Apparently all serious cyclists

Shawn wrote:
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Fred:

I would like to know why?


The reason I used to hear was infection.

You go down, lose a bunch of skin, and it's easier to clean up and
there's less
chance of infection if it's shaved.

A friend of mine was chastised by an ER doc for *not* shaving his legs,
when he got cleaned up from a particularly bad fall.
But... How often do non-racers get road rash? Yeah if you're a clod.
I haven't bothered for 15 years (since I quit racing).


Shawn

About once every ten years, as of today. That streak on the road around
the corner wasn't dirty water after all. It was restaurant grease. Yum!

I feel so legitimate. Nearly 3000 miles on that bike, and it was its
first crash (not counting intentional ditching or tip-overs).

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Shawn who? writes:

I would like to know why?

The reason I used to hear was infection.

You go down, lose a bunch of skin, and it's easier to clean up and
there's less chance of infection if it's shaved.

That's the old excuse for men who fear being tagged as being gay for
their pretty legs.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/shaving.html


You post your opinions as if they were fact.

That's why my close male friend in Mont shaves his. He says it's
sexier that way and he gets more waves and whistles from the ladies as
they drive by.

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You post your opinions as if they were fact.

In other breaking news, the sun rose in the east today.

:-P

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wrote:
Shawn who? writes:


I would like to know why?


The reason I used to hear was infection.


You go down, lose a bunch of skin, and it's easier to clean up and
there's less chance of infection if it's shaved.


That's the old excuse for men who fear being tagged as being gay for
their pretty legs.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/shaving.html


A friend of mine was chastised by an ER doc for *not* shaving his
legs, when he got cleaned up from a particularly bad fall.
But... How often do non-racers get road rash? Yeah if you're a
clod. I haven't bothered for 15 years (since I quit racing).


What a dork. That technician must have been a leg shaving bikie
himself, justifying his own fears.

Technician? He was a doctor of medicine.


Shawn

Shawn wrote:
wrote:

Shawn who? writes:


I would like to know why?



The reason I used to hear was infection.



You go down, lose a bunch of skin, and it's easier to clean up and
there's less chance of infection if it's shaved.



That's the old excuse for men who fear being tagged as being gay for
their pretty legs.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/shaving.html


A friend of mine was chastised by an ER doc for *not* shaving his
legs, when he got cleaned up from a particularly bad fall.
But... How often do non-racers get road rash? Yeah if you're a
clod. I haven't bothered for 15 years (since I quit racing).



What a dork. That technician must have been a leg shaving bikie
himself, justifying his own fears.


Technician? He was a doctor of medicine.

Human technician.

I thought they were maybe drag queens by night, road racers by day.
I don't depilitate anymore, but I used to shave or buzz. I waxed once
but that was more painful than listening to Rumsfeld.
BTW, did y'all get the wierd "Coochie Shaving" ads in the right hand
column too? Bikers speak, Google listens.
RB



Fred wrote:
Apparently all serious cyclists shave their legs.
Being one of 3 unrepentant cyclists at our club
races who havent bothered I would like to know why?

Kyle Legate wrote:
Shawn wrote:

A friend of mine was chastised by an ER doc for *not* shaving his
legs, when he got cleaned up from a particularly bad fall.
But... How often do non-racers get road rash? Yeah if you're a
clod. I haven't bothered for 15 years (since I quit racing).




What a dork. That technician must have been a leg shaving bikie
himself, justifying his own fears.



Technician? He was a doctor of medicine.

Human technician.

Well OK, although IMO there's too much art involved for that to be
strictly accurate.

Shawn

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:43:05 -0700, Fred wrote:

Apparently all serious cyclists shave their legs.
Being one of 3 unrepentant cyclists at our club
races who havent bothered I would like to know why?


Do I get any credit for shaving my crotch?
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