to shave, or not to shave....
#28
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#29
I would shave, because leg hair has always irritated me, and I've got no masculinity to show, but SHAVING TAKES SOOOOOOOOOO LONG and is even more obnoxious!
Would do the Nairy Potter thing, but it smells and I don't wanna go buy any.
Would do the Nairy Potter thing, but it smells and I don't wanna go buy any.
#30
Beausage is Beautiful

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From: Saitama, Japan
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Beard trimmer = short enough to get most of the benefit, but without the insane ingrown hairs some of us get. Also far easier upkeep. Veet also great below the hips.
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#31
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I use my beard trimmer to get it real low, then usually fully shave with razor. I've been thinking about veet for sometime now. I may try it for this upcoming shave.
BTW, your "Cycling Art Prints" link is down.
BTW, your "Cycling Art Prints" link is down.
#33
Women seem to be able to take no time to shave, ask one of them. Then again their hair grows so slowly, my legs would feel like sand paper hours after shaving.
The horror
it was tempting
The horror
it was tempting
#34
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I shaved my legs once and my wife laughed so hard I've never done it again. I commute 21 miles a day on my Specialized Allez and noticed no difference with the shaved legs except they looked way whiter. Oh and that my wife wouldn't sleep with me until it all grew back.
#35
I shaved my legs once and my wife laughed so hard I've never done it again. I commute 21 miles a day on my Specialized Allez and noticed no difference with the shaved legs except they looked way whiter. Oh and that my wife wouldn't sleep with me until it all grew back.
#38
Beausage is Beautiful

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Thanks for the heads-up. Should work now.
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#41
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Only time I ever shaved my legs was during a cross-country season about 5 years ago; I had such bad calf muscle knotting that I received deep tissue massages twice a month.
#42
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From: Sacramento, CA
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Oddly enough, the legs are about the only thing I have never shaved...
I've used the trimmer, but never all the way to smooth. Might have to try it out some time.
I've used the trimmer, but never all the way to smooth. Might have to try it out some time.
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#44
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i do it cause the last time i went down the nurse spent over an hour separating my hair from blood, skin and gravel... at least she was a hot nurse, made the time and pain much better...
#45
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From: seattle, too many links
Bikes: fixed gear recumbent trike
sounds like a win then
#46
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I have noticed that I seem to sweat less under my bibs shaved vs un-shaved. Since my bibs and any normal shorts that I wear do not hit my knees I end up just shaving the full leg. If you like it and you do not care about people giving you s!@t for it then by all means go for it.
#50
F*ck it, I started shaving a few months back. I look like a 10 yo. Full boby. Feels great. As long as you have a "mean, lean, fighting machine" constitution.
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