Hmmm, so I've been analyzed......


:eek:

I do it for the cheap drinks.

Hello surgeonstone,

The search engine is definitely your friend:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...hlight=shaving

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...hlight=shaving

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...hlight=shaving

I do it to mess with feeble minds.

these threads are always end up being a :trainwreck:

I really do it just to mindlessly contribute to the inane threads about shaving........ I have no life.

I shaved my legs when I was more serious and younger. I'd say the worst part of shaving is figuring out where to stop!

Oh my.

Gross do they break out the surgical gloves before they start?

Oh, there's a limit?

*****, fall is coming, isn't it. :(

all the above.

mainly, i do it because i like it when chicks stare at my massive, sculpted, sinewy calves.

gotta go with this answer as well................

yep

At the nipples. Duh!

If one of the guys at the local LBS' group ride is to be believed, they stopped doing this at a couple of bars in Copenhagen because so many cyclists kept showing up after Thursday training.

And here's how we know you aren't a bike racer. In a crit, you won't be bored. It's not like a marathon where you're out to finish and that's a successful day. You're racing other people, not the course.

A Badge of Honor.... why wouldnt you shave down if serious about riding?

I don't race. I shave my calves and knees ever since my first crash. yanking bandages off the road rash was horrific.

once I started, I was surprised to find that I really liked it! a little cold at times, but what a relief not to have gross sweaty legs. and the women at the office think it's really cool - they ask about blade vs. electric, frequency, etc...

I don't shave above the knees b/c the shorts cover that area.

:eek:

You're either a midget, or wearing bibs with integrated knee warmers. My shorts are either 3/4 or 5/8 thigh length

I had a woman stop me on the street to comment on my vastus lateralis. True story.

Nair for Men works wonders. If I decide to grow that hair back, it won't grow gorilla status from all the shaving. It takes a bit more time but it's wipe on - wipe off. The first time through, all the hair came off like gooey black gel.

nope, just fat with short legs, so the big-size bike shorts almost come down to my knees.

working on it...

I did the same thing the first time I tried. I must admit I asked my girlfriend to buy the depilating cream since I was shy and at first she thought it would be funny to see me with shaved legs but now she totally prefers it.

So my answer is : For the lady.

Extra Life stories : I crashed like 2-3 weeks ago and I was glad I had shaved the day before, It looked a lot easier at the hospital to clean the wound and cut off the dead lumps of skin...

And today in class there was that girl with epicly well shaved legs, and I said to myself : omg I haven't shaved my legs this week... When I realized that I was looking at her legs and wondering when would I be able to shave mine I felt so weird inside of me :eek:

and I got plenty of stories like that :D