Shave or not

[Tubehunter]

Aside from the obvious injury mentions Edman makes with the wound being cleaner as hair tends to pick up all the grime off the road and hold it in the wound the other major one for me is massage. Deep tissue massage with hairy legs is worse than a wax! That and when I shave the pins I automatically seem to feel more committed to training and riding. Weird but true.

[Clinton1]

If you're emotionally attached to your furry pins then you must also please toss your lycra asunder and buy some jesus sandals to pedal with.

 

Interesting that you say this as I have been getting untold amounts of pressure from my peers to get cleats as a result of cycling with flats and good old takkies. I'm certain this pressure would increase substantially if I whipped out my sandals.

 

I am intrigued with the answers here as I always thought that there was a valid reason for doing so.

[Clinton1]

My girlfriend likes it.

 

Just discovered this morning that my wife actually likes my clean legs

 

Maybe both your ladies have unfulfilled lesbian tendencies and the shaved legs allow them to get one step closer to fulfilling these desires?

[Lucky Luke.]

I'm certain this pressure would increase substantially if I whipped out my sandals.

 

Maybe so, I was just being facetious

 

The way I see it is you either ride in lycra and lose the hair, or ride in flats and baggies and don't.. Every subculture has a set of stylistic guidelines

[SwissVan]

I started shaving my legs many years ago because I was going for a weekly massage.

Stopped going for massages long ago and don’t bother shaving now, all tho will admit to pruning the leg warmers during the epic this year to limit the dust and *** that they seemed to attract better than a magnetic dust bunny....

[Velouria]

The Rules of the Cog

 

Rule #33

 

Shave your guns. Legs are to be carefully shaved at all times. If, for some reason, your legs are to be left hairy, makesure you can dish out plenty of hurt to shaved riders, or be considered a hippie douche on your way to a Critical Mass. Whether you use a straight razor or a Bowie knife, use Baxter to keep them smooth.

[The Drongo]

Interesting that you say this as I have been getting untold amounts of pressure from my peers to get cleats as a result of cycling with flats and good old takkies. I'm certain this pressure would increase substantially if I whipped out my sandals.

 

I am intrigued with the answers here as I always thought that there was a valid reason for doing so.

 

The only valid reason for whipping out your sandals is ....SS!

Edited December 5, 2011 by The Drongo

[the_other_guy]

The Rules of the Cog

 

Rule #33

 

Shave your guns. Legs are to be carefully shaved at all times. If, for some reason, your legs are to be left hairy, makesure you can dish out plenty of hurt to shaved riders, or be considered a hippie douche on your way to a Critical Mass. Whether you use a straight razor or a Bowie knife, use Baxter to keep them smooth.

 

got to love "the Rules"

[ROCKITRIDEIT]

Maybe both your ladies have unfulfilled lesbian tendencies and the shaved legs allow them to get one step closer to fulfilling these desires?

 

hmmmm interesting...lesbians....now where was i?? oh yes, errr, my wife prefers hairy legs as she says shaved legs are effeminate and a complete turn off.

 

I still shave them though. Does this mean I'm secretly hoping she'll become a lesbian? I don't think so, but I'm hoping she'll put up with them like she's having to put up with my ridiculous awesome tan lines and summers only just started...

[SwissVan]

The Rules of the Cog

 

Rule #33

 

Legs are to be carefully shaved at all times.

 

 

Yeah one of my biggest scars was a shaving scar on my ankle bone (fibula?)

[Nickzta]

Do you shave your legs? If you do.. Why?

 

Better speed?

Habbit?

Incase of injury?

 

 

I keep my legs tidy when I race, but let it grow out in winter when I'm spinning. But it's only it's only cos of peer pressure! I don't feel great, when the guy next to me has calves that look like a Semi-Automatic Machine gun and my fat shins look like Jack Parrow on a Monday Morning.

[Falco]

It doesn't matter whether wives / girlfriends / lesbians / whatever like it or not.

Hairy legs on a road biker look sif. Period.

[Lucky Luke.]

shaved legs are effeminate

 

your wife must not be familiar with cyclists such as Andre Greipel and Sir Chris Hoy

 

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk74/a-la-proust/Pro%20cycling%20edits/9520_131727383484_683993484_2457962.jpg

[manbearpig]

Yes. Cos it accentuates my biltong stick legs and makes them look even skinnier. However, I was being repaired in a medic tent a little while back and the medic oke tjooned me that it's much better tending to a shaved wound then a big hairy mess. I said "Funny that, I said the same thing to my girlfriend about her axe wound" There might be something in it afterall

[Ceres]

Maybe both your ladies have unfulfilled lesbian tendencies and the shaved legs allow them to get one step closer to fulfilling these desires?

 

Hey anything to get closer to a threesome is cool. (just kidding ladies)

[Tiny K]

Maybe both your ladies have unfulfilled lesbian tendencies and the shaved legs allow them to get one step closer to fulfilling these desires?

 

I'm all in for that The more ladies the merrier. LOL

 

Eidt: the mrs is going to see this.... Anyone have a spare bed for me? 'Dale, help a buddy out man!

 

Oh, apparently it is because it shows the definition of my calves more when they are smooth. I like it.

Edited December 5, 2011 by Tiny K