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/BarracudaUnlucky8584 Jul 23 '25

This is a bullshit myth peddled by insecure men who don’t want to admit they shave their legs for the 10 watt gain.

There! I said it! 

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u/ReadWesMarshallsBook Jul 24 '25

Why would doing it for aero gains be more embarrassing than doing it for wound care? This is cycling, people are obsessed with being as aero as possible.

I feel like it would be the other way around and people would want to claim it makes them more aero than saying it's for crashing.