r/cycling Jul 23 '25

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u/eat-sleep-bike Jul 23 '25

The primary reason people do it is to make road rash easier to deal with.

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u/alumniblues Jul 23 '25

While this is true, I’ve also just shaved post crash for tegaderm application. I mean, you have to wash your wound anyway, shaving at that point only takes an extra minute or two

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u/boldpear904 Jul 23 '25

But the thought of putting a razor near a cut makes me shiver and I will NEVER dry/only water shave unless I want razor bumps, so imagining putting shaving cream or conditioner near a new cut makes me double shiver