I never really thought about it but up here in new england I generally have to wear tights most mornings, so I guess it would be pointless. The other question I have is, would shaving my legs really help while riding a 60 pound loaded bike with panniers. I also ride on weekends, I do at least 1 century every weekend with a couple of other riders, one of them shaves his legs, He generally follows us. So I don't think the time it takes to shave them would be time well spent or nor would it benifit my cycling performance.