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  • April 29, 2009 at 12:26 pm #11709
    BananaDrama

    My girlfriend asked me why grown men shave their legs to ride a road bike. I don’t really know the correct answer, is it just to go faster or look pretty?

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  • May 5, 2009 at 7:11 pm #628219
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    SimpleSimon

    Hmmm, I once got my legs and
    Hmmm, I once got my legs and arms waxed to raise extra money for a sponsored bike ride – £500 went to the charity and I won the prize for the best legs!
    It was a weird feeling after that, cos you lose a lot of sensation due to lack of hair movement. You dont feel the wind so much.
    Beware of hair removing cream, especially if you get it in the wrong place!!

    May 3, 2009 at 10:04 pm #628217
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    Tony Farrelly

    It’s the back of your calves
    It’s the back of your calves – often higher up. If you think about it on a road bike they are the bits of your leg that are pointing up at the sun but also often the bits that you are least likely to put much sunscreen on.

    May 3, 2009 at 9:44 pm #628215
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    Anonymous

    Judging by my knees, I’d have
    Judging by my knees, I’d have to say…errrr….knees?

    May 3, 2009 at 8:03 pm #628213
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    Tony Farrelly

    I’ll re-phrase that for the
    I’ll re-phrase that for the pedantic: which is the most common part of the body for cyclists to develop a melanoma on?

    Although I admit, that as Eastbourne is the sunniest place in the UK cyclists around there should be particularly careful

    May 3, 2009 at 7:37 pm #628211
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    VecchioJo

    Eastbourne?
    Eastbourne?

    😕

    May 3, 2009 at 7:24 pm #628209
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    Tony Farrelly

    We’ll just make sure you use
    We’ll just make sure you use plenty of sunscreen. I have to see a dermatologist once a year and I’m not the only cyclist on his books. Most, not me btw, are there with sun related problems (all roadies too).

    Your starter for 10, where is the most common place for cyclists to get skin cancer?

    May 3, 2009 at 4:24 pm #628207
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    Anonymous

    That’s the point Jon, once
    That’s the point Jon, once you shave them you’ll be amazed at how good a tan you get.

    All the years I spent MTBing, I never shaved and never got a tan, despite doing as many miles, and probably more hours out on the bike than my road riding nowadays.

    Since shaving my legs, I have a crazily good tan up to my shorts line, and two great half moons on the backs of my hands!

    Yesterdays ride in the Beacons has actually made my legs go pretty dark now, this summer is going to be amusing, as I never sunbathe, so my body always remains very white, just tanned legs, arms and backs of my hands…ummmm…fetching!

    May 3, 2009 at 11:22 am #628205
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    Jon Burrage

    Surely it doesnt look better
    Surely it doesnt look better to shave your legs if you have pasty, pale legs like mine! The hairs add some colour!

    May 1, 2009 at 7:20 pm #628203
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    Lantern rouge

    I’v found the best way is to
    I’v found the best way is to use an electric shaver first to get rid of the long hairs and then finish it off with a wet shave, and then use a wet shave every two weeks or so.

    May 1, 2009 at 7:00 pm #628201
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    Hammy

    Maybe you’re looking too
    Maybe you’re looking too closely 😕

    May 1, 2009 at 6:09 pm #628199
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    smilzo

    I’m with matrs. Seeing hairs
    I’m with matrs. Seeing hairs poking through Lycra just looks gross!

    May 1, 2009 at 5:12 pm #628197
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    Tony Farrelly

    When I say ‘tried’ my
    When I say ‘tried’ my girlfriend attacked me with it so I could ‘feel what it was like’ and have a demonstration of why women have a higher pain threshold etc etc.

    I married her… well she threatened to get the epilator out again.

    May 1, 2009 at 5:05 pm #628195
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    TRs Blurb n Blog

    I thought as much.
    I thought as much.

    May 1, 2009 at 5:03 pm #628193
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    Tony Farrelly

    Yes, it hurt so I stopped
    Yes, it hurt so I stopped

    May 1, 2009 at 4:51 pm #628191
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    TRs Blurb n Blog

    has any one tried an
    has any one tried an epilator?

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