Leg shaving....

[Brandane]

This is always the argument for shaving legs. It's the same argument for wearing gloves. But in 8 years I've ridden about 30,000 miles and I've fallen off hard enough to cut my legs/hands only a couple of times. So I don't shave my legs and I don't wear gloves

What's with all these folk falling off all the time?

Careful now; this is heading towards someone mentioning the H word, and something will really hit the fan then .

 

[AndyRM]

Careful now; this is heading towards someone mentioning the H word, and something will really hit the fan then .

Helicopter?

 

[Slick]

Careful now; this is heading towards someone mentioning the H word, and something will really hit the fan then .

Haloumi?

 

[AndyRM]

Harrods.

 

[Algarvecycling]

A few chaps I cycle with don't bother with shaving their legs, most do though. I started when I was 18, more peer pressure than anything else at that time as I just got into racing. When I stopped racing, I stopped shaving them. I resumed last year when I resumed racing. For me, the main benefit is I feel less hot when I do, the sweat doesn't seem to linger as long as it otherwise would, waiting for the hairs to wick the moisture away. I live in a warm region with plenty of sunny days so perhaps it makes more sense here too.

 

[Venod]

This joins the list of threads that turn into ridiculous slanging matches for no reason.

Clipless or not?
Drops or flats?
Brifters or downtube?
Metal or carbon?
Discs or caliper?
Are electronic gears worth it?

Why can't people just ride what they want, for whatever reason they want and just don't worry a toss if someone else does it differently?

You forgot the helmet or no helmet question.

I have never shaven my legs even as a time trial rider, I ride the MTB in road gear, sometimes I wear a helmet, I use SPD pedals on all my bikes, I have ridden over 50,000 mile since I started using Strava in 2011 thats nine year, I have been cycling 60 year so my total mileage must be high, I like to think of myself as a cyclist.

 

[Brandane]

You forgot the helmet or no helmet question.

Oh no; you've done it now....

 

[flake99please]

Harrods.

How much? (and that’s at the ‘sale’ price).

 

[Milzy]

Or leg waxing!!

who all here does it? Been kind of tempted to give it a try for a laugh more than anything! But how common actually is it amongst your general amateurs like on here?

Recently veeted from peer pressure from our top club lads who I ride with. It was simple to do. Legs feel cold a lot. Now it's growing back it's horribly itchy. I may leave it to grow for a good while before doing again. Should be left to the pros who need every watt and have massagers often really.

 

[Slick]

Harrods.

Bargain.

 

[Brandane]

Harrods.

Aww, what a pity they're only available in XXS, otherwise I might have snapped up a few .

 

[Slick]

Aww, what a pity they're only available in XXS, otherwise I might have snapped up a few .

Might have stood a chance if they were XXXL.

 

[DCLane]

I do it if racing / in the summer. Not bothered so far this year but club rides and TT's are back soon so might this week.

 

[MntnMan62]

I’m a cyclist, I shave my legs. Chewbacca legs just look wrong. Plus I race and would just get laughed at, unless I shaved aero trips for an advantage

So THAT must be why people are always laughing at me as I come pedaling by. My Chewbacca legs......

 

[Person]

If you've got an athletic looking body you'll look better shaving your whole body.
The other option is to use a head shaver with an attachment to trim your body hair. This makes everything look neat and well groomed.
If you do plan on shaving be really careful behind your knees.