Shaved legs - what are the benefits?
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Mountain bikers don't tend to, and I guess they are just as likely to go over into gravel on a trail, or hit a tree!
I wonder whether it is just because it is the thing the pro racers do that road bikers do as well. A kind of etiquette thing?
I would never shave my legs, that is one thing that would put me off road biking though, (looking at various forums on the subject) feeling that I didn't conform to the accepted code.
With Mountain Biking, no-one seems bothered.
I wonder whether it is just because it is the thing the pro racers do that road bikers do as well. A kind of etiquette thing?
I would never shave my legs, that is one thing that would put me off road biking though, (looking at various forums on the subject) feeling that I didn't conform to the accepted code.
With Mountain Biking, no-one seems bothered.
I shaved my legs once a week for the 7 year when I used to take triathlon seriously. The benefits for a pro include making massage easier and in pro cycling, where they always seem to be falling off, there's a benefit when dressing wounds. For an amateur (as I was) that doesn't do road racing the main benefit was ...... looking like a pro. Though it is also marginally easier to shower because the dirt washes off more quickly. Even 20 years later I think that my hairy legs look a bit silly in bike shorts.
One aerodynamic study said you should shave the fronts and leave the backs hairy as it created less drag as the air flowed over your legs and broke away. Or the other way round. Or something! I've never shaved my legs it's too much hassle but I have never raced.
I got a pilonidal sinus about 25 years ago, right in the middle of my arse cheeks. It was horrendous and the surgery (and the aftermath! 😯) were truly grim. Had to shave/immac my bum for months after, again not pleasant
I got a pilonidal sinus about 25 years ago, right in the middle of my arse cheeks. It was horrendous and the surgery (and the aftermath! 😯) were truly grim. Had to shave/immac my bum for months after, again not pleasant
cat with a hat said:
mondeoman said:
Makes you faster, proven several times. Not massively, about a minute over 20 miles iirc. But if you care enough, that's enough to make it worth it.
Bullst.It will be minimal.
Bizarrely enough it will make you faster, unless your personal windtunnel has shown differing results?
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