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Old 05-11-11 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by roflmao147
i recently joined a cycling club, and went to my first club race last night, and the first thing i noticed was that nearly all had shaved legs. what are the advantages to shaving legs for racing? if any? im only 16 but have a decent growth on my legs . and if the advantages do outweigh my embarassment i might shave mine, so how do i go about doing it?
Electric trimmer to get rid of the old growth forest, then a regular blade for maintenance.
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