Originally Posted by Iride01

I don't know about shaving hair on skin that is going to be exposed, but shaving short the hair on skin that is covered by clothing seems to let the wicking qualities of my shorts and jersey to do their job better and I feel like I am cooler. It also seems to be much less skin irritation down in the nether regions when the hair is trimmed short.

Whether it's evidence or not, I have never had a saddle sore in the last 30 years or more. Nor do I use any chamois cream, even when riding for 4 and 5 hours.