Laggard

That's not what I remember.

Tan, hairless and super tone legs seemed to be enjoyed by many a woman. Who wants to rub godzilla's leg?

Above all, shaved legs are just more comfortable. It's funny to hear that statement denied by people who have never shaved their legs.

Jonny B

I kinda want to shave me legs, but a) the rest of me is really hairy too, so I'd look really odd, b) my girlfriend would have a fit (she can hardly be bothered to shave herself), and c) I only shave my face every four or five days, so there's no way I could ever be bothered to keep it up.

BTW, I noticed that not only were new World Champ Igor Astarloa's arms covered in road rash from an earlier crash (can't be many people that have crashed and still won), but also very hairy, even by my standards (that's pretty hairy).

Da Tinker

My bride of many years freaks when I shave my legs. I am rather hairy, plus it seems to grow fast. I have to shave every other day to look decent and not have truly fierce stubble. Plus she hates it when my legs are smoother than hers.

JCM800

Perhaps for you.

But I consider hair both natural and comfortable. Besides,I've yet to hear any female complain to me about the hair on my legs. There are also beautiful women who don't shave their legs.

I have no reason to shave my legs or use nail polish at this time. But I do support anyone who chooses to do so.

Regards.

TXCiclista

Use shears to get the leg close and then buy some "Nair" (I actually use a $5 cream from Wal-Mart that smells much better). The hair just wipes off. Just remember it's getting cold and goosebumps after shaving suck!

TXCiclista

PS With respect to the whole "My fiancee hates it" "my girlfriend freaks" just tell them "I supported you when [insert male sexist thing that you stood by them on here]. Why can't you support me here? If we're ever going to acheive a truly gender-blind society, men have to be allowed to shave their legs. To be quite honest, your sexist attitude really surprises me." Works every time

shokhead

IMO,dumb unless you are a serious racer.Its more of a cool factor.

jchet

Interesting point of view. At 43 a "coolness factor" is far from the logic for me to shave my legs. I do know this, when I train 8-12 hours a week my legs need to be massaged. My lovely wife is happy to do this for me, if I had hair on those legs the hair would be pulled making it painful to get the message. Additionally on the rare occasion I crash it sure is a mess to clean and heal those legs when I have hair involved. Perhaps I am "dumb" but the lack of hair sure makes practicle sense to me.

ImprezaDrvr

IMO, dumb not to.

RonH

Doesn't everyone???

I use shaving cream and a Mach3 razor. Use Nair or an electric shaver for the first shave of the season.

How high?? Well up to my .....
Actually I shave about 2" above the tan line on the inside of the leg. Gotta make sure the hair doesn't show when you sit down while wearing regular shorts. On the outside of the leg I shave up to my hip joint area. If I crash, I'm going to fall and slide on the outside.




Another reason to shave. Leg grippers don't grip on leg hair.

Just like shaving your face - take your time until you get used to doing it.


Shave my arms?? Not yet.

asinus

Nice diagram!

In other news, swallow your manhood and get an epilator! No stubbles! Grows back thinner! Chicks dig the hairless legs... they say "you shave your legs?" I say, "No, I epilate." they say, "ooohhhh, do me in the butt."

It's all true except the last part!

Dchiefransom

The women I meet don't, but for balance I'd be shaving everything. I'm the guy the New Joisey lady comediannes make fun of. We get to a certain age and the hair leaves the head and migrates everywhere else. It would be too much problem to constantly shave everything, including my back. I just leave it on and hope they don't use too much tape on the road rash bandage. When they put in my new pacemaker, it took 30 minutes to get the tape off all the monitoring sticky tabs they stuck on me without tearing off clumps of skin with the hair. If you're not too hairy yet, go ahead and strip those gams clean.

The_Peddler

Thanks for the laugh


I used to shave my legs when i was a wee lad racing, now im an overweight beer guzzler, i reckon my mates down the local would snot me one.

But as for 'To shave or not to shave' Procrastinate and you'll die wondering, just do it.

shokhead

Its dumb,not you unless ya race.If you just ride,i dont see a need but thats mo.

jchet

I suppose it may depend on your definition of a ride. I work out on a bike to race, so a ride to me might be a 5 hour hammer ride in the mountians working those legs until they burn. I know that after ride massage from the wife sure helps.

wza97

Heh, I'm not really considering it at this point, but I think it's a funny topic. I'm a pretty hairy guy and my girlfriend jokes around about it all the time. But when I joke back that I'm shaving it all off or waxing, she is completely disgusted. I think she likes me hairy. Just maybe not this hairy.

shokhead

I've said that in my posts that i can understand it if you race or i suppose ride 100's of miles a week.

TriDevil

If I dont have an electric razon to trim up before going in with my mach 3 what do you guys suggest to use? I 'trimmed' with some scissors on my upper thighs then shaved them but that was really impractical, had to clean the razon out after every run through, still way too much hair for a razor. Any suggestions?

Da Tinker

Posted by CarlJStoneham - 10-14-03 at 07:44 AM
PS With respect to the whole "My fiancee hates it" "my girlfriend freaks" just tell them "I supported you when [insert male sexist thing that you stood by them on here]. Why can't you support me here? If we're ever going to acheive a truly gender-blind society, men have to be allowed to shave their legs. To be quite honest, your sexist attitude really surprises me." Works every time


That sounds like a good plan. After all, I have gone to the store in the middle of the night to buy tampons on more than one occasion.

Syncros-CL6

have a couple beers and the ideal will get better

RonH

Try Nair (or Nair for Men) to remove the long stuff. Then use the Mach3 as the stubble begins to grow back.

TriDevil

ITS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Say hello to smooth legs! Took forever. Have quite a few nicks but once I learned what angles worked best for various leg parts it smoothed out. Used a helluva lot of shaving cream! Did make it pretty smooth, no razor burn that I can really see. I didnt completly get a few spots so I'll catch them tomorrow after my ride. I'm loving the look! Thanks to all for the advice!