Leg shaving....
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Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
Precisely.
Brandane
Legendary Member
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- Costa Clyde
Unless you're a pro (or a girlie) - why? Just..... why?? 
Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
Always stop just below the ankles. Nothing says serious cyclist like the "Hobbit" look.Any bets on how long it is before someone asks "where do you stop?"
Brandane
Legendary Member
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- Costa Clyde
Ahhh, I see. My previous question answered. My next question then, WTF is a "serious" cyclist? Is it all about the look? Is it the ex golfists who turned to cycling when it became trendy? Do I not count just because I don't wear all the uniform? It doesn't stop me doing imperial centuries, or one corner of Scotland to the diagonally opposite, or tours of France, or, or, or...... Just as well then that I don't give a flying feck what other cyclists think
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T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Depends on direction of shave
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I don't need to. My legs are hairless and always have been.
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
Oh dear. Someone has taken this all too seriously.Ahhh, I see. My previous question answered. My next question then, WTF is a "serious" cyclist? Is it all about the look? Is it the ex golfists who turned to cycling when it became trendy? Do I not count just because I don't wear all the uniform? It doesn't stop me doing imperial centuries, or one corner of Scotland to the diagonally opposite, or tours of France, or, or, or...... Just as well then that I don't give a flying feck what other cyclists think
Wind your neck in boy and relax.
You've enough to worry about with wee Jimmy Crankie.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
good enough for sagan 
https://cyclingtips.com/2016/03/pet...y-not-shaving-his-legs-does-the-peloton-care/
https://cyclingtips.com/2016/03/pet...y-not-shaving-his-legs-does-the-peloton-care/
Brandane
Legendary Member
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- Costa Clyde
Eh no; I don't take anything seriously; especially cycling. Those who shave their legs to look pro though, I know exactly the type. Boy
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Globalti
Legendary Member
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.
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
As I thought....Eh no; I don't take anything seriously; especially cycling. Those who shave their legs to look pro though, I know exactly the type. Boy
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Nah, don't shave my legs. The fuzz starts at my ankles, goes up my legs, bum crack, back and all the way to my beard.
Jimidh
Veteran
- Location
- Midlothian
I’m a shaver but after my wee off two weeks ago today which resulted in a broken collarbone i’m amazed how hairy i have become over the space of 14 days.
I did find one of the benefits of being hairless though. After my accident I had dressings on my legs and elbow.
The leg ones came off painlessly- the hairy arm one not so much.
I did find one of the benefits of being hairless though. After my accident I had dressings on my legs and elbow.
The leg ones came off painlessly- the hairy arm one not so much.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
OK - I will put it another way. There are certain threads that hit a raw nerve with me. They usually involve helmets, lycra, shaved legs, and the mention of "serious cyclists", as if all those things go hand in hand. They don't. Cycling is not an exclusive sport for a certain type, and if it is really serious about becoming popular with the masses then the snobbery needs to end. It is possible to be serious about cycling without conforming to the stereotype "serious cyclist".
