I know it makes it easier to clean wounds, but I’ve yet to have a really bad fall. Does it make that big of a difference?
by Frozen-Jet777
I know it makes it easier to clean wounds, but I’ve yet to have a really bad fall. Does it make that big of a difference?
by Frozen-Jet777
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No. Do you and just ride
Nah, that’s some elitist nonsense. Just enjoy riding how you want.
Are you a man or a woman?
Either way, no, it is not necessary.
I think I read somewhere that shaved legs give a couple percent aero advantage, for you it would possibly be more (jokes), so unless you’re racing for a win in any of the tours I doubt it’s actually worth it. Just don’t fall.
If you want to cycle at at 100% maximization you need to remove all the hair. Leg hair, arm hair, hair hair, eyebrows, pubes, etc etc, it’s all gotta go.
I don’t shave but I do strim my body hair esp legs. In over 50 years of riding bikes I have never had road rash bad enough that I felt I would have been better off shaving. However a mate once flipped his bike sort of sidewards and grazed his right leg and arm incredibly badly and it was a nightmare to get it clean and keep it so. He still has grey patches where the road effectively tattooed him!
Cyclists shave their legs for a few reasons – very marginal time gains, cleaning wounds and to make it easier and more comfortable to have deep tissue massages. Mostly though it’s just because that what cyclists do..
You could use flamethrower.
It would be quicker.
You need haircut, not shaving
Don’t shave those legs bro, you’ve got a gift!
Isn’t shaving more for massages and potential road rash reasons than aero gains nowadays?
You could be hunted for your pelt.
Not unless you race!
Who cares, strap that helmet up and go.
Where shaving is really useful is when you fell and have rashes that need bandages.
And for pro, it also makes massages and physical therapy more comfortable.
Not if you ride in jorts
No, but I would do it.
I shave year round. But it’s more out of vanity than anything else. I just like the way it looks and feels.
Bro, do you even want to win?
It’s for aerodynamics as well. Same reason swimmers shave their legs and arms.
No…but you should comb that shit.
Only if your beard tends to get stuck in the chain
Noooooooooooo
If you are competing at the top tier of the sport, seeking every single watt advantage over the competition, yes.
If you’re a recreational rider trying to chop it up with friends or the local crits, no.
Necessary? Nope.
Do I like how I look/feel with smooth pins? Yes
Wear some warm weather tights?