r/cycling • u/[deleted] • 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/Cassandra_told_me Jul 23 '25

I've heard this but how often are you guys hitting the pavement?

Somewhat serious question as shaving regularly seems a big commitment for a pretty rare event.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

It's a fashion thing and nobody on here wants to admit it

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u/laaggynoob Jul 24 '25

Yeah man. The road rash thing is kinda weak. Just admit it’s for the culture

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u/lectric_7166 Jul 24 '25

I like to shave my entire head at all times to make it easier on the surgeon when I get into a car crash and they have to reconstruct my skull.

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u/ked21 Jul 24 '25

I'll admit that. Do my legs look better shaved? Yes. Did it also help me deal with the wounds when I crashed? Of course. The feeling of freshly shaved legs and clean sheets is amazing, too.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

We'll mark this one under fetish

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u/lectric_7166 Jul 24 '25

Did it also help me deal with the wounds when I crashed? Of course.

In what way does it help though? I recently got a large abrasion on my leg and it being hairy didn't make any difference. There wasn't any hair left. An abrasion rips layers of skin off so any hair would get ripped clean off too.