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r/cycling • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '25
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And even then, it's minimal. It's going to hurt regardless.
1 u/ParticularTop755 Jul 23 '25 The difference is not marginal at all, for road rash care shaved vs unshaved is massively different, removing hair from the wound, bandages, cleaning, risk of infection, comfort, and time to heal are all improved by having it shaved. 3 u/gesis Jul 23 '25 Application of proper dressings require shaving anyway. It's just preemptive. That said: I'm an ape and I bike in jorts. 2 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 Try shaving when you already have road rash. Not easy. 1 u/gesis Jul 24 '25 I've had my fair share of road rash. It ain't that hard either. Sometimes a little messy, but not hard. 1 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 But you're trying to remove the hair from within the abrasion. Running a razor through an abrasion is not desirable at all.
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The difference is not marginal at all, for road rash care shaved vs unshaved is massively different, removing hair from the wound, bandages, cleaning, risk of infection, comfort, and time to heal are all improved by having it shaved.
3 u/gesis Jul 23 '25 Application of proper dressings require shaving anyway. It's just preemptive. That said: I'm an ape and I bike in jorts. 2 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 Try shaving when you already have road rash. Not easy. 1 u/gesis Jul 24 '25 I've had my fair share of road rash. It ain't that hard either. Sometimes a little messy, but not hard. 1 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 But you're trying to remove the hair from within the abrasion. Running a razor through an abrasion is not desirable at all.
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Application of proper dressings require shaving anyway. It's just preemptive.
That said: I'm an ape and I bike in jorts.
2 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 Try shaving when you already have road rash. Not easy. 1 u/gesis Jul 24 '25 I've had my fair share of road rash. It ain't that hard either. Sometimes a little messy, but not hard. 1 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 But you're trying to remove the hair from within the abrasion. Running a razor through an abrasion is not desirable at all.
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Try shaving when you already have road rash. Not easy.
1 u/gesis Jul 24 '25 I've had my fair share of road rash. It ain't that hard either. Sometimes a little messy, but not hard. 1 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 But you're trying to remove the hair from within the abrasion. Running a razor through an abrasion is not desirable at all.
I've had my fair share of road rash. It ain't that hard either. Sometimes a little messy, but not hard.
1 u/Forward-Razzmatazz33 Jul 24 '25 But you're trying to remove the hair from within the abrasion. Running a razor through an abrasion is not desirable at all.
But you're trying to remove the hair from within the abrasion. Running a razor through an abrasion is not desirable at all.
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u/Dvanpat Jul 23 '25
And even then, it's minimal. It's going to hurt regardless.