Leg shaving = roadie thing, found a reason for MTBer's

[Herman Toothrot]

Riding this morning a flint sliced a 5mm hole in my front tyre, the tubeless sealant did its job and sealed it nicely. I thought no more of it until I was in the shower at home, both legs, hairs matted and glued together by all the sealant that sprayed up my shins before the hole sealed. I've had to cut some of it out!

[anonymous-user]

Nope, that's not a good enough reason!

(and besides, as a proper MTBer, your lower legs should already be protected by a thick skin of scar tissue form numerous bramble & pedal interfaces! ;-)

[Daveyraveygravey]

Pah! A real mtb-er would have had a foundation of mud matting his leg hair together before the sealant got there! 😵

[smn159]

Veet is your friend here, just don't get any on your bks

[Some Gump]

There is no legitimate reason to go hairless.

[BenGismo]

Some Gump said:

There is no legitimate reason to go hairless.

THIS^^^

[Daveyraveygravey]

BenGismo said:

THIS^^^

+1! Wannabe pro behaviour!

[Some Gump]

Daveyraveygravey said:

+1! Wannabe pro behaviour!

But not even the pros do it!



Those are the world class (and hairy) legs of Peter Sagan. 4 times green points winner at TdF, 7 times GT stage winner, multiple 1 day race winner and 3 time, reigning world champion. No razor in sight. As it should be.

[gazza285]

I do wonder about it sometimes, while cleaning another mud bath off my legs, if it would make showering easier. Never done it though.

[billzeebub]

Daveyraveygravey said:

BenGismo said:

THIS^^^

+1! Wannabe pro behaviour!

Very dubious indeed

[Steve vRS]

gazza285 said:

I do wonder about it sometimes, while cleaning another mud bath off my legs, if it would make showering easier. Never done it though.

It does make washing the mud off easier.

Feels quite nice under dress trousers as well.

[P-Jay]

gazza285 said:

I do wonder about it sometimes, while cleaning another mud bath off my legs, if it would make showering easier. Never done it though.

I've never found mud very hard to clean off anything, it's water soluble!

[Evilex]

In my line of work, I walk up to 15 miles a day. My shins and inner thighs are hairless due to friction from my trousers...

I thought the hairless-legged roadie thing was about it being easier to clean gravel out of wounds after the inevitable crashes rather than an aero advantage. Don't know how it if that translates to the MTB scene, though.

[Jollyclub]

I thought the primary reason pros shave was due to hairless legs being more comfortable during a post-stage deep tissue massage.