Full shave once a week with a regular beard razor.
I tried various ways, decided a watt or two wasn’t worth the constant itchiness, and grew it back.
No body shaving for me. Head and face are enough.
I’ll pull out my sleeveless jersey from my triathlon days, just to see the face on the die hard roadies around here. Oh and no tan lines! Those new/trending helmet strap tan lines are hideous, btw.
I’m the type that wear aero socks but do not shave. Dumb, I know..
I made a agreement with my wife when I started cycling 5’ish years ago. It’s okay to buy “stupid” things and wear lycra, but she do not tolerate shaved male legs (yeah, I did it once and then she reminded me..).
Still do - looks better and sun cream (and eczema ointment) rub in better. I actually do my arms too. I use a chinese 7d head shaver a couple of times a week in the shower. Not as good as a proper wet shave, but less faff and less nicks!
After 20 years of marriage my wife doesn’t notice or care!
I would freeze if I shaved, I get cold enough as it is on a warm night as it is!
I haven’t had hair on my legs in 35+ years and I have no plans to let it grow back anytime soon.
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Shaved for the first time this week in a few years. Has to be said I somewhat missed it! Not sure what my girlfriend will think of it…
As much as I enjoy shaved legs, I (and my wife) hate the feeling of stubble. I can shave in the morning and in the evening I have sandpaper legs, so basically I have to shave every or every other day. So… yeh, I typically don’t bother anymore, except maybe for a couple of the hottest months in the summer. A friend of mine asked why I stopped, he only has to shave once a week… heck, I’d do it too if it was once or twice a week. Only part of my legs I bother shaving regularly is the side of my left thigh where I have a big Deadpool tattoo.
I follow Primož Roglič’s example and don’t shave my legs until my first win of the season. As a result, I wind up not ever shaving them.
When I first told my wife I was going to shave my legs, she was not very excited by the idea. After I shaved, she was pleasantly surprised by how much “uglier” legs are with the leg hair. She’s now like “I wish all men would shave their legs. I look around now and just don’t like the way it looks”. So, I am “not allowed” to grow my leg hair back because she likes it so much
We must be married to the same woman. ![]()
My wife is the exact opposite; hates shaved legs on men. I still shave for races ![]()
It’s a lot of work. It takes an hour or so to do properly. And I am not a professional cyclist where a few seconds on a ride matters to me. My massage therapist says it makes no difference.
I’ll shave before long multi-day events though, as those savings can add up to over an hour in direct time after 1000km.
I also realized that shaving noticeably improves my heat tolerance (I am very hairy), so I’ll shave if it’s gonna be really hot for a while.
The converse to this is I get colder easier without my fur coat, including when sleeping. And when doing anything in the winter here (Canada). So I prefer to keep my winter coat when there’s snow on the ground.
My wife doesn’t care - I would describe her as bemused by it. She does not like the leg stubble phase though.
It makes it so I need like half as much sunscreen though which is kind of nice I guess.
And your muscles look more defined without a coat of fur, so if I was at a stage in my life where I still cared about that, that’d be a plus. I have had women spontaneously approach me and compliment me on my legs when they’re shaved. Honestly don’t know how I feel about that. Not something I wanna deal with when out for supper with the family though - kind of weird. If I was 20 still I’d probably be flattered.
It takes me no more than 15min, but I keep on top, so probably that’s why.
I can shave my legs faster than I can shave my face…seriously.
It usually takes me more than one razor blade. Too much hair i think ![]()
hahah really?
I use my regular face razor, a Gillet mach 3 I think. After a few faces done, I use them for the legs and they last quite a bit.
I honestly don’t know how this is possible. It took longer to get the shaving cream on my legs than it takes to shave my face.