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I rode the trails with a guy on Sunday who had shaved legs.I rode the trails with a guy on Monday who had shaved legs.
He was fast.
True story.
He was slow.
True story.
I rode the trails with a guy on Sunday who had shaved legs.I rode the trails with a guy on Monday who had shaved legs.
He was fast.
True story.
i like the way you think good sirWhen you first shave your legs, the feel of jeans in (proper) contact with your legs is bloody awesome...
Aside from that I've only ever shaved my legs if I was going to be wearing a skirt (at an mtb race) or wearing a dress (umm, err, not during an mtb race).
Make of that what you will.
and no big benefit to massages. Elite runners and cross country skiers get just as many massages as elite cyclists but don't see the need to shave. It's about a look, and while some mtb might think it is silly, or whatever, I come from the road, it is just part of the culture, like teenage boys wearing jeans around their knees, or some mtbers thinking that the 'true' look has to be knee length baggy shorts. Both use the same 'rhetoric' of the authentic. We have many tribes, which is a plus.Roadies think it's cool and trendy even if they don't race elite or pro and get a regular massage - it's all part of the image.
MTBers that don't race elite or pro..... ditto
There is absolutely no reason to shave legs unless you are a pro who gets regular massages before and after a race/training. There is no aerodynamic benefit or healing benefit to shaving your legs.
What he said.How about:
It's ok to shave your legs if you want to.
It's not ok to shave your legs if you don't want to.
You care if other people shave their legs? That's lame.
As a veterinarian I take anything a doctor says (and especially doctor's wives) with a grain of salt... (.. also coming from a family of doctors...). Having said that one of the best A grade MTB riders I know does not shave his legs and until he does I won't be.... (mind you he's at the pointy end of single gear... says it all...).The wife has worked in intensive care for 24 years, is also an international retreival nurse for careflight, i asked about the shaving thing and she called it a bunch of rubbish about gravel rash and healing, she asked doctors and also was told it's rubbish, it's image, thats all!
this chick doesn't.We need a pie graph to help us out
100% Correct. Whilst there are slight benefits for injury/massage etc. we shave our legs to fit in, to look pro. If your a top XC rider it's a must.We should all read this:
http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2011/02/to-shave-or-not-to-shave/
We do it so we look PRO!
Why??we shave our legs to fit in, to look pro. If your a top XC rider it's a must.
I bet your family were well disappointed. I guess vet is the next best thing if your not smart enough to get into medicine.As a veterinarian I take anything a doctor says (and especially doctor's wives) with a grain of salt... (.. also coming from a family of doctors...).
Ever seen a bald Polar Bear?I bet your family were well disappointed. I guess vet is the next best thing if your not smart enough to get into medicine.
If being hairless offerred a performance advantage or even greater healing potential with fewer complications then all native wildlife would be bald by darwinian principles.
Given most land dwelling animals have hair it is logical to assume that it does not pose a disadvantage.