To Shave or Not To Shave

Careful with the Veet - please not the comments here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veet-Men-Hair-Removal-Creme/dp/B000KKNQBK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367499229&sr=8-1&keywords=veet+for+men

I do it the hard way with a razor, very old style with tons of soap. ( http://innercitymobility.blogspot.de/2012/11/days-of-darkness-bassos-sha... ) Problem is the complexity of the knee cap. Now the good things working with models is getting tips on topics like that: Veet creme. One of the products one wishes not to exchange with the booty creme

How far North, absolutely. Just above the lycra line, and us hairier chaps will look like we're still wearing shorts when we take them off. I wondered where legs stop and other bits of anatomy begin. Went for the pants line defining end of legs and start of private bits.

Apparently Veet type creams work jsut as well and when it grows back it isn't as sharp/scratchy and spiky.

More a question of how far north do you go. Surely back, sack and crack is vanity rather than tradition.

You forgot leg warmers, I can only keep them up with shaved legs, when they are unshaven the leg warders slide down.

Oh and suntan lotion

Now I'm a hairy fellow; in certain parts of Manchester City Centre I would be feted as a 'bear'. Normally I get the clippers out to keep everything tidy. (Really bushy legs and lycra does look wrong).

I was pruning the legs the other night and pruned a little too vigorously, ending up with a bald spot. So I thought, might as well go the whole hog and see what all the fuss is about.

Initially all was well, legs a little colder, trousers felt strange in a strange sort of way. 12 hours post shave and the trouble began. 5 o'clock shadow. Unpleasant. 36 hours later and I'm walking like John Wayne. Respect to all the ladies who shave every day!

Blimey! If you've never shaved, and are shave-curious. Stop. Think. And be prepared to either a)shave forever or b)be in considerable discomfort until it grows back!

See Guardian bike blog for a better debate on this topic. Coincidence that you guys have published a piece shortly after theirs?

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Do it or don't do it for your own reasons. Who cares what anyone else thinks? Yawn

+1 for that sentiment

I can't believe people are still asking this question.

Do it or don't do it for your own reasons. Who cares what anyone else thinks?

You missed out the number one reason I would shave if I could be arsed - comfort in tights and the horrific 'furry lycra' look when it pokes through the material.

Comedy gold!

(this post may contain traces of lie )

I'll fix that -

Three good reasons to shave in order of importance:
1. It looks like you know what you are doing on a bike even if you are c**p and in a 3/4 race, no-one will follow the hairy bloke in black shorts up the road making break away's even harder.
2. Easier to deal with road rash (on those rare occasions that it matters).
3. Less painful massage than with hairs in the way (for me, even rarer but it's a good reason).

It's got a hell of a lot more to do with fitting in than it has to do with speed.

Why is speed always mentioned with shaving ???!!!...for me three good reasons to shave in order of importance:
1. Damn sight easier to put on sun block evenly
2. Less painful massage than with hairs in the way,
3. Easier to deal with road rash...
Ok one more - it looks like you know what you are doing on a bike even if you are c**p

Cybernetic organisms do not exhibit hairs, simply flesh bonded to a carbotanium endoskeleton.