Leg shaving....

[BrianUK]

Never shaved mine, I'm far too hairy! Would look daft I think haha

 

[Julia9054]

I have a male friend with rather hairy legs who had just one leg waxed for a charity event. He said it took about two years for both legs to look the same again

 

[ColinJ]

I did shave my legs once. It was for a naked bike ride. I was thrown off for being a perv and wearing shorts. 😉 View attachment 536223

If I'd had legs (or arms) as hairy as that, I'd definitely have been shaving them!

A woman saw me shaving the backs of my fingers and hands once. She asked why I was doing it. I said that I preferred my hands to look like hands rather than the paws of a wolf! (She told me not to be silly, and that she thought that hairy hands were sexy... Didn't stop me though! )

 

[Ian H]

Matt Seaton explains in his excellent little book The Escape Artist that leg shaving marks the move from amateur to pro. It's all about the culture of smartness and cleanliness and Seaton says that if you turned up for a race with hairy legs you'd be laughed out of the peloton.

One of the things Seaton just gets wrong. Most amateur club riders shave, and most have no intention of going "pro". In fact this whole "looking pro" thing is weird. It appears to mean looking as though you're racing or ready to race when you have never done so.

 

[MntnMan62]

One of the things Seaton just gets wrong. Most amateur club riders shave, and most have no intention of going "pro". In fact this whole "looking pro" thing is weird. It appears to mean looking as though you're racing or ready to race when you have never done so.

I think the correct term for that is "poser".

 

[steveindenmark]

If I'd had legs (or arms) as hairy as that, I'd definitely have been shaving them!

A woman saw me shaving the backs of my fingers and hands once. She asked why I was doing it. I said that I preferred my hands to look like hands rather than the paws of a wolf! (She told me not to be silly, and that she thought that hairy hands were sexy... Didn't stop me though! )

You do realise she was trying to pull you 😁

 

[Globalti]

One of the things Seaton just gets wrong. Most amateur club riders shave, and most have no intention of going "pro". In fact this whole "looking pro" thing is weird. It appears to mean looking as though you're racing or ready to race when you have never done so.

Er.... Isn't that the whole posing roadie thing anyway? I'm sure many people check their look in the mirror before going out on the best bike.

 

[Slick]

Er.... Isn't that the whole posing roadie thing anyway? I'm sure many people check their look in the mirror before going out on the best bike.

Nope.

 

[MntnMan62]

Er.... Isn't that the whole posing roadie thing anyway? I'm sure many people check their look in the mirror before going out on the best bike.

Not me.

 

[ColinJ]

You do realise she was trying to pull you 😁

She already had done!