The myths and the science of shaved legs
  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
    16·
    3 days ago

    Professional cyclist shave their legs for two reasons:

    1. They crash frequently and scabs in leg hair can be a problem for healing

    2. All riders get post race massage, and his is better done without pulling on leg hairs.

    Dentists do this because they are posers.

    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
      31·
      2 days ago

      Dentists do this because they are posers.

      Record scratch

      Uh…okay. Sure…?

      Edit: I’m hoping/realizing this is a typo or autocorrect thing, and not another sign that I am no longer “with it” and “hip to what is up”, as I’m sure they’re still saying.

      I’m going to leave my response though, so you can all enjoy my confusion.

    • DaGeek247@fedia.io
      1·
      2 days ago

      Thought for sure it would be that hairs in the bike chain hurts like a bitch, but apparently that’s not on the list.

  • mjr@infosec.pubEnglish
    21·
    3 days ago

    Cyclists in general don’t. Road racers are a minority of cyclists.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
        7·
        3 days ago

        As a roadie, roadies seem weird to me. They think an expensive bike makes them faster.

        A guy even wrote a book about it.

        It’s about the dope.

        • freeman@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          is that real? and if yes: was it written after or before his doping came out? both would be funny in their way

          • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
            8·
            3 days ago

            Written years before he was caught. This cunt also diverted millions from those yellow wrist bands into a fund for his planned post career political aspirations. US charity laws are a joke, ask JD Vance.

    • 🇨🇦 tunetardis@piefed.caEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      I’m an ebike commuter and there’s a section of my commute where I ride on this gravel trail with tree tunnels and a bridge over a creek. It’s lovely! I never ride much over 20 kph there because it’s a fairly narrow trail and there’s a lot of wildlife including turtles that are occasionally trying to cross over to the other side.

      But then you get the spandex crowd coming up at twice my speed and kicking up a lot of dust in their wake. It’s bad enough for me, but I can’t imagine what the dog walkers and other pedestrians I see must think? I hope they don’t get cyclists banned from the trail. I’ve tried to be friendly to the latter. I even shared pics I took of the wildlife with a school group that use it fairly regularly and we’re on a first name basis at this point.

    • SquirrelsdrivemenutsEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      As a former commuter turned commuter/roadie. Join the cult! It’s fun! We have aero socks and haribo!

    • Left as Center@jlai.luEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      As a general rule, people "racing "on public roads is weird to me. Whether speeding cars, running on already crowded sidewalks or riding a bike, trying to go fast or hogging a means of transit (when running / riding in packs) where you are supposed to be careful of others seems off.

  • notavikingEnglish
    31·
    2 days ago

    I did it due to everyone else who I cycled with did it, felt awesome being part of the gang. Also cannot forget the solid transition from tan legs to lily white, use to put tan lotion to get that transition line as sharp as possible

  • Master@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    I used to mountain bike with jeans on. I would shave my legs so my leg hairs would not get plucked by the material rubbing my legs. I’ve continued to use a clipper on them because very short hair or smooth legs feel so much better than long hair legs.

    to each their own.

    • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Never really wore jeans, usually loose-ish cargo pants or maybe gym shorts if I’m not working.

      Not exactly aero, but I find it pretty comfy.