Leg shaving...

[DCLane]

Tiny suggestion of stubble but nothing to write home about. That'll do - cba to do razor over the top! Gotta be happy with that!

Go back and finish the job properly

 

[Sittingduck]

It is proper! Feels smooth to me anyway

 

[amnesia]

Sorry... Got to ask... Where did you stop? Thigh or waist?

 

[Andrew_P]

Sorry... Got to ask... Where did you stop? Thigh or waist?

or eyebrows?

 

[Sittingduck]

Upper third of the thigh. I would say it's well clear of the shorts line but nowhere even close to the crown jewels.

 

[triangles]

For those that do shave your legs - do you get funny looks at the beach / wearing normal shorts in the summer?

 

[sep1988]

Oh and incase you are taking notes, I did it dry (no lube). Seems ok

Brave Guy !! Just remember not it itch when it starts growing back... !

 

[hobbitonabike]

I have an extremely low pain threshold. Waxing is a no-no. Ideally I want some kind of magic shower gel that will simply do the leg work, so to speak...

Flamethrower??? Hmm maybe not with low pain threshold but whoooosh!!! And the hairs are gone!!!!

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

For those that do shave your legs - do you get funny looks at the beach / wearing normal shorts in the summer?

Does being a competent swimmer count? Lack of hair is common in that respect.

 

[potsy]

Flamethrower??? Hmm maybe not with low pain threshold but whoooosh!!! And the hairs are gone!!!!

Guy at work used to hover his hands/arms over the flames on a certain machine at work to singe his hair off

Think if I ever do it I'd go with SD's No0 option with the clippers, is it itchy though?

 

[green1]

... unless you follow Mike Burrows' instructions quoted in the Guardian today:

"If you've got a little bit of hair on your legs it will turbulate [sic] the air so you get a better flow. Now this in itself creates friction, so you don't want all your leg hairy you just want two thin strips, each about 10mm wide, just before the sides of your legs – though you will look really stupid.

You need the turbulent boundary layer – provided by these strips of hair - to get the air around the corner, and you need a smooth layer for it to flow over. But the leg is such a rubbish shape that ideally you want an aerofoil on the back of it."


For more fantastic tips, see here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/apr/17/male-cyclists-shave-legs

Sounds like Aerodynamics for Dummies was too high brow for him.

 

[Sittingduck]

Guy at work used to hover his hands/arms over the flames on a certain machine at work to singe his hair off

Think if I ever do it I'd go with SD's No0 option with the clippers, is it itchy though?

Nah - no itches, yet. I tried it a cpl of months ago, as mentioned earlier and even when I let it grow back all the way through the cycle to full on bush legs, it was ok. I may yet adapt the 'proper finish' method and get the razor out tonight. Although I think you would need to be within a cpl of feet to notice any existing stubble.

 

[thom]

Surely the best bit of being a man is not feeling under pressure to keep every bit of your body hair-free and shiny smooth? Not that I bow to this ridiculousness myself.

I tried an epilator once and it took me four hours to do one leg. So painful and I'm in awe of my friend who runs it over her oxters and bikini line with nary a second thought

Oxters, had to look that up & found the existence of scottish wikipedia :
The oxter is the pairt o the human body richt unner the jient whaur the airm jiens the shidder.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

any excuse to roll out the review section for Veet for men hair removal cream from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B000KKNQBK

some people have even more time on their hands than cyclechatters.

 

[edindave]

Was in full summer kit for my ride today. I came to the conclusion that my pasty white legs look ridiculous with hair, and would probably look even more so without