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noglider 08-29-17 08:18 AM


Originally Posted by Darth Lefty (Post 19825188)
I put off haircuts for months after it's apparent I need one

That was my approach for most of my life. Now I trim it just about every day with scissors.

Skipjacks 08-29-17 08:52 AM


Originally Posted by texaspandj (Post 19825684)
One more thing to add to your arsenal of reasons, research found women find bald men Sexier. Who knew.

Yeah it's rough sometimes....constantly having to tell hordes of beautiful women that you're married. The disappointment in their eyes...it's heartbreaking. :D

RunForTheHills 08-29-17 03:00 PM

I don't think I am ready to go completely bald yet.

Alligator 08-29-17 07:21 PM

I found a #1.5 in the UK, and had it shipped here. I use that all over. No helmet hair ever. No combing, quick drying, and I save about $20 every month by not having to get a haircut (sorry barbers!).

elocs 08-29-17 08:06 PM


Originally Posted by rhm (Post 19823949)
Such difficult decisions, we face.

https://youtu.be/3o5MQWisEho

Great song choice. I think of it every time the subject of haircuts comes up. I thought of it when I had my last haircut nearly 3 and a half years ago. I've never worried about helmet hair since I've never worn one but then I don't run with the bulls and tempt fate and ride a bike that's close to the ground and one where it's very unlikely I would ever go over the handlebars.

rhm 08-30-17 05:53 AM

Now, here's a hair related question for you gentlemen of a certain age!

Has anyone noticed hair graying in a pattern related to helmet vents? I know that sounds crazy, but my hair is going gray in stripes. Probably a coincidence... but... sometimes you gotta ask a stupid question, right?

BobbyG 08-30-17 07:39 AM


Originally Posted by Skipjacks (Post 19825631)
...it takes 5 seconds to wash it in the shower and a single once over with a towel to dry.

Sometimes I forget I'm bald with a buzz cut and pour a huge dollop of shampoo in my hand.

baldilocks 08-30-17 05:36 PM

I could grow the side fuzz. But then I'd be fuzzy wuzzy not Baldilocks. :lol:

Reynolds 08-30-17 08:37 PM

I'm bald at the top and buzz cut #1 at sides and back. Not sexy but practical. :lol:

Rick@OCRR 08-31-17 10:42 AM

I just shave my head in the shower once a week using the same razor I use for my face. Easy, relatively quick and very reasonable price!

Rick / OCRR

SloButWide 08-31-17 12:00 PM

I've gone as far as a #4 buzz all over. The trouble is, you need to get haircuts more frequently to maintain it. If I try to keep the top a little longer and buzz the sides, it sticks out at the intersection.

Now, I rock the helmet hair. It worked for him:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...-9_634x496.jpg

RubeRad 08-31-17 01:14 PM


Originally Posted by SloButWide (Post 19831630)
I've gone as far as a #4 buzz all over. The trouble is, you need to get haircuts more frequently to maintain it. If I try to keep the top a little longer and buzz the sides, it sticks out at the intersection.

You need a wife who is able to smoothly blend the transition.

Or a barber, but of course that defeats the purpose of maintaining hair at home for free.

Alligator 09-03-17 07:19 PM

I found that cutting it yourself with an electric razor gets easier over time. At first, you feel uncomfortable and wonder how it looks. Eventually, you can do it almost without looking. I can even trim the back of my neck now using the razor and a second mirror in almost no time. At first, this was next to impossible.

I can't stress how freeing it is not having to worry about my hair. Now if I could only convince myself to make the jump to shaving it all off...

Kedosto 09-04-17 02:45 PM

Anybody remember the Flowbee? I'm not sure if it's still around. It is (was) a gadget you connected to your vacuum. The air suction powered cutting blades and sucked up the cut hair all in one. I'm gonna see if they still exist.

I'll be damned... https://www.flowbee.com/

-Kedosto

Johnny Mullet 09-04-17 05:09 PM

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Business up front.....

RubeRad 09-05-17 09:04 AM


Originally Posted by Kedosto (Post 19840079)
Anybody remember the Flowbee? I'm not sure if it's still around. It is (was) a gadget you connected to your vacuum. The air suction powered cutting blades and sucked up the cut hair all in one. I'm gonna see if they still exist.

I'll be damned... https://www.flowbee.com/

-Kedosto

It's really a great idea. So great, they're not dirt-cheap on eBay, or I would have gotten one. Takes care of the worst part of the haircut, being covered in invisible itchy hairs for the rest of the day, no matter how much you shower and how hard you scrub

steve-in-kville 09-05-17 03:37 PM

I traditionally have my barber do #2 on the sides and #4 on top. My hair is also thinning (I'll be 40 next year). I grow a full beard. A while back I did the opposite... 90's grunge hair and I would trim the face with the clippers once a week. hated combing hair and the helmet head that went with wearing a lid.

I did get a neck gator to wear during cold weather. Allows me to keep the beard all winter longer. Love it!

Andy_K 09-06-17 02:25 AM


Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet (Post 19840394)
Business up front.....

My hair is long all over, but it's very fine and I comb it back behind my ears so it ends up looking like a mullet anyway.

There was a study a while ago that claimed driver's give you more space if they think you're a woman. My hair might get that effect sometimes (until they pass me and see the beard).

RubeRad 09-06-17 08:25 AM

Maybe they think you're a bearded lady?

liampboyle 09-06-17 10:47 AM

Grew my hair out to over 36" long at one point, ponytails help keep helmet hair at bay. Got a haircut for a job and went back to an Army style high and tight (#4 on top, skin on the sides and back). Now, I'm growing it back out again, still doing the ponytail to avoid helmet hair, although half the time I ride helmetless.

noglider 09-06-17 11:37 AM

I have a professional grade clipper that needs repair. Where can I bring it or send it?

RubeRad 09-06-17 11:53 AM

I've got a Wahl that seems pretty professional grade as well, my wife has been thinking it maybe needs to be sharpened. If you find out what to do, let me know! Is yours more broken than possibly just being dull?

noglider 09-06-17 12:19 PM

Something is out of alignment inside so it shakes and is ineffective.

Doohickie 09-06-17 01:31 PM


Originally Posted by acidfast7 (Post 19820746)
I don't wear a helmet as all of the streets are 20mph max and just wear cool glasses/sunglasses and a scarf.

No pants? :eek:

acidfast7 09-07-17 01:15 AM


Originally Posted by Doohickie (Post 19844580)
No pants? :eek:

Pants mean something else in the UK; I think you mean trousers.

:)

http://www.bringingupbrits.co.uk/wp-...04/drawing.jpg



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