seypat

True.

kingston 

I use thinksport and a lot of road grime sticks to it. On a long brevet, when I have to reapply a few times, it's much much easier with smooth legs. As an extra benefit, the thinksport/road grime mix is a fantastic exfoliator!

TCollen

I know a red bike is always faster and I'm certain a yellow jersey will make anyone faster.

I suppose this man/Neanderthal would become more aero if he shaved any part that wasn't clothed.



But for the rest of amateur cycling humanity, the aero difference would be close to miniscule while the dweeb factor might be off the scale.

stuff shredman

the Thinksport sunscreen got much better ratings than what I use on EWG's rating chart. Combine that with the exfoliation side benefit, and I'm switching brands. Thanks for the tip!
https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/about-...Lotion_SPF_50/

kingston 

Pro tip #2: Fill a little hotel shampoo bottle and put it in your jersey pocket. Just enough for two reapplications.

Eric F 

Looking like a "dweeb" is a matter of perspective. When rolling fast and furious with 100 or more shaved racers and ex-racers on my local go-fast group rides, my furry legs make me look like the "dweeb".

sitflyer

I laughed so hard reading the link that beer shot out my nose!

stuff shredman

perfect. I'll be climbing Haleakela in a few months ... will definitely need some re-application and will have a good supply of hotel shampoo bottles!

pgjackson

Gotta' look pretty for the dudes in the peloton...

boberuddy

I shaved my hairy legs when I started racing at the age of 40. I no longer race, but at 63 keep my shapely legs shaved. The ladies love it as does my wife of 44 years. Shave and make the ladies happy!
Bob

PrettyCurious

I haven't shaved my legs in over 60 years, and sometimes I ride barefoot - unclipped, of course. If I want to go faster, I try to go downhill.

RChung

I have a friend who rides bikes, shaves her legs, is openly gay, and says exactly the same thing.

pgjackson

Male shaved legs most definitely don't make the ladies happy. Typically the response is "WTF, does that guy shave his legs?" Sorry guys, if you are doing it because you think the ladies like it, you are in for a rude awakening (no matter what your wife thinks).

KJ43

Yeah...we'll listen to the insecure guy on "what the ladies like".

pgjackson

Nothing remotely insecure. Go ahead and ask your lady friends if they think male shaved legs are attractive. That's the worst reason of all to shave your legs.

livedarklions

Lame, lame, lame. Really, really, really lame. The astoudingest quality of lame in the history of lameness. An unparalleled hobbling. Beyond the scale of gait impairment. Like a centipede with 50 limps. Makes a cephalopod look like a tap dancer.

wolfchild

11 pages and OP hasn't been back yet.

fredlord

Hey you. Yeah, you. You know who I'm talking to, buddy.

Stop being unpleasant when you disagree with someone. A grownup came into the room a while ago and told you to stop. So please stop. Your tone is a real downer.

You know who I'm talking to, mister.

fredlord

Hey, no need to get excited.

I wasn't talking to you.

livedarklions

Well, apparently if I don't name names, it's not hostile, so I guess I can just say a bunch of reactionary smart alecks posting not so subtle transphobic/homophobic comments is not particularly pleasant to a lot of people reading this forum. And then the "grown up" endorsed a joke that basically said "haha, you're fat." I'm just going to come out and say that was not moderating as I understand it, that was licensing one side to continue trolling.

Ten to one this comment gets deleted as well.

I suspect a few people know who I'm talking to.

Nachoman

Someone's obsessed.

Maelochs

The idea that All "women" I put this in quotes because based on some comments I am not sure some posters here actually know any, and are dealing entirely with internet- and video-fueled fantasies) think or feel the same about any topic is about as smart as thinking all cyclists fee and think the same about any topic.

livedarklions

Actually, it's dumber, cyclists generally feel like they're willing to cycle.

I'm also under the impression that women may be more likely to be intolerant of male hairiness than they were in prior decades. I'm long since past the point where I concern myself with being plausibly attractive to younger women, but I think they're more likely to have an expectation that men's body hair will be groomed and/or shaved.,

livedarklions

And, while you're at it:

Arms race

ksryder

It's cool that the mods decide to crack down on the people calling out the toxic masculinity edgelords instead of actually cracking down on the toxic masculinity edgelords.

I try to be tolerant and understanding of the mods because it's a thankless task but they're flat wrong on this.