When stressing one of the reasons you shave your legs hygiene will resonate well in your conversation. Cyclists love a massage. Massage helps release the muscle tension and is a pain to do on hairy legs. Yes, shaved legs are easy to massage for both the client and the massage therapist. Having shaved legs pre-race is also helpful when you apply oil and liniment when prepping your legs. While you might not get a massage every day like the pros, you can still make out that you do and provide this as a very valid reason.
There are a growing number of women that really like the look of men with shaved legs. Just like wearing glasses makes most people look smarter, shaved legs communicate to your fellow road cyclist that you are serious and committed.
Also, shaved legs make it easier to show off muscle definition and this provides a level of intimidation to other riders. Now we come to probably the most important reason and motivation for a grown adult to grab a razor blade and spend a few hours hacking away at years of leg hair growth… Only to end up with legs that may not be socially accepted outside of the cycling and sports community.
Look for three to five blades and a moisturizing strip to get the closest shave with minimal razor burn. Cons: Razors, especially when shaving large body parts like your legs , have a short shelf life, so you might burn through several disposable blades throughout the season particularly if you have thick hair. Each individual hair grows in cycles, so the longer you wax, the easier and less painful it gets as there is seemingly less hair that grows back over time.
Individual strips are less messy than free wax. Pro tip: Hit them quickly with a hairdryer to warm the wax faster. This means you may have to go a few weeks feeling stubbly before you can wax again. It can also be messy, labor-intensive, cause irritation, and painful at first. Pros: Hair removal creams are a fairly effective way to remove hair with minimal time and effort.
It also requires the hair and skin to be moistened prior to use, and if left on too long, can irritate or burn your skin. Pros: Electric razors are convenient, stand the test of time, and the cordless varieties allow you to shave wherever you are, without much cleanup. They can also be loud depending on the model. Bikes and Gear. You still need to develop the skills, fitness and etiquette to be a good cyclist. If you are into adventure riding, gravel, randonneuring, mountain biking or cyclocross, shaved legs are also a less prominent part of the culture.
Ultimately, the choice is up to you. Shaved legs or not, you can still get faster and have lots of fun on a bike. Philippe Tremblay April 10, Reasons to shave your legs as a cyclist One of the main reasons professional cyclists shave their legs is to make their frequent post-ride massages more comfortable. Load More. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Depending on who you talk to — whether it's a massage therapist, a doctor, or your partner — there is an argument to justify each of those reasons.
But perhaps the most compelling reason is that shaved legs are faster, at least according to the folks at Specialized, the major California-based manufacturer of performance bicycles, which has a state-of-the-art wind tunnel. They tested a number of riders "across the entire spectrum of Chewbacca scale," eventually choosing one cyclist, Keith, who had level-6 hairiness — "fairly dense follicles. Although they found that Keith was on the high end of performance savings, even a rider on the low end could save 50 seconds.
That's huge. On average, that's about 70 seconds saved just by shaving your legs. After hundreds of hours of testing in the wind tunnel, Specialized said this was the most surprising revelation it's ever had.
In a bike race or triathlon, where races are won and lost by seconds, and sometimes hundredths of a second, that is an enormous difference.
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