I decided to shave.

Thanks, that is all.

Cool, shaved legs are fun

i shaved my face the other day after 4 months of not doing so

I never shave my face... don't have to ...

shave my legs everyother day.

Who said anything about legs?

implied

on ya big O

why do yall shave?...is this a practical thing?....roadie style?

Have you ever tried to treat road rash with a leg full of hair?

no

Don't you think your cursing or jinxing yourself by shaving for that reason......LOL!

Its a road cycling forum... if it was something else I hope it is in FOO!

It's just roadie tradition. Unless you're dealing with lots of road rash or getting a massage every day, shaving is not needed - but looks better though!

Awesome. Now if you would comb your hair and brush your teeth we'd all be happier.

^^^

Because the girlfriend likes it.

Congratulations!......I have nothing else further to add at this time....

Edit: On second thought.....let me feel your shiney new legs on Sat...

Sociologically speaking, this is basically a style thing, along the lines of
* Serious cyclists shave their legs
* I am (or want to think of myself as, or want to appear to others as) a serious cyclist
* Therefore, I should shave my legs, so that:
- I can look more like a serious cyclist to myself
- I can look more like a serious cyclist to others

Another style reason is that it makes your legs look more defined, which can be kind of cool, or intimidating to other rides, etc.

The main substantive reasons are, as mentioned
* road rash is easier to treat when there's no leg-hair involved
* it's easier to do massage that uses oil

Being a cyclist is only a small part of my identity, and even if it were were, I don't like to do things for non-functional reasons. Where function is concerned:
* I do self-massage all the time, but "dry" without oil; and hair has never been a problem
* last time I got road rash, I was a kid riding a banana-seat single-speed bike with a coaster brake... and I didn't have any leg hair.

Maybe I'll crash tomorrow and wish I had no leg hair. But the odds are low, and shaving legs takes time, which adds up over the years to a lot more than how much extra pain it'll be having road rash with leg-hair, if I ever do.

Seriously, you've described my reasons for shaving exactly to the teeth....

Thanks for the shaving info.

I can't stand the way the bed sheets feel on shaved legs. I know that's an odd reason for not shaving, but that's my story and I'm stickin' with it.

Besides shaving, I'm also laying in the tanning bed with my jersey and shorts on. I think this alone will make me look more like a pure cyclist without actually proving myself on the bike.

What The Fixer said.

I thought tanning beds caused cancer.

I never shave.

p.s. I have a beard too...

Bike shorts and hairy legs imho look fffuuuunnky. I even have 2 razors, my leg and my face razor.