Cyclists in general don't. Road racers are a minority of cyclists.
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Professional cyclist shave their legs for two reasons:
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They crash frequently and scabs in leg hair can be a problem for healing
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All riders get post race massage, and his is better done without pulling on leg hairs.
Dentists do this because they are posers.
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.
If Fred wants to shave his legs, that's Fred's business. It makes him feel faster on his $15,000 road bike.
Thought for sure it would be that hairs in the bike chain hurts like a bitch, but apparently that's not on the list.
As a commuter, roadies seem weird to me.
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.
As a former commuter turned commuter/roadie. Join the cult! It's fun! We have aero socks and haribo!
Sorry, I can't ride without flats, normal clothes, some racks, and a big-ass bag or two. Why be aero when wind resistance only makes your legs stronger?
You know, getting a cargo bike and hauling stuff around for no reason sounds fun.
Because you can is still a reason, just saying.
I'll stick to hand-knit wool socks and fresh fruit, thanks.
As a mountain biker, roadies seem weird to me.
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.
I'm not sure what adjective I would use to describe middle aged men with beer bellies wearing day-glo spandex and plastic shoes, but it sure isn't anything associated with the stereotypically fashionable gay community.
Please do not try to use "gay" as an insult.
Because gravel rash is much worse with hair.
it feels amazing, just saying
I was gonna say try estrogen but I see youre already one of us lmao
So does humping a spaghetti squash and we're not supposed to do that!
EDIT: Sheesh, bunch of prudes... But it does feel good!
Yeah... that leap in logic makes total sense 🙃 anyways, who cares if you wanna sex up a squash it's your business I guess
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.
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



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