Comments on: Why Do Cyclists Shave Their Legs?

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:50:20 +0000

Whether you remove your leg hair or not – and whether you shave or use a hair removal cream you MUST read these product reviews for Veet for men on Amazon. They are hilarious and a sage warning for “proceeding too far above the short line”.http://www.amazon.co.uk/Veet-Men-Hair-Removal-Creme/dp/B000KKNQBK

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:49:46 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with men shaving their legs. I know lots of men who race and they all shave their legs albeit on the road or MTB. For all the reasons above, it’s a good idea and as a woman who dates a ‘shaver’ I have no issue with it at all. With or without is fine by me!

By: The Wheelie Good Round-Up - Going Going Bike

The Wheelie Good Round-Up - Going Going Bike — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:28:51 +0000

[...] legs are a must for any amateur cyclist takes the sport seriously. There are many benefits of having shaved legs but does it make you go faster? This is a question that came up this week here at the Going Going [...]

By: tejvan

tejvan — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:21:31 +0000

Nick, that’s a great reason to shave the legs!

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:16:48 +0000

Hi. My name’s Nick, and I shave my legs. There; said it. Why? Not for vanity, not to help treat road-rash, not for aerodynamics; not for massaging ~ but because I live up on Dartmoor and mix road and off road riding and I come across a lot, and I mean A LOT of sheep and deer ticks, and these little blighters find it very difficult to crawl up my shave legs.

By: Fitz

Fitz — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:08:48 +0000

“But, once you have started shaving, it is easy to feel rather proud of the bulging biceps, no longer hidden by a mass of unsightly leg hair.”

You have leg hair on your ARMS? Weird.

I don’t shave for a reason you mention. Where would you stop? Plus I disagree it looks better.

By: Amoeba

Amoeba — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:06:58 +0000

A real cyclist rides a bike.

Shave one’s legs – what for? To save weight?

One might as well shave those knobbly bits off the tyres. Or inflate the tyres with helium.;)

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:14:50 +0000

I have never entertained the idea, the thought of a man shaving his legs is beyond me. I am 50 and I’m not going to win any races I cycle for fun. However this article has made me think twice and I’m going though a debate in my mind now (Thanks for that). I might not win any races but I could fall off, therefore if I shave my legs it would be easier to clean and faster to heal. mmm what do I do?

By: Middlesex R.C. 10 Mile TT | Cycling UK

Middlesex R.C. 10 Mile TT | Cycling UK — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:09:40 +0000

[...] for what seems like ages. Double digit temperatures mean racing in shorts, and the annual ritual of shaving the legs the night [...]

By: darwin

darwin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:33:26 +0000

Hhaha..I love your blog. Well to the matter at hand..I shave all my body except my head. (and nose hair :P)

I am a sprint track cyclist, every little bit of wind resistance is there to slow me down ;0) use this as an excuse lads. *btw no hair is a lot easier to clean up after a fall, (all over the burns of the body, not just the legs, back etc)