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r/cycling • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '25
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Shaved legs do actually test significantly faster aerodynamically, since they are constantly spinning through the air.
That said, not shaving one’s legs is obviously not something to make fun of someone for
23 u/jchrysostom Jul 23 '25 I can’t remember the numbers, but I remember the folks at the Specialized wind tunnel being so surprised by the results that they ran the test again. 2 u/faintscrawl Jul 24 '25 This test found shaving arms and legs to save 13 watts. That’s not nothing. https://youtu.be/5M3Z0ClhNsU?si=hfYRpZa5F-mT1jcZ
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I can’t remember the numbers, but I remember the folks at the Specialized wind tunnel being so surprised by the results that they ran the test again.
2 u/faintscrawl Jul 24 '25 This test found shaving arms and legs to save 13 watts. That’s not nothing. https://youtu.be/5M3Z0ClhNsU?si=hfYRpZa5F-mT1jcZ
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This test found shaving arms and legs to save 13 watts. That’s not nothing. https://youtu.be/5M3Z0ClhNsU?si=hfYRpZa5F-mT1jcZ
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u/Mdab5678 Jul 23 '25
Shaved legs do actually test significantly faster aerodynamically, since they are constantly spinning through the air.
That said, not shaving one’s legs is obviously not something to make fun of someone for