Shaving legs: Poll.

x8swift9x
x8swift9x Posts: 268
edited November 2009 in The bottom bracket
Sure it has been covered, but I couldn't find a poll.

I'm on the verge of doing it, the only thing slightly putting me off is the abuse I will receive from mates etc etc.

If you don't, what are your thoughts on the topic?

If you do, what is best to use? (I can't imagine it being much of a chore, but the amount of girls I come across with stubbly legs makes me believe it must be...)
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  • Vino
    Vino Posts: 184
    x8swift9x wrote:
    Sure it has been covered, but I couldn't find a poll.

    I'm on the verge of doing it, the only thing slightly putting me off is the abuse I will receive from mates etc etc.

    If you don't, what are your thoughts on the topic?

    If you do, what is best to use? (I can't imagine it being much of a chore, but the amount of girls I come across with stubbly legs makes me believe it must be...)

    Ees somthing to do in Summer to make calves look defined and sexy for pull eenglish girl, not in winter when not wear shorts.

    I suggest you stop hanging round with stubbly munters.

    Perhaps real question should be where is you stopping shave" The Calves prefer pornstar look.

    AVE
  • skinson
    skinson Posts: 362
    The only ones who should have bare legs are, people with no gonads, and those with alopecia! It's just not natural. :wink:
    Dave
  • x8swift9x
    x8swift9x Posts: 268
    Vino wrote:
    I suggest you stop hanging round with stubbly munters.

    LOL! I could understand when it was my ex. But girls going out to clubs, especially in uni freshers week. Couldn't believe it.
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    Shaving:-

    More aerodynamic - doubtful and certainly not in my case
    Quicker healing after a crash - I can see the benefits there but one off in 20 years tells me it is more effort than it's worth.
    Looks; I think men should be au naturel, not for me.

    Anything else to consider?

    Not for me.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • tarquin_foxglove
    tarquin_foxglove Posts: 554
    edited October 2009
    daviesee wrote:
    Shaving:-
    More aerodynamic - doubtful and certainly not in my case
    Quicker healing after a crash - I can see the benefits there but one off in 20 years tells me it is more effort than it's worth.
    Looks; I think men should be au naturel, not for me.

    Anything else to consider?

    Easier to massage - only applicable to pro's?
    Look like a pro - No1 reason surely?

    re: road rash - I've never had it on my calf/shin; had it on knees, elbows, hips & bum, where do you stop shaving?
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    I need all the insulation I can get, especially over winter!
    Hairy & proud!

    +1 on stubbly munters :wink:
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  • mask of sanity
    mask of sanity Posts: 610
    :lol: Don't be a pussy Kieran, just do it! I reckon the only reason you're not sure about it is because you know you're legs will look rubbish next to mine... :wink::lol:
  • ex-pat scot
    ex-pat scot Posts: 939
    The real disadvantage to shaving is in deciding where to stop.

    Personally I find that "up to the belly button" works for me...
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  • x8swift9x
    x8swift9x Posts: 268
    ex-pat scot wrote:
    Personally I find that "up to the belly button"

    Damn, hadn't thought of this! I currently shave/trim the nether regions. But completely off! That will take some thinking. !!!!!
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  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    daviesee wrote:
    Shaving:-

    More aerodynamic - doubtful and certainly not in my case
    Quicker healing after a crash - I can see the benefits there but one off in 20 years tells me it is more effort than it's worth.
    Looks; I think men should be au naturel, not for me.
    Anything else to consider?
    The simple reason is that roadies shave their legs because other roadies shave their legs: it's a "one of the gang" thing.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    it's tradition but only in summer.

    Go up to just above the knee, i find i get bad ingrowing hairs if i go higher.
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  • Vino
    Vino Posts: 184
    x8swift9x wrote:
    ex-pat scot wrote:
    Personally I find that "up to the belly button"

    Damn, hadn't thought of this! I currently shave/trim the nether regions. But completely off! That will take some thinking. !!!!!

    i admit is awkward in Gym.
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    Surely, ahem, 'below the belly button' causes itching?

    I once tried to tidy things up before a 'sure thing' type of date (not a prostitute or anything. We'd just been getting on very well at Uni) but got a little carried away with the razor. Anyhoo, after a couple of weeks my nethers were itchy as hell and I don't think the young lady in question was to blame. It was re-growth. Do you just have to keep shaving on a weekly bais?
  • turnerjohn
    turnerjohn Posts: 1,069
    daviesee wrote:
    Shaving:-

    Looks; I think men should be au naturel,...

    quote]

    you cycle in the buff then ? :o
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    You don't have to shave, wax or Veet type creams are 2 perfectly good options; if you gunna do it wax will last longer and you won't get stubble like velcro when you wear jeans.
    I know a pro triathlete chap who uses wax or cream to remove hair, never shaves.

    If you want to do it, do it; in the nicest possible way s*d what others think, including your mates, it's not as if your chasing their legs with your Gillette Mac 3 ;)
  • synchronicity
    synchronicity Posts: 1,415
    waxing is better than shaving- :wink:
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    bompington wrote:
    daviesee wrote:
    Shaving:-

    More aerodynamic - doubtful and certainly not in my case
    Quicker healing after a crash - I can see the benefits there but one off in 20 years tells me it is more effort than it's worth.
    Looks; I think men should be au naturel, not for me.
    Anything else to consider?
    The simple reason is that roadies shave their legs because other roadies shave their legs: it's a "one of the gang" thing.

    Quite so. THere are 2 reasons roadies shave their legs. The first is identified above, the 2nd is that Lycra shorts and hairy legs look silly. The reason the practice started was at a sponsor's insistence, i believe.

    As for the method, I'm a disposable razor man. I once went to a beauticians and asked them to wax my legs but they refused claiming "We aren't that sort of establishment"
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    Surely, ahem, 'below the belly button' causes itching?

    I once tried to tidy things up before a 'sure thing' type of date (not a prostitute or anything. We'd just been getting on very well at Uni) but got a little carried away with the razor. Anyhoo, after a couple of weeks my nethers were itchy as hell and I don't think the young lady in question was to blame. It was re-growth. Do you just have to keep shaving on a weekly bais?

    Error. No need my young acquaintance, it's too late to back out by the time she's exposed to that!
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Barkiesnake
    Barkiesnake Posts: 244
    Actually i am thinking of waxing, Did it once for charity a few years back and it felt great :oops:
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  • UncleFred
    UncleFred Posts: 227
    I use Veet or Nair,. Doesn't last as long as waxing but I get really bad ingrowing hairs.

    Go as far as my arse and top of my thighs, that's where the hair stops anyway.

    Garden gets a trim every couple of weeks.
  • LittleB0b
    LittleB0b Posts: 416
    Yes

    ...but only when i'm looking for sex.
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    sex is more fun with two pairs of shaved legs...
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    ride_whenever wrote:
    sex is more fun with two pairs of shaved legs...

    Especially if neither of them is yours.
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  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Shaved legs shows your allegiance to the sport I'm told.

    My missus wasn't keen at first but after they tan in summer she likes the muscle definition it shows off.

    The question is where do you stop?

    See some porn guys with no hair whatsoever how the fuck do you do that? Lot of shaving or wax?
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Gazzaputt wrote:

    The question is where do you stop?

    Shave all the legs, use a body trimmer on the rest.

    I admit I only do it so everyone can see my muscles. Not ashamed. :wink:
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    turnerjohn wrote:
    daviesee wrote:
    Shaving:-

    Looks; I think men should be au naturel,...

    quote]

    you cycle in the buff then ? :o

    For everyone elses sake, no! :shock:
    For my knackers sake, no :wink:

    As for the pro look, my belly negates that ever happening :oops:
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    LittleB0b wrote:
    Yes

    ...but only when i'm looking for sex.

    So are you saying there are times when you're not looking? :shock:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,602
    Will be again next summer providing my legs are lean and toned by then and have seen some sun. Lycra and hair don't mix. You have to shave your thighs too or you will have the mick taken :lol:

    I've always used a razor (or several for the first shave of the season!) but my top tip is never do it the day before an early season race as sports balm and shaving nicks don't go too well together!! :shock:
  • andrewJohnson
    andrewJohnson Posts: 201
    Not very hairy anyway (my legs) so waxing would be pointless.
  • on the road
    on the road Posts: 5,631
    x8swift9x wrote:
    Sure it has been covered, but I couldn't find a poll.

    I'm on the verge of doing it, the only thing slightly putting me off is the abuse I will receive from mates etc etc.

    If you don't, what are your thoughts on the topic?

    If you do, what is best to use? (I can't imagine it being much of a chore, but the amount of girls I come across with stubbly legs makes me believe it must be...)
    You don't need to do it in winter. Who's going to see them?

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