Shaving of leg

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MontyVeda

a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
Slightly off topic, but it suprises me how many cyclist do not know why some cyclist shave their legs.
i always figured it was because they look better.
 

CanucksTraveller

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and I'd always assumed the shaving was to avoid issues with road / plywood rash after an off

Indeed, but as Burrows was tinkering he found that a wholly shaved, smooth leg isn't the pinnacle of leg aerodynamics after all, then came the discovery that some kind of extended "Hitler tache" is the bee's (semi smooth) knees.

But aerodynamics were clearly not the be all and end all, and even pros like to avoid looking ridiculous if they can. I can find no photos of Boardman with the "Brazilian landing strip" so I can only assume he was as worried about those cruel sniggers as the rest of us would have been.
 
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