 04:24 PM
Well, in these parts, there is no off-season. It's road racing and TT season in winter, and criterium season in summer, so I keep them shaved all year 'round.
Hickeydog
10-27-07, 05:59 PM
I shave year round. It makes my skiing clothes more comfortable.
mollusk
10-27-07, 08:35 PM
I ride all year so I shave all year.
wfrogge
10-28-07, 10:29 AM
Winter bush!
El Diablo Rojo
10-28-07, 10:48 AM
What is this off season you speak of....
botto
10-28-07, 01:32 PM
What is this off season you speak of....

I believe it's also known as the fire season in SoCal.
substructure
10-28-07, 03:37 PM
I'll prolly keep shaving but gain a few pounds instead.
teamawe
10-28-07, 05:18 PM
I believe it's also known as the fire season in SoCal.

80 Deg. F today here, off season is for wussy or east coast types. shave em.
botto
10-29-07, 03:29 AM
80 Deg. F today here, off season is for wussy or east coast types. shave em.

fahrenheit is for wussy.
Bob Dopolina
10-29-07, 03:33 AM
I ride in shorts year round with the occasional knee warmer day unless I'm doing some big mountains. So, I keep'em smoooooth and silky all year long. In fact, I shaved this morning.
EventServices
10-29-07, 06:03 AM
The women at the gym love it, so I shave.
kesa101
10-29-07, 06:14 AM
i'm another winter bush man. i play football (ah, soccer) in the winter, there's no way i'm going onto that field with shaved legs, it would be suicide.

i do hate the way the hair sticks out of my cycling leggings though, makes me queasy!
Compressed
10-29-07, 08:46 AM
I let it grow. It's some good insulation for the winter rides here.

I'll start shaving as soon as I start doing true L4 intervals...
waterrockets
10-29-07, 08:57 AM
I don't shave in the winter.
botto
10-29-07, 09:08 AM
I don't shave in the winter.

http://www.itsnature.org/TV/images/article-images/grizzly-adams.jpg
waterrockets
10-29-07, 09:20 AM
I guess there's no sneaking hairy legs by Botto on a bike...
MHR224
10-29-07, 09:36 AM
I shave all yr. With that being said, after my GF seeing other mens hairy ass legs she thinks hair on legs are nasty. Thats why I shave all year.
Old Dirt Hill
10-29-07, 09:39 AM
I let it grow last year but am considering going year-round now.
waterrockets
10-29-07, 09:48 AM
Just be careful if you're in a hurry and the shower isn't all the way warmed up. I shaved with goosebumps once.

Once.
botto
10-29-07, 09:58 AM
Just be careful if you're in a hurry and the shower isn't all the way warmed up. I shaved with goosebumps once.

Once.

also make sure not to rush it when you shave your shins.

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/867/898171.JPG
cmh
10-29-07, 10:06 AM
I let it grow through the winter. I'll shave again the day before my first race in Feb or March.