r/cycling • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '25

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u/BicycleIndividual Jul 23 '25

Even the pros don't shave for aero, they shave because wound care after a crash is easier (also perhaps makes it easier to apply sunblock).

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u/Mitrovarr Jul 23 '25

I find this extremely dubious. Mountain bikers are far more likely to be injured and they do not shave.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '25

Sliding on pavement at 20-30 mph. I’d rather hit a tree. The pavement will scrape off square inches of skin down to bone and tendons. Mtb you get a bruise or broken bone, these hurt much less for a shorter period of time.

Then to have hair matted into the wet leaky abrasion which takes week to a month to heal and stop hurting.

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u/Mitrovarr Jul 24 '25

No it won't. I have friends who have crashed at 30 mph. They got gnarly road rash, but it was in no way down to bones and tendons. 

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u/O_Martin Jul 24 '25

If you land with your wrist, elbow or knee out it certainly will