What's with the leg shaving?
08-06-11, 12:33 AM
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What's with the leg shaving?
What is it with the leg shaving? Is it supposed to make you faster? Is it really that beneficial?
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08-06-11, 12:39 AM
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What is it for then? Style? Jk
08-06-11, 12:45 AM
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So it's for drag, like I said. How could leg hair make that big of a difference
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08-06-11, 01:15 AM
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There are about 50,000 threads on this exact topic in these forums.
But, hair facilitates your skin being torn off when you crash. Additionally, the hair can get into the wound and make cleaning a hassle - thus, shaving keeps everything tidy.
Plus, it makes your calves look massive.
Also, it's Euro.
Lastly, it's what everyone does.
But, hair facilitates your skin being torn off when you crash. Additionally, the hair can get into the wound and make cleaning a hassle - thus, shaving keeps everything tidy.
Plus, it makes your calves look massive.
Also, it's Euro.
Lastly, it's what everyone does.
08-06-11, 01:16 AM
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Well, if all the cool kids are doing it...
Kidding aside thanks DRietz, that's the first real answer I've gotten.
Kidding aside thanks DRietz, that's the first real answer I've gotten.
08-06-11, 01:21 AM
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Not a problem - I understand where you're coming from as I race mountain bike as well as road. Very few MTBers I know shave, but I do.
As Dave Moulton puts it - it's really just tradition, and it's what the pros do. So why not?
Plus, hairy legs+spandex just seems like an odd combination, no?
As Dave Moulton puts it - it's really just tradition, and it's what the pros do. So why not?
Plus, hairy legs+spandex just seems like an odd combination, no?
08-06-11, 01:27 AM
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I may be a walking contradiction with my aerodynamic spandex and my leg hair, but I look damn manly.
08-06-11, 01:29 AM
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It also keeps stuff from getting caught in the hair; bugs on the road, burrs off the road, etc.
08-06-11, 02:23 AM
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https://www.bicycling.com/training-nu...ave-their-legs
It lists the five primary "given" reasons, then addresses them.
In order of their list, the reasons are:
Aerodynamics
Benefits of smooth legs during a massage
Wound care
Women Like it.
Tradition.
Safe to say that 90% of cyclists who do it have do it for one or more of those reasons listed above. Also, if reading comprehension was your thing, you'd also notice the article wasn't directly saying it's done for aerodynamics; it listed off a "given" reason for it, then addressed the validity of that reason.
That said, they did even say this:
(To wit, a 1987 study conducted by Chester Kyle for this magazine concluded that the aerodynamic improvement is roughly 0.6 percent, which could result in a savings of around 5 seconds in a 40km time trial ridden at 37kph.)
But you know, just keep on keeping on.
08-06-11, 02:47 AM
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If you care about what your cycling buddies think, you shave. If you care about what your non-cycling buddies think, you don't shave. Ironically, no one cares.
08-06-11, 02:57 AM
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So assuming you clicked the first link Google presented, you made it what, 5 lines into the article?
https://www.bicycling.com/training-nu...ave-their-legs
It lists the five primary "given" reasons, then addresses them.
In order of their list, the reasons are:
Aerodynamics
Benefits of smooth legs during a massage
Wound care
Women Like it.
Tradition.
Safe to say that 90% of cyclists who do it have do it for one or more of those reasons listed above. Also, if reading comprehension was your thing, you'd also notice the article wasn't directly saying it's done for aerodynamics; it listed off a "given" reason for it, then addressed the validity of that reason.
That said, they did even say this:
THAT said... I doubt very many people do it ACTUALLY to save time. Most of it is for Wound cleaning / aesthetics / Tradition.
But you know, just keep on keeping on.
https://www.bicycling.com/training-nu...ave-their-legs
It lists the five primary "given" reasons, then addresses them.
In order of their list, the reasons are:
Aerodynamics
Benefits of smooth legs during a massage
Wound care
Women Like it.
Tradition.
Safe to say that 90% of cyclists who do it have do it for one or more of those reasons listed above. Also, if reading comprehension was your thing, you'd also notice the article wasn't directly saying it's done for aerodynamics; it listed off a "given" reason for it, then addressed the validity of that reason.
That said, they did even say this:
THAT said... I doubt very many people do it ACTUALLY to save time. Most of it is for Wound cleaning / aesthetics / Tradition.
But you know, just keep on keeping on.
08-06-11, 03:39 AM
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Haha, that's cute.
"Hey, why do people do X? Is it because of Y?"
"No."
"WOW, I SO lost interest already. WHY U HATIN, HATER?"
Unless you're this guy:
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Saying "haters" just isn't cool anymore.
"Hey, why do people do X? Is it because of Y?"
"No."
"WOW, I SO lost interest already. WHY U HATIN, HATER?"
Unless you're this guy:
Saying "haters" just isn't cool anymore.
08-06-11, 04:08 AM
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Justinhorne, hatin up a storm. Haha quit taking everything so seriously
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I don't need to shave, because I average 30 mph and it blows the hair off.
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Women like their men hairy. Like animal!
Also, it's useful for catching bugs, they are a great 'sauce' of on the road protein!
Also, it's useful for catching bugs, they are a great 'sauce' of on the road protein!
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it feels good and looks nice, unless you're a fat ass. are you a fatty? 
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Doesn't change anything 99% of the time, but that one percent separates himself in two categories : .5 goes into Cleaning road rash and stuff is easier that way
second category is : It feels good man. I dunno, I got used to it, I prefer it that way. Try it, what do you really have to lose from trying?
second category is : It feels good man. I dunno, I got used to it, I prefer it that way. Try it, what do you really have to lose from trying?
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Haven't these questions been posed before? Haven't the responses been given already? Haven't these comments been offered? Haven't these tantrums been had ? Now go to sleep! I have to go to work in the morning!!!!!
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Why do drag queens wear long lashes?