To Shave or Not to Shave? - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T15:38:59Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/1198434:Topic:5349?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A5386&feed=yes&xn_auth=nohmm,
usually when CX season c…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-31:1198434:Comment:70842008-08-31T05:27:36.065ZEric Nelsonhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/EricNelson
hmm,<br />
usually when CX season comes around, I'm feeling fast and seem to be going fast so I'm tempted to see what the forest is hiding. Sometimes, I'll give in and thin the herd a bit with a #2. The night before the first race is the time when I'm most vulnerable. Secretly I'd love to shave but my wife has a hair fetish, and I have a "bare" fetish (since I'm part bar) so I have to keep my emotions in check.<br />
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So yea, no shaving. Maybe a nibble.
hmm,<br />
usually when CX season comes around, I'm feeling fast and seem to be going fast so I'm tempted to see what the forest is hiding. Sometimes, I'll give in and thin the herd a bit with a #2. The night before the first race is the time when I'm most vulnerable. Secretly I'd love to shave but my wife has a hair fetish, and I have a "bare" fetish (since I'm part bar) so I have to keep my emotions in check.<br />
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So yea, no shaving. Maybe a nibble. Plus, with the embrocation di…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-31:1198434:Comment:70512008-08-31T02:07:54.313ZAnnehttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Anne
Plus, with the embrocation dirt tends to gather in it too. No hair, mud easier to clean off too.<br />
Shaved sculpted legs are like good art.
Plus, with the embrocation dirt tends to gather in it too. No hair, mud easier to clean off too.<br />
Shaved sculpted legs are like good art. I got at least 2mph faster on…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-31:1198434:Comment:70382008-08-31T00:46:21.466Znodealhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Cameron
I got <b>at least</b> 2mph faster on the flats after I shaved my legs.
I got <b>at least</b> 2mph faster on the flats after I shaved my legs. I used to shave my legs when…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-30:1198434:Comment:70042008-08-30T18:48:45.780Zmorganhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/morgan
I used to shave my legs when I was younger and racing. I got back into it a few years ago and told myself "I'll shave my legs when I get fast again." I'm still not fast. Don't really feel like shaving, no need. I barely have time to keep my bikes in working order, shaving is just one more hassle.<br />
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Morgan, 1st post
I used to shave my legs when I was younger and racing. I got back into it a few years ago and told myself "I'll shave my legs when I get fast again." I'm still not fast. Don't really feel like shaving, no need. I barely have time to keep my bikes in working order, shaving is just one more hassle.<br />
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Morgan, 1st post I shave because I look faster…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-19:1198434:Comment:62332008-08-19T23:24:06.091ZRyan Larsonhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/RyanLarson
I shave because I look faster standing still, and because I believe that secretly, my lady loves it.
I shave because I look faster standing still, and because I believe that secretly, my lady loves it. I shave for all the reason st…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-19:1198434:Comment:61832008-08-19T00:28:50.076ZJsquaredhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JeffJohnson
I shave for all the reason stated. When I see my clean legs during a race they seem stronger in my mind then the gorilla legs I normally have. I don't really care what other guys do, but if another guy next to me is looking at my legs to size me up one way or the other, I see that as an advantage. I have beaten riders and been beaten by riders with and without hair.
I shave for all the reason stated. When I see my clean legs during a race they seem stronger in my mind then the gorilla legs I normally have. I don't really care what other guys do, but if another guy next to me is looking at my legs to size me up one way or the other, I see that as an advantage. I have beaten riders and been beaten by riders with and without hair. I don't think I'm allowed to…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-18:1198434:Comment:61662008-08-18T21:46:14.790ZYeti Jimhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/yeticross
I don't think I'm allowed to shave racing a Yeti ARC-X
I don't think I'm allowed to shave racing a Yeti ARC-X Just a beautiful pic Andrew.…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-15:1198434:Comment:58972008-08-15T01:45:06.653ZCincicycleshttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Michael
Just a beautiful pic Andrew. hmmmmmm<br />
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sorry...<br />
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Does shaving your ass count? What about your back?<br />
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I will "knock it down" but I don't go for the full shave myself. Something about laying in bed with my wife and not knowing if I'm rubbing her legs or mine. :)
Just a beautiful pic Andrew. hmmmmmm<br />
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sorry...<br />
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Does shaving your ass count? What about your back?<br />
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I will "knock it down" but I don't go for the full shave myself. Something about laying in bed with my wife and not knowing if I'm rubbing her legs or mine. :) Shaving really helps you take…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-13:1198434:Comment:57872008-08-13T15:31:09.838ZDrisshttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Driss
Shaving really helps you take care of your legs. I resisted for almost 2 years when I started racing. Eventually I found that stretching wasn't enough to keep my muscles in good shape. I developed knots, stiffness, and problems with muscle cramps in my long road races. So I shaved and started getting massages and I have to say it helps a lot. Embrocations also help keep muscles warm and loose in the bad weather.<br />
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The first time I shaved I couldn't believe how much hair there was. It also took a…
Shaving really helps you take care of your legs. I resisted for almost 2 years when I started racing. Eventually I found that stretching wasn't enough to keep my muscles in good shape. I developed knots, stiffness, and problems with muscle cramps in my long road races. So I shaved and started getting massages and I have to say it helps a lot. Embrocations also help keep muscles warm and loose in the bad weather.<br />
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The first time I shaved I couldn't believe how much hair there was. It also took a while to get used to the look. First of all the wife finally…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2008-08-13:1198434:Comment:57692008-08-13T11:40:42.194Zbsegalhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/bsegal
First of all the wife finally started to dig it, so now I don't get the raised eyebrows about them and that was the only real hurdle. If she buys in, then I don't care what some non-cycling troglodyte says about my bare legs.<br />
And I crash consistently enough trying to master all of the different techniques in CX that it's just easier. It started during road season and, as a friend of mine explained it "it's kind of a cultish thing, but you are a cult member now. You might as well show it." And…
First of all the wife finally started to dig it, so now I don't get the raised eyebrows about them and that was the only real hurdle. If she buys in, then I don't care what some non-cycling troglodyte says about my bare legs.<br />
And I crash consistently enough trying to master all of the different techniques in CX that it's just easier. It started during road season and, as a friend of mine explained it "it's kind of a cultish thing, but you are a cult member now. You might as well show it." And besides, this might be the only "racer" thing about me on the course!