Legs - shaved or au naturel?

It ain't a British summer/winter/autumn/spring [delete as applicable] if you're not drenched, covered in road grit and freezing.

ftfy

Summer usually happens on that one Monday in April which isn't a Bank Holiday..

I discovered that cool wet summer weather + embrocation + hair + long rides = a total nightmare in the shower afterwards.

It might, indeed, be a reason to shed the hair or foresake the embrocation.

It doesn't make a lot of difference to me. I still have to scrub the crap off with a brush. Soap is useless against the stuff I use.

first ride with shaved legs this evening and i noticed an improvement of between 5 and 10 % power output

powertap stats please

Last time I shaved my legs I destroyed my powertap. #trufax

That tends to happen when you bathe with your powertap.

alright i should probably correct that to between 5% and 10% more effort.

So shaving your legs forces you to put in 5-10% more effort at the same speed?

Rule #33 / Shave your guns.

Legs are to be carefully shaved at all times. If, for some reason, your legs are to be left hairy, make sure you can dish out plenty of hurt to shaved riders, or be considered a hippie douche on your way to a Critical Mass. Whether you use a straight razor or a Bowie knife, use Baxter to keep them smooth.

waxed my legs to help incentivise fund raising for Alzheimers' pre-Etape —*I felt like a super market chicken for the first 3 days.. then I just got used to it. Got to say, it looks great on the bike - not so much in normal shorts. Girlfriend really isn't a fan.

They've grown back a bit patchy unfortunately, hoping that things will normalise soon as it looks a little strange currently.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/apr/17/male-cyclists-shave-legs

Boardman and Burrows advocate leaving hairy stripes on the leg for the aeros...

"You can shave in a certain way so that you leave your legs rough down the front edge but smooth at the side, creating an aerodynamic effect."

He waits a day.. then... April Fools, bitches!

Definitely tempted to ask for the stripy look when I go get my wax. I may also buy a tub of brilcreem and ask them to leave the back of my legs hairy so I can create my own airfoil coiffure.

ive not done my pins yet this year.

shall i go with shaving which is always a faff or some hair dissolving science shit?

thats right. im staying in tonight to remove the hair from my legs

I have to admit I'm finding the idea of shaving my legs bizarrely attractive.

I feel dirty.

First shave of the year today. Feeling hawt.

today the girlfriend told me i had the most confusing legs, masculine and muscular, yet hairless and feminine

on balance she approves

^is it possible she's a lesbian?

I shaved my legs for the first time ever about a month ago as I'm racing the track season at Herne Hill this year. Felt weird at first. I kind of love it now. Although, I only shave up to where lycra shorts finish, so I have this hairy pair of boxer shorts on all the time. :-P

I have to admit I'm finding the idea of shaving my legs bizarrely attractive.

I feel dirty.

Dammit has hairy legs?? I've never have guessed. /disappointed.

Soz

just purchased some veet...

test and wait 24 hours!!! wtf!

but i wanted them shaved and looking fabulous for dancing tonight