Once you move to an area with good gravel riding or trails, you won’t want to ride on road much.
I think the list is a prompt result from ChapGP3.
That’s a Chap still riding GP3000 tyres—old opinions that haven’t aged well.
Pulling up on pedals doesn’t exist…. OK, so my rear wheel lifting on quick risers while standing is from me pushing down too hard. Didn’t realise.
I think he’s just having a laugh tbh.
But if we are being totally honest… Most people aren’t good enough to worry about shaving their legs (or chasing any marginal gains for that matter). If you like it… cool. But it’s not going to take you from mid pack to lead group. If you aren’t fighting for the over-all win, no harm in saving those blades! 
Real bikes have fenders. Bikes without fenders are just toys
So what you’re saying is that unshaved legs are only faster at very high cadence. Got it. Going to work up to spinning along at 150 rpm.
True…
I used to think that until I tried them. My feet would very much disagree.
Ahh, but so many bikes won’t allow fenders and/or mudguards. I had my Roubaix in NYC for 5boros, and it was raining (all that next day) so I bought probably the last pair of fenders at the bike show, and could not get the front to fit, no matter what I did. shrug I got a little wet, but the back worked fairly well. No hit for speed as they kept trying to keep the speeds rather low at the front, understandably.
Oh, another opinion: Manhole covers are slipperier than road land stripes and other markings.
That day I was amazed at the number of people swerving to avoid manhole covers and yet would ride on the lane markings. (Saw a rider take out three other riders while furiously trying to avoid ‘riding the iron’. One was admitted to hospital for surgery to repair a badly torn shoulder, according to rumors. Also heard someone was taken out by a rail crossing)
So, if it’s pouring rain, I’ll stay home rather than try to put those (that) fender back on. But I do have full shoe covers and a complete rain suit that makes me look like a huge blue shrink wrapped turd on a bike.
At that 5boros, they had no ‘butt guards’, and the front fender (out of the set), that looks somewhat like yours, would not fit at all. I thought of cutting it down in the hotel room, but wondered what the charge would be to clean up the blood if I cut something important. I was glad I brought my neoprene booties, and was so glad when I hit the finish. Oddly, it was my fastest 5Boro ride to date. Can’t quite figure that one out. 
Overshoes are your friends. A decent pair, like Spatz will keep your feet dry for hours even when it’s chucking it down
Why not both?
Redundancy? Also one set of good overshoes can be used on all my bikes. I’ll need to wear overshoes anyway for the cold. They don’t rattle or squeak. Or need adjusting to avoid rubbing. They don’t limit my ability to swap wheels and head off road etc.
I’m a simple man wanting a simple (quiet and fast) bike without lots of stuff bolted to it.
I get it. So then my unpopular opinion is that a good set of fenders is more effective than ANY overshoes (yes that includes Spatz). Plus you won’t piss off your riding group with water spray off the rear wheel. Fenders protect your feet, your bike, and your mates. Game, set, match.
Let’s just say wearing Spatz overshoes is like plasti dipping your lower leg. They’re in their own league.
Feet get wet unless they’re covered.
Nothing against fenders, though. Use everything.
Round here you avoid the manhole covers not because they’re slippery, but because there’s generally a two-inch drop that’ll cause you to swallow your tongue.
Agreed on bike weight and hooks.
I’m like…75% of the way there on clipless. I cant envision how better power transfer is a real thing. Havent really seen or heard an explanation either.
Pulling up…Incant decide. On the one hand…I can exclusively pull up and maintain watts to gjve my quads a break sometimes. And it is definitely a thing while sprinting, as well as long flat out efforts like Vo2, where I’m consciously pedaling in circles.
But normal, sustained efforts? I’m not sure. The answer might be I should be pedaling more like I do at 400 watts when I’m at 200 watts…
My point was that pulling up is more a thing about perception than it is about objective power output. You aren’t adding more power by pulling up. It’s simple physics: as you’re pulling up on a crank that is connected to the other side, other leg is pulling down acting as a counterweight. They negate each other. The overall power output is the same. And testing has shown over and over again that the highest power output in a cycling revolution is always on the down stroke. And it’s not by a small amount it’s as much as 70% of the total power output.
It is about efficiency, not just power transfer……unfortunately, “pulling up” is an antiquated term that is still used today. It is really more about smoothing out your stroke at the top and bottom.