[M-323]

guys, its just hair. it grows back. Bodybuilders have been shaving their whole bodies since the 70's... maybe before.

I use electric clippers, not a razor cause you can ingrown hairs which can be a pain in the ... where ever you get them.

[pkingfl]

Thought this would be a good thread to put up my first post - I shave them, part vanity, part ritual of race prep, it feels good, it looks good...my wife thinks it's weird, ok I'll give that to her.

Shave on! (but shave carefully)

[funetical]

Excellent first post!

[whyeyebike]

I broke down and started shaving. And I like it. 90% vanity (just being honest) but I have found that my legs are cooler in the humid weather and it feels good. I agree with "M", its only hair.

[funetical]

I'm still tempted by the idea of silky smooth legs, I just can't rationalize the razor expense.

[Weav]

If I'd shave my legs, it sure as heck would not be to improve my cycling performance (because it does not) or make it easier to dress a wound (perhaps yes it does). It would be for pure vanity, which is the answer any honest cyclist would tell you if his ego would allow him to be forthright. I see leg shavers as mostly poseurs. If you're not getting paid to look the part, and you wouldn't do it otherwise, then why do it!!!

Poseur's, all you leg shavers!

[Gaspipe]

Shaving seems like a complete waste of time to me. I suppose if I were already accustomed to a lot of primping, I might not see it that way.

[whyeyebike]

Originally Posted by Weav

Poseur's, all you leg shavers!

Easy man....I openly admit that I shave my legs for vanity purposes, but I have also had to clean severe road rash when I had hair, and it was painful as hell. What I don't do is run around condemning people that don't shave. I don't recommend it to anyone or suggest it to anyone unless they ask me first.

[Gaspipe]

I have heard the road rash pitch many times and I think it is dubious at best. Leg hair has never made cleaning road rash any more difficult or painful in my experience on both sides of the scrub brush. I often wonder if this is an attempt to lend legitimacy to what most people would otherwise consider odd, deviant, or embarassing behavior for a man. In other words, if I shaved, this is what I would tell my non-cyclist male friends if they happened to notice because they would think me a cross-dressing wierdo if I said I just like the look of shaved legs on men.

I see nothing wrong with shaving because you like the look or feel. We all do a lot of other things for that reason.

[funetical]

If my beard isn't causing drag, I fail to see the leg hair doing it. I don't shave for vanity reasons. I don't like the look. I've cleaned road rash with leg hair, it hurts, a lot.