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Shaving your legs

Shawn

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Some male cyclists shave their legs.

It's said to help toughen your legs and possibly result in a very small amount of weight loss and improved aero.

How do you feel about this as a man? Do you shave your legs for cycling? If so, why, and why should I consider it to benefit me for cycling?
 
Naah, I don't shave my leg hairs for any reason whatsoever. It makes me feel so uncomfortable. I'm not that hairy which is why it doesn't make sense to shave the little hair there. I can understand those who are very hairy doing it but not someone like me.
 
Heatman said:
Naah, I don't shave my leg hairs for any reason whatsoever. It makes me feel so uncomfortable. I'm not that hairy which is why it doesn't make sense to shave the little hair there. I can understand those who are very hairy doing it but not someone like me.
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I'm in the same boat. I'm not very hairy to begin with. If I shaved, no one would probably even notice, and I doubt it would improve my riding.

In fact, I've done it once, and all it did was give me uncomfortable chaffing for about a week. I didn't like it and didn't try it again.
 
Shawn said:
I'm in the same boat. I'm not very hairy to begin with. If I shaved, no one would probably even notice, and I doubt it would improve my riding.

In fact, I've done it once, and all it did was give me uncomfortable chaffing for about a week. I didn't like it and didn't try it again.
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I have very sensitive skin. I know how it gets when I even have a haircut. I'll need to apply some cream at the back of my head to prevent having rashes there. Do I even need to talk about what happens when I shave my pubic hairs. I had to keep trying so many hair removal cream before I got one that doesn't have any bad reaction on my skin after use.
 
Heatman said:
I have very sensitive skin. I know how it gets when I even have a haircut. I'll need to apply some cream at the back of my head to prevent having rashes there. Do I even need to talk about what happens when I shave my pubic hairs. I had to keep trying so many hair removal cream before I got one that doesn't have any bad reaction on my skin after use.
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Nair. I've used Nair before on my face. THAT was a big mistake LOL

I've heard laser removal is good but can get costly.
 
Shawn said:
Nair. I've used Nair before on my face. THAT was a big mistake LOL

I've heard laser removal is good but can get costly.
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Yeah, laser removal is very expensive but it's worth it if you can afford it.

My face is the last of my body area I would apply anything on because I will pay for it dearly.
 
Shawn said:
It's said to help toughen your legs and possibly result in a very small amount of weight loss and improved aero.
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I have shaved my legs a few times but that was mainly for aesthetics, I though hairy legs would look really bad when I was wearing shorts. I wasn't aware that shaving legs was also related to strength or aerodynamics.
 
Shawn said:
How is that?
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When do you guy call pimples? I know it's called blemishes or acne too but we generally call it pimples here.

My face breeds them in ways I can't explain it. It comes and goes at will. It will get worst if the mistake of applying anything on my face. I don't apply even ordinary cream on my face.
 
I do not shave my legs, though I have seen a lot of people who do. So, in addition to the aerodynamics, they also claim it’s good for massages which I believe too. All in all, it's more of a personal choice than the said performance hack.
 
1stop said:
I do not shave my legs, though I have seen a lot of people who do. So, in addition to the aerodynamics, they also claim it’s good for massages which I believe too. All in all, it's more of a personal choice than the said performance hack.
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The only difference for someone with lots of hairs in my part of world is heat because most of the time, the weather is very hot here. Hairs makes it a lot worse for such people.
 
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