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To Shave or Not To Shave

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  • April 10, 2013 at 3:54 pm #18455
    we8ster

    Hi All,

    Obviously its starting to get a little warmer now, and nearly time to break out the shorts.

    What are your feelings on whether to shave legs or not?

    Rob

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  • January 21, 2014 at 10:33 pm #727347
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    edster99

    Well, i’ve tried it this year
    Well, i’ve tried it this year although gone a bit feral over the winter. I go with the ‘feels nice’ and ‘you can see the muscle definition’. I’m converted. Or a weirdo.

    January 21, 2014 at 8:51 pm #727345
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    matthewn5

    I’m lucky enough to have
    I’m lucky enough to have inherited legs with hardly any hair, and lost the hair of my shins from years of skiing. So no need to shave here.

    Am I kidding myself?

    January 21, 2014 at 8:51 pm #727343
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    matthewn5

    I’m lucky enough to have
    I’m lucky enough to have inherited legs with hardly any hair, and lost the hair of my shins from years of skiing. So no need to shave here.

    Am I kidding myself?

    January 21, 2014 at 6:36 pm #727341
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    fullers1979

    If you look like a racing
    If you look like a racing snake then it lends credibility to the, ‘I’m a cyclist’ answer, when someone asks about said shaven legs. However if you come up with that answer and you have to move your gut to see your shaven legs, it’s possibly slightly less compelling! I fall somewhere in between these camps, hence non shaven legs. Can’t say I’m not tempted to see what benefits there may be though…..decisions decisions! Hmmmmmm

    January 21, 2014 at 5:05 pm #727339
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    thecyclingdad

    Neil753 wrote:And if you want

    Neil753 wrote:
    And if you want to go to extremes, he discovered that slightly hairy legs, but with a shaved strip down each shin, were the speediest legs of all.

    I read this entire thread to help me frame a carefully-worded and cleverly nuanced argument to explain to my wife why shaving my legs *might* be acceptable, agreeable maybe even necessary.

    Unfortunately, glancing over my shoulder, she read this last and the debate has been terminated and buried before it has even begun.

    Hairy legs for me for the forseeable…

    January 19, 2014 at 7:40 pm #727337
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    Neil753

    In an era where the
    In an era where the agregation of marginal gains is clearly effective, I’m surprised that people haven’t researched the question of aerodynamics on Google.

    If they did, they would discover research by the eminent Mike Burrows, who discovered that whilst really hairly legs slowed you down, slightly hairy legs were in fact more aero than shaved ones.

    And if you want to go to extremes, he discovered that slightly hairy legs, but with a shaved strip down each shin, were the speediest legs of all.

    January 19, 2014 at 4:39 pm #727335
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    mattsccm

    But where does one stop? Just
    But where does one stop? Just above the shorts line? I would look like I was wearing hairy shorts then. Thighs. How about waist level? Balls and arse could do with it. Then I would look like I was wearing a hairy shirt!

    January 18, 2014 at 11:42 pm #727333
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    Redvee

    I’ve just taken the clippers
    I’ve just taken the clippers to the jungle on my legs, not trimmed since end of November but now the new year is here it’s time to shave again. Shaved legs are better when in the wet as there is no hair to dry off, a quick wipe down as I’m sorting myself out when I get into work and a dusting of talc powder is how I dry my shaven legs.

    January 18, 2014 at 9:09 am #727331
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    glynr36

    Goldfever4 wrote:1) “Easier

    Goldfever4 wrote:
    1) “Easier after a crash”. My downhill biker friends DEFINITELY don’t shave their legs. And they hit the deck much more regularly than I do.

    2) “Aero gains”. Really? I mean, reaaaally?

    3) “Looks better”. Worth having to explain yourself to your non-roadie mates?

    As you can tell I don’t plan on shaving my legs any time soon.

    1) So do mine, but they don’t get road rash. Typically have more robust clothing or armour on.

    2) I don’t think any has ever tried to claim is was for aero gains.

    3) Yeah it does, I ride around in brightly coloured lycra so what people think doesn’t really come into it.

    January 17, 2014 at 10:13 pm #727329
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    Goldfever4

    1) “Easier after a crash”. My
    1) “Easier after a crash”. My downhill biker friends DEFINITELY don’t shave their legs. And they hit the deck much more regularly than I do.

    2) “Aero gains”. Really? I mean, reaaaally?

    3) “Looks better”. Worth having to explain yourself to your non-roadie mates?

    As you can tell I don’t plan on shaving my legs any time soon.

    January 16, 2014 at 11:33 pm #727327
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    pauldmorgan

    arfa wrote:Hmm, there is so

    arfa wrote:
    Hmm, there is so much more I could do to improve performance before leg shaving enters the equation. Each to their own I suppose

    Absolutely – there’s no performance gain. I don’t ride hard enough to crash and I can’t afford a masseuse. There’s no logical justification. I tried it just to try it and see what the fuss was about.

    I kind of prefer the look but can’t really be bothered to keep it up on a regular basis. I’m a part-time fair-weather shaver. My wife takes the piss, quite rightly.

    January 16, 2014 at 10:15 pm #727325
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    Lord Fishface

    Personally, the Rules be
    Personally, the Rules be damned; I find the obligation to shave my face every morning quite burdensome enough.

    January 16, 2014 at 10:04 pm #727323
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    OldRidgeback

    Don’t bother.
    Don’t bother.

    January 16, 2014 at 10:01 pm #727321
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    arfa

    Hmm, there is so much more I
    Hmm, there is so much more I could do to improve performance before leg shaving enters the equation. Each to their own I suppose

    January 16, 2014 at 9:36 pm #727319
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    pauldmorgan

    I’m a man in my 40’s and
    I’m a man in my 40’s and first thought about this last year – I put the call out on facebook to my female friends: they all said “WAX!” but that only tells part of the story. I think until your hairs have got thinner and fewer due to repeat removal home waxing with strips is only ever going to be unbelievably painful and ineffective. Maybe if you can afford a professional job then it’s the best way.

    Shaving takes a while and it’s hard to do the bits around the back of your leg etc.

    If I were you I’d go for Veet “first time”, follow the instructions properly and make sure it goes nowhere near your nethers.

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