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Why do cyclists shave their legs – Speed, hygiene, or just aesthetics?
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Cyclists in general don't. Road racers are a minority of cyclists.
Track racers are even less.
i was going to do the til im not a cyclist :)
Professional cyclist shave their legs for two reasons:
They crash frequently and scabs in leg hair can be a problem for healing
All riders get post race massage, and his is better done without pulling on leg hairs.
Dentists do this because they are posers.
If Fred wants to shave his legs, that's Fred's business. It makes him feel faster on his $15,000 road bike.
Record scratch
Uh...okay. Sure....?
Edit: I'm hoping/realizing this is a typo or autocorrect thing, and not another sign that I am no longer "with it" and "hip to what is up", as I'm sure they're still saying.
I'm going to leave my response though, so you can all enjoy my confusion.
You're no longer with it old man, you may even be a dentist on a sirvelo
Thought for sure it would be that hairs in the bike chain hurts like a bitch, but apparently that's not on the list.
As a commuter, roadies seem weird to me.
As a mountain biker, roadies seem weird to me.
As a roadie, roadies seem weird to me. They think an expensive bike makes them faster.
A guy even wrote a book about it.
It's about the dope.
is that real? and if yes: was it written after or before his doping came out? both would be funny in their way
Written years before he was caught. This cunt also diverted millions from those yellow wrist bands into a fund for his planned post career political aspirations. US charity laws are a joke, ask JD Vance.
I'm not sure what adjective I would use to describe middle aged men with beer bellies wearing day-glo spandex and plastic shoes, but it sure isn't anything associated with the stereotypically fashionable gay community.
Please do not try to use "gay" as an insult.
We're sorry if it moved.
Fellas, is it gay if-?
When MAMILs attack...
I'm an ebike commuter and there's a section of my commute where I ride on this gravel trail with tree tunnels and a bridge over a creek. It's lovely! I never ride much over 20 kph there because it's a fairly narrow trail and there's a lot of wildlife including turtles that are occasionally trying to cross over to the other side.
But then you get the spandex crowd coming up at twice my speed and kicking up a lot of dust in their wake. It's bad enough for me, but I can't imagine what the dog walkers and other pedestrians I see must think? I hope they don't get cyclists banned from the trail. I've tried to be friendly to the latter. I even shared pics I took of the wildlife with a school group that use it fairly regularly and we're on a first name basis at this point.
As a former commuter turned commuter/roadie. Join the cult! It's fun! We have aero socks and haribo!
Sorry, I can't ride without flats, normal clothes, some racks, and a big-ass bag or two. Why be aero when wind resistance only makes your legs stronger?
You know, getting a cargo bike and hauling stuff around for no reason sounds fun.
Because you can is still a reason, just saying.
It was meant in a playful way. 🙂
Taking my box of junk out for a nice ride around town is another reason. 😆
Yeah I kinda figured as much.
Gotta let the junk air out now and then lol
I'll stick to hand-knit wool socks and fresh fruit, thanks.
Merino wool ftw, mine are store bought though.
my brother got me a merino wool shirt and now im all gaga about the material.
As a general rule, people "racing "on public roads is weird to me. Whether speeding cars, running on already crowded sidewalks or riding a bike, trying to go fast or hogging a means of transit (when running / riding in packs) where you are supposed to be careful of others seems off.
it feels amazing, just saying
I was gonna say try estrogen but I see youre already one of us lmao
I'm not on HRT yet but I did crack my egg :) clothes, skincare, makeup, hair removal, all I can do RN :)
So does humping a spaghetti squash and we're not supposed to do that!
EDIT: Sheesh, bunch of prudes... But it does feel good!
Yeah... that leap in logic makes total sense 🙃 anyways, who cares if you wanna sex up a squash it's your business I guess
get a life
I'm sorry if a silly, throwaway joke upsets you this much. I really want to squash this conflict...
Because gravel rash is much worse with hair.
Depends on how you treat it IMO: Stick on bandaids? Oh yeah.
Paint on bandages or colloidal bandages? Not much of a difference.
It's more the scraping out of the little rocks from the wound
Because the others are doing it too - (FOMO)
I did it due to everyone else who I cycled with did it, felt awesome being part of the gang. Also cannot forget the solid transition from tan legs to lily white, use to put tan lotion to get that transition line as sharp as possible
I used to mountain bike with jeans on. I would shave my legs so my leg hairs would not get plucked by the material rubbing my legs. I've continued to use a clipper on them because very short hair or smooth legs feel so much better than long hair legs.
to each their own.
Never really wore jeans, usually loose-ish cargo pants or maybe gym shorts if I'm not working.
Not exactly aero, but I find it pretty comfy.