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Old 07-08-21, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Ross
Incorrect. The wind doesn't care [sic] where on your body the hair is so long as it's exposed...so if facial hair "has very little impact on aerodynamics" than so too does arm and leg hair.
That's like saying all parts of a car or bicycle are equally sensitive to airflow and drag. They are most certainly not. Your face presents a different surface profile and area than your arms and legs.
There are guys in the peloton that often have facial hair e.g. Thomas De Gendt always does and Peter Sagan sometimes.
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