Guys shaving their legs.....
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patrickblo13 wrote: »I know a lot of cyclists shave their legs which I never understood why. Is that leg hair really slowing you down? I also don't understand guys that get pedicures.....
@Patriclblo13
Specialized actually did some wind tunnel testing which confirmed a small aero advantage.
But that difference depends on where you happen to be on the Chewbacca scale to start with.
I shaved down once for a very special event where I was riding with an elite cyclist just to do everything I possibly could to maximise every last fraction of performance. It was as much a mental thing to feel fully prepared.
Never again! Shaving was bad enough but the weeks of stubble were worse.
Considering how effective a skin suit is, I believe it.
^ That's for a 40 km time trial, about 25 miles.0 -
futureicon wrote: »Right, so when a dude shaves his legs, how does he know when to stop? I mean, if I stopped at my *kitten*, now I just have a weird hairy *kitten*.. might as well keep going.. now I have a hairy-border at my lower back.. thus the debauchery continues..
I almost lost a mouthful of lunch seeing this pop up. Too funny!0 -
NorthCascades wrote: »patrickblo13 wrote: »I know a lot of cyclists shave their legs which I never understood why. Is that leg hair really slowing you down? I also don't understand guys that get pedicures.....
@Patriclblo13
Specialized actually did some wind tunnel testing which confirmed a small aero advantage.
But that difference depends on where you happen to be on the Chewbacca scale to start with.
I shaved down once for a very special event where I was riding with an elite cyclist just to do everything I possibly could to maximise every last fraction of performance. It was as much a mental thing to feel fully prepared.
Never again! Shaving was bad enough but the weeks of stubble were worse.
Considering how effective a skin suit is, I believe it.
^ That's for a 40 km time trial, about 25 miles.
According the video the Specialized Wind Tunnel guys did, shaved legs equated to a time savings of between 50 and 82 seconds over a 40km TT, depending on how hairy the rider was. There is no shortage of cyclists that spend thousands of $$ for aero equipment to get time savings a lot smaller than that. Just looking at the above graphic, the rear disc wheel shows a 29 seconds savings. You can easily spend $2,000 on a rear disc, and much more besides depending on the brand. Shaving legs is free speed.
The other frequently-given reasoning for cyclists shaving their legs is it makes road rash from crashes easier to treat and much less prone to infection.
YouTube video made by the Specialized aerodynamics guys here, if anyone is interested.1 -
I shave my legs. They are ripped and look better shaven. Yep, I'm vain like that. Luckily I'm just genetically an unhairy person since I find body hair pretty gross.3
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cgreen120288 wrote: »griffk44219 wrote: »Just heard on the radio. According to the NY Post approximately 40% of men shave their legs now......um WTF? That number sounds really high. I can see if you are competing as a body builder or something similar..
Maybe I am just old or old fashioned. It's not the normal for a heterosexual male in my little part of the world to shave their legs.
What does shaving have to do with sexual orientation?
Like he said. ... his lil part of the world
When I was cycling and living on the west coast, shaving legs wasn't a big deal.
Had I lived elsewhere, it might have been an issue. Might not too... dunno.1 -
cgreen120288 wrote: »
I just use clippers as well. Maybe a razor once or twice per year.0 -
cgreen120288 wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »cgreen120288 wrote: »griffk44219 wrote: »Just heard on the radio. According to the NY Post approximately 40% of men shave their legs now......um WTF? That number sounds really high. I can see if you are competing as a body builder or something similar..
Maybe I am just old or old fashioned. It's not the normal for a heterosexual male in my little part of the world to shave their legs.
What does shaving have to do with sexual orientation?
Like he said. ... his lil part of the world
When I was cycling and living on the west coast, shaving legs wasn't a big deal.
Had I lived elsewhere, it might have been an issue. Might not too... dunno.
Just amazing how a form of grooming is linked to sexual orientation anywhere TBH
Agreed.
When I was putting in high miles, my legs were really cut.
Women had no problem with me shaving them.
Why people care about this, I have no idea.
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I think we need selfies so we can judge.
You know, for science.3 -
I think we need selfies so we can judge.
You know, for science.
Anything for a fellow okie...
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Bear checking in1
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Motorsheen wrote: »griffk44219 wrote: »patrickblo13 wrote: »I know a lot of cyclists shave their legs which I never understood why. Is that leg hair really slowing you down? I also don't understand guys that get pedicures.....
Yea I've heard this too. I have been told if you fall while riding you will lose less skin without hair versus with hair
there is some truth in this
and it's far easier to dress and clean the road rash when the legs are clear of hair
Correct. There are other reasons but the ease of cleaning the wound is by far the number 1 reason that cyclists shave their legs.
http://bicycling.about.com/od/howtoride/tp/why_do_cyclists_shave.htm
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cgreen120288 wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »cgreen120288 wrote: »griffk44219 wrote: »Just heard on the radio. According to the NY Post approximately 40% of men shave their legs now......um WTF? That number sounds really high. I can see if you are competing as a body builder or something similar..
Maybe I am just old or old fashioned. It's not the normal for a heterosexual male in my little part of the world to shave their legs.
What does shaving have to do with sexual orientation?
Like he said. ... his lil part of the world
When I was cycling and living on the west coast, shaving legs wasn't a big deal.
Had I lived elsewhere, it might have been an issue. Might not too... dunno.
Just amazing how a form of grooming is linked to sexual orientation anywhere TBH
Why are you amazed?
When I was a kid, a lot of gay men used to have an earring in only one ear. That was a form of grooming that was 100 % linked to sexual orientation.
Grooming and sex are pretty closely linked. I mean, finding a partner, or looking good to get them in the mood, or whatever, have always relied partly on grooming. There are other reasons people groom themselves but that's a really big one.
I'm not saying it's cool to go around being bigoted or anything. And I'm not saying that shaving one's legs is "gay." I'm just saying it isn't surprising at all that people would link grooming to sexuality.0 -
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I've seen a guy at work who let his girl paint his nails several times. Don't know of any yet who shave their legs, though..but I haven't asked everyone to roll up their pantlegs yet, so..0
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Men whom shave, get more of their square footage; tongue bathed!
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DeficitDuchess wrote: »Men whom shave, get more of their square footage; tongue bathed!
Angela?1 -
DeficitDuchess wrote: »Men whom shave, get more of their square footage; tongue bathed!
Angela?
No, sorry!0 -
Same. I don't shave my back, but the arms, legs, pits, and... special place gets shaved once a week.Black_LabeI wrote: »Body hair is disgusting to me and I have shaved everything for over 20 years. I don't feel that I should keep hair because it is what everyone else prefers. I'm comfortable in my sexuality so that doesnt deter me from doing what I want to do.
Now, I don't just whip out the shaving cream/razor and hit my legs, I use trimmers all over the entire body. It's close, but not razor close. Rock tape doesn't stick to hair very well either and I'm currently using that as a small part in my knee therapy.2 -
LiftingLady5 wrote: »littlemissbgiff wrote: »LiftingLady5 wrote: »littlemissbgiff wrote: »
I always thought a bear was something else....
Well now you've piqued my interest and I'm dying to know what you thought it meant!
Well a bear is what hairy older gay dudes sometimes call themselves.
Lmfao!0 -
cgreen120288 wrote: »griffk44219 wrote: »Just heard on the radio. According to the NY Post approximately 40% of men shave their legs now......um WTF? That number sounds really high. I can see if you are competing as a body builder or something similar..
Maybe I am just old or old fashioned. It's not the normal for a heterosexual male in my little part of the world to shave their legs.
What does shaving have to do with sexual orientation?
I didn't mean for you to think that I was implying that it did. I was just stating that in my little part of the world that is not the norm unless it's for a sport related thing.1 -
dragon_girl26 wrote: »I've seen a guy at work who let his girl paint his nails several times.
I worked with somebody like that, too. He was color blind, and alcoholic. He'd pass out, his would polish his nails, then he'd come in to work wondering why everybody was staring at him. In the summer he wore sandals so he'd have pink toenails too.0
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