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07-08-21, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ksryder

Except for the actual scientific wind tunnel tests that proved otherwise. Facial hair made no appreciable difference, but shaved legs saved about 82 seconds over 40 km. Facial hair made no appreciable difference, but shaved legs saved about 82 seconds over 40 km.

Wait, so shaved legs (82 sec/40km (or 25 miles)) work better than a lighter bike (30 seconds/100 miles, based on a long, argumentative thread)?

EDIT: Did they test different densities of leg hair? I mean, there's the kind that you can barely see, and then there's the sort that so thick it looks like socks.

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