Moistfly

I don't shave, I wax ... because it's the new hotness

2Rodies

Second that Murray! If I never went over 20mph or never rode in large group or never raced or decended wicked switchbacks flat out I probably would have never been down either.

Don I'm glad you've never crashed it sucks but I have to guess you've never pushed the limits of you and your bike in a large group or when decending and I would feel pretty confident you've never raced. I have very good bike handling skills and I've been down a few times hard. I was also hit by a car on a lonely canyon road and left for dead. That had nothing to do with my bike handling skills and everything to do with a jerk without a concience. That accident left me with broken bones, a concussion, and road rash all over my body. Shaving is like insurance you do it "just in case".

ruirui

with a razor or with a solution like nair? my friend uses nair for his legs.. cuz he's afraid to cut himself..

brunning

my comments were a bit tongue in cheek. why do i shave? well. quite simply, "because everyone else does." hate my reason or love it.

jukt

The Pros's shave because it makes the massages less painful.

Methos

These discussions crack me up. I am hairy, in fact I would say too hairy. It would be an hour long ordeal if I had to start shaving, .

I do wax my eyebrows though, . But that's mainly because I am lazy.

I read somewhere that hairy skin when in contact with the pavement rips the skin out whereas a shaven, or hairless, skin patch will just scrape skin off.

Pros do it for a lot of reasons.

gcasillo

Everything from the hips down. I also shave the nether region. Makes it look bigger...errm, not that I need it.

It just feels cleaner and smoother, especially when riding. I sweat a LOT. Shaving helps my sweat actually do its job, because its on my skin instead of getting wicked away by my hair. I should save my hair shavings and weave a new water-wicking fabric from it. It'd do the job believe me.

Look at my name! I'm of Italian descent for crying out loud. If I didn't shave, I'd make Austin Powers look like a preschooler. Imagine Chewbacca on a Bianchi. That'd be me if I didn't shave.

timmhaan

the last race i was in i was one of only 3 other people who had hairy legs. we also just happened to be the worst riders there! there must be a connection between hairy legs and poor performance. you can be sure i'll be shaving my legs before the next race.

brunning

increased drag coefficient! i knew it!

Patriot

laugh all you want, but I read an article where a study was done, and apparantly, on rides where every second counts, it does in fact make a differance. So, no Murrays, I was not told wrong.

The real question is, does an average guy who rides in a local club or just for funn really NEED to shave? The answer, no.

But, if you race alot, and you are worried about crashing, and aerodynamics, then yes.

I've gotten some road rash before, and didn't think less hair would matter, maybe it does. Either way, I choose not to shave, for now. If I get into some racing, which is unlikely, then I may consider it.

Patriot

SteveE

I shave 'cause I'm a "bike snob"!

prabbit

ROTFLMAO! That's just too precious!

Patriot

good show!!

chad

No.

zensuit

LOL. I'm a newbie, but I figured there had to be about a gazillion of these posts somewhere in the archive. And FWIW, I don't shave because I'm lazy and would have to do it...

Murrays

Does an average club rider need anything more than 105? The answer, no.

Does an average club rider need a $60 jersey? The answer, no.

Does an average club rider need a cyclocomputer? The answer, no.

Of course, non of us need to shave What’s your point?


Simple test, rub your face before and after you shave. Do you notice any difference in friction? Now imagine the difference scooting across the cement at 25 mph.

As for aerodynamics, I’d like to see the article, but that’s definitely not the reason most of us shave.

-murray

RonH

We've done the shaving thread about a zillion times.
Here are some of the main reasons to shave:
1. Cleaning up road rash is easier and less painful and healing is faster.
2. Leg grippers don't grip hairy legs.
3. Massage feels SO much better.
4. Sunscreen and hairy legs don't mix. It would be kinda like the mayonnaise thing mentioned in a previous post.
5. Looks!! Why hide what you've worked so hard to earn?


Those are the reasons I shave. Plus my wife likes the look and feel of my smooth, muscular legs.

cyclingshane73

I shave cause its a fetish of mine. Plus it makes the stockings and pantyhose look so HAWT!!!

(dammit inside voice talking outloud again!)

Methos

These sponsored links are crackin' me up. I wonder if we can post random crap and see what kind of weird sponsored links we can come up with. Hmmm, sounds likes a foo thread.

pletcgm

Exactly! Bodybuilders shave their entire body to showoff what they have got!

FXjohn

How about just trimming it real close with some sort of trimmer?
Works for me, but my hair is blonde and thin anyway.

FatBomber

What? Like a #1 fader? That's funny! That would be purposely making your legs stubbly.

I did the dee the other day for the first time. Aside from taking A FREAKING HOUR and losing 1/8 of my blood due to a heck of a cut on my ankle. I kinda like it.

After her initial shock, my wife likes it too.

FXjohn

What's a #1 fader? No, I look shaved because of the nature of my thin blonde leg hair.
No troublesome ingrown hairs, or or bumps, and looks good, not stubbley.

zjones

Swimmers don't shave for the drag that hair creates. They shave because it removes the dead skin and the hair, which gives you a totally different feeling in the water. It makes you feel more buoyant and you feel the water actual passing over your skin as opposed to moving your hair. It makes you feel like you are going faster, which has the psychological effect of making you feel like you are having a good race, and you can in turn go faster.

Swimmers only shave for a big race. We don’t do it every day, you want that feeling to be foreign so your brain can have a better chance of playing the trick on you.

2Rodies

You learn something new every day! I've always assumed that it was for aquadynamics.