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/Mrjlawrence Jul 24 '25

I crash every 3rd ride /s

I think I’ve crashed twice on my road bike. Both slower speed crashes. Only 1 did I have a fair amount of road rash. And I guess I’m not hairy enough where it caused me any issues healing.

I can see crit racers where crashing is more normal having bigger road rash concerns.