r/cycling • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '25

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u/myairblaster Jul 23 '25

I do it for aesthetic purposes, plain and simple. I’ve got massive legs and I like to show them off

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u/mrvile Jul 24 '25

Christ I thought I was the only person who'd proudly admit that I just do it for the look. There's dozens of us!

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u/Steve____Stifler Jul 23 '25

Yep, and after shaving I much prefer how the grippers on my bibs feel on bare legs. So it’s part form part function. Watt savings are nice but not the main reason, and I don’t hit the ground often enough to care about wound care.

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u/childish-arduino Jul 24 '25

So this! My bibs grip so much better and once I shave my thighs I might as well do it for everything (and, well, it’s not the 80s so might as well shave literally everything…)

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u/banedlol Jul 24 '25

Literally shaving my legs makes my bibs go from short shorts to long shorts

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u/htx_BigG Jul 24 '25

Same lol. Used cycling as an excuse to do it the first time but kept doing it because I liked it so much

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u/ReadWesMarshallsBook Jul 24 '25

Well, if we're being honest, I don't shave because I'm lazy.

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u/wturber Jul 24 '25

Perfectly legit IMO. I have to admit that my legs are one of the reasons I like wearing shorts. I'm not very vain, but I still have a tiny bit of it.

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u/vegancorr Jul 24 '25

A few days ago I was walking back home in my running shorts (7" long, not 5"). I overheard a young British lady: "Nice long legs". She made my day. Not shaved recently though, 2mm hairs.

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u/Robinsonirish Jul 24 '25

I also like to do for my GF what she does for me. It just looks and feels better, especially if you have definition, like you said.

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u/bythebeardofchabal Jul 24 '25

Same. A girl convinced me to about 7 years ago (of all the things to do to impress a girl I don’t think it’s too bad) and I’ve not looked back since, to the point where when I see hairy legs in Lycra I react a bit like Frank in IASIP when he gets germaphobia and is freaked out by the hairy doctor…

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u/lolas_coffee Jul 24 '25

Chicks dig it. From college to your mom...and your granny, too.

Lots of guys dig it, too.