Bit of advice of shaving legs....? (16 y/o)

Hilarious! So if shaving your legs is helpful for the medical attention or cleaning up after a crash, how come you dont need to shave the arms and back as well...or those beards or indeed sideburns? Just wondering.

My wife is very much looking forward to waxing my legs. She clearly knows something I don't!

so, I was vaguely considering shaving (but didn't) this evening. There's been discussion of where to stop at the top end, so to speak- but at the far end of the legs? I mean, I've pretty much got hobbit feet, with hair all the way along the top of them and on my toes. If I only shaved down to just below the cuffs of my (strictly mid length, none of this Wiggins style knee socks or worse, "invisible" length ones) then when I'm on the beach, at a swimming pool or just wearing flip flops I'd look bloody odd. So shave EVERYTHING?

I'm 54 and I have found it perfectly possible to ride a bike all my life, even one with drop-handle bars, without ever shaving my legs.

If you are *paid* to ride a bike then it *might* be important to shave your legs. However, for everyone else, it is just "let's pretend I'm a pro" pseudo-nonsense. Same with those silly helmets that they wear to prove they are 'serious' riders.

Sorry that you feel the pressure to 'conform' at such a young age. My advice would be to enjoy your masculinity through the natural development of your body. You don't *have* to have girly-looking legs to fully appreciate everything that cycling can offer.

@Al_S You don't want wookie shorts mate. Shave up to wherever they will be seen - just stop at the eyebrows.

@Joeinpoole and other sceptics - it isn't simply a matter of conformity. To me, as a regular club and racing cyclist (and I'm 47) it does say something about the person you are riding with.

When I go out with a club group there are inevitably people I don't know. Now you may have a different view but when I'm riding six inches from someone's wheel, or someone is rubbing elbows, I like them to have some idea what they're doing.

It isn't infallible but one makes immediate judgements about people on these rides, simply in the interests of preservation. Decent, well-maintained bike, well-chosen kit and shaved legs tell me that you are likely to be serious about riding and more to the point that you probably know what you're doing when riding in a bunch.

I'm not saying that hairy-legged people in baggy shorts and cheap bikes (or hairy-legged people in head to toe Assos on stupidly expensive bikes for that matter) are incapable of meeting those standards, but I will give them a bit more room and take a little longer to come to a decision.

with your "shave to the eyebrows" jest (clearly not reading my post properly? ) I'm now wondering- do the particularly vain wax their chest and back to match their legs? Or does the waistband of your swimming trunks mark a transition from smooth to hairy?

Personally, if I were male, I'd do it for the benefit of my poor physio at least. (If you're going to be serious enough about it, you'll more than likely need a massage or therapy session every now and again)

What I think is that because you're young enough to still be at school, wait for the next charity event to arise and then put yourself forward for a waxing this means that you get nice hairless legs and you help charity, everyone's a winner

A bit out of the price range of a 16yo but don't overlook IPL.