leg shaving
05-11-11 | 01:24 PM
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Trust me, the larger population notices...and they are talking crap about you behind your back. Shaving makes absolutely no difference one way or the other, offers no performance enhancements or health benefits, and the muscular legs thing is pure vanity (which is very unattractive to most women, unless you are built like Dwain "The Rock" Johnson).
To the OP, don't do it. Your friends will not understand and it is a PITA to maintain. When you get paid to ride, then consider shaving. Until then, be a regular guy. You already look rediculous in riding gear...with shaved legs you will also look rediculous in street clothes.
To the OP, don't do it. Your friends will not understand and it is a PITA to maintain. When you get paid to ride, then consider shaving. Until then, be a regular guy. You already look rediculous in riding gear...with shaved legs you will also look rediculous in street clothes.
05-11-11 | 01:27 PM
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Dude you are 16. Don't shave your legs. . These guys are all a bunch of pro wanna-be's. I can totally understand if you are a pro on a pro team and get a massage after a race. I can even understand being a pro you ride more and more likely to crash more often and get road rash. But 99.9% of the people posting on these forums aren't pros and just do it because they see the pros do it. The comments about getting bugs out of your hair is a new one. Where are these people riding that there are so many bugs they have to shave? I don't remeber ever having bugs stuck to the hair on my legs. At the end of the day they are your legs and your decision. There are no good reasons above to shave your legs. You hit the only reason people do it in your opening post. You want to fit in.
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05-11-11 | 01:29 PM
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why are some folks so invested in tearing down being part of a community or adhereing to its norms or "fitting in" as this inherently terrible thing.
theres nothing wrong with wanting to belong to a community and embracing its values or aesthetics.
it only becomes wrong when it makes you compromise your own values or aesthetics, otherwise its human nature, and we all do it in countless ways everyday.
body hair hygene is such a non-issue. why anyone would take a stand against leg shaving of all things and feel self-righteous over it is beyond me. the feck do you care if he shaves his legs or not?
theres nothing wrong with wanting to belong to a community and embracing its values or aesthetics.
it only becomes wrong when it makes you compromise your own values or aesthetics, otherwise its human nature, and we all do it in countless ways everyday.
body hair hygene is such a non-issue. why anyone would take a stand against leg shaving of all things and feel self-righteous over it is beyond me. the feck do you care if he shaves his legs or not?
05-11-11 | 01:31 PM
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05-11-11 | 01:32 PM
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05-11-11 | 01:34 PM
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05-11-11 | 01:37 PM
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Dude you are 16. Don't shave your legs. These guys are all a bunch of pro wanna-be's. I can totally understand if you are a pro on a pro team and get a massage after a race. I can even understand being a pro you ride more and more likely to crash more often and get road rash. But 99.9% of the people posting on these forums aren't pros and just do it because they see the pros do it. The comments about getting bugs out of your hair is a new one. Where are these people riding that there are so many bugs they have to shave? I don't remeber ever having bugs stuck to the hair on my legs. At the end of the day they are your legs and your decision. There are no good reasons above to shave your legs. You hit the only reason people do it in your opening post. You want to fit in.
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05-11-11 | 01:37 PM
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The no benefits part. People have already mentioned the massages if you race, the ease of cleaning road rash if you crash (racing or not), and the reduced amount of sun block needed. You have to weight the pros and cons (and there are some of each). I have decided I'd rather not shave, but i have noticed almost twice the normal consumption of sunblock despite riding fewer miles now than when I shaved. Then again, my sunburns when I forget sunblock are less sever since the hair provides some amount of shade.
I do think justkeepspining should have supported the statement instead of just posting an unsupported "false", but then again, the support is already in earlier posts.
I do think justkeepspining should have supported the statement instead of just posting an unsupported "false", but then again, the support is already in earlier posts.
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05-11-11 | 01:38 PM
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everything about your post.
a. nobody who actually has a life cares if he shaves his legs.
b. that people wont understand. most of my friends dont care and most think it makes my legs look really good.
c. its not a pita to shave everyday. it takes 5-10 minutes at most to get a very close nice shave. i do it in the shower before school every day.
edit: urbanknight: pretty much everything he said was wrong so i quoted the whole thing.
a. nobody who actually has a life cares if he shaves his legs.
b. that people wont understand. most of my friends dont care and most think it makes my legs look really good.
c. its not a pita to shave everyday. it takes 5-10 minutes at most to get a very close nice shave. i do it in the shower before school every day.
edit: urbanknight: pretty much everything he said was wrong so i quoted the whole thing.
05-11-11 | 01:41 PM
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I'm not trying to talk anyone out of shaving. I just personally think male limbs look better with hair on them. There are however no health benefits of shaving. In fact the risk of ingrown hairs is definitely a drawback.
05-11-11 | 01:42 PM
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Just shave, it feels nice under the cool clean sheets....also be sure to shave safe and the best look is to NOT shave behind the knee so the guy behind sucking your wheel can see the hairy back of your knee.....
05-11-11 | 01:42 PM
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OK.
Between having to edit several posts and quotes and the fact that this thread has answered the question several times over with reasonable answers; both pro and con AND the fact that this topic has been done and re-done an infinite amount of times I'm going to break with my normal approach and shut down an active thread.
(THAT is a heck of a sentence btw)
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Between having to edit several posts and quotes and the fact that this thread has answered the question several times over with reasonable answers; both pro and con AND the fact that this topic has been done and re-done an infinite amount of times I'm going to break with my normal approach and shut down an active thread.
(THAT is a heck of a sentence btw)
Closed
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