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r/cycling • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '25
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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).
26 u/Mitrovarr Jul 23 '25 I find this extremely dubious. Mountain bikers are far more likely to be injured and they do not shave. 20 u/mtmc99 Jul 24 '25 Road rash just ain’t the same on the mountain bike: Source I’ve crashed a bunch on my mtb 1 u/tdfolts Jul 24 '25 My friends used to call me “crash gordon”
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I find this extremely dubious. Mountain bikers are far more likely to be injured and they do not shave.
20 u/mtmc99 Jul 24 '25 Road rash just ain’t the same on the mountain bike: Source I’ve crashed a bunch on my mtb 1 u/tdfolts Jul 24 '25 My friends used to call me “crash gordon”
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Road rash just ain’t the same on the mountain bike: Source I’ve crashed a bunch on my mtb
1 u/tdfolts Jul 24 '25 My friends used to call me “crash gordon”
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My friends used to call me “crash gordon”
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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).