Originally Posted by
kbro1986
Ok, first... thank you for your educated response.
second...Instead of saying this... why don't you answer the original question?
What are those benchmarks to you?
What is holding you back from shaving? Do you not think your fast enough or that your skills are too "fred" to justify the shaving? Whatever "fred" means....I think that once you've achieve a high average speed, ride distances with ease and develop awesome bike handling skills your ready. Me, 30km/h average speed on solo 100km or more rides showed I was ready to join the brotherhood...that and not getting dropped on the A group club ride.
For me shaving was a combination of.....(ranked in order of influence)
1. Looks, how I felt they looked. Not anyone else, me personally how I viewed my legs and how they have developed over the years.
2. Fitting in with the crowd on my club rides as i progressed from slow to not so slow.
3. Functionality suntan lotion, cleaning, how I felt even faster. (don't underestimate the placebo effect)