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  1. Hey all,

    Ok, it's time to bite the bullet and shave the legs. As a newbie, this is a
    new experience! The question I have for the guys out there is should I
    shave or does Nair work?

    Any other pointers are greatly appreciated.

    Let the jokes begin :-)

    Charles

  2. Charles,

    Don't use Nair dude. Get a set of electric hair clippers. The ones you use
    to give someone a haircut. You can pick up a set of cordless ones at
    Wal-Mart for 20 bucks. Use those to get the hair down to about an 1/8 of an
    inch. If you're not happy at that point, pull out the razor and finish
    what's left. Trying to bury a razor through full grown hairy legs is a pain
    in the ass. I don't even touch the razor until it's really close to race
    days and I just use the electric hair clippers since it does such a good job
    and leaves just enough so that there's no burn or itching.

    Good Luck,

    Aaron

    "Charles Huthmaker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Hey all,

    Ok, it's time to bite the bullet and shave the legs. As a newbie, this is


    a

    Quoted message said:

    new experience! The question I have for the guys out there is should I
    shave or does Nair work?

    Any other pointers are greatly appreciated.

    Let the jokes begin :-)

    Charles

  3. LOL, I did it a few years ago. It looked too funny have clean legs and
    a hairy chest, so I no longer shave them.

    I used Nair, smelled funny and I think it takes off skin too.

  4. In article <[email hidden]>,

    MK said:

    LOL, I did it a few years ago. It looked too funny have clean legs and
    a hairy chest, so I no longer shave them.

    I used Nair, smelled funny and I think it takes off skin too.

    If you have a wetsuit, does it even make sense to shave your legs? I
    guess if you're concerned about road rash on the bike it might be
    worthwhile.

    --Harold Buck

    "I used to rock and roll all night,
    and party every day.
    Then it was every other day. . . ."
    -Homer J. Simpson

  5. Long ago this thread came up here and we decided that real triathletes use a
    Blow Torch.

    "Charles Huthmaker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hey all,

    Ok, it's time to bite the bullet and shave the legs. As a newbie, this is
    a new experience! The question I have for the guys out there is should I
    shave or does Nair work?

    Any other pointers are greatly appreciated.

    Let the jokes begin :-)

    Charles

  6. IMKen said:

    Long ago this thread came up here and we decided that real


    triathletes use a

    Quoted message said:

    Blow Torch.

    "Charles Huthmaker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hey all,

    Ok, it's time to bite the bullet and shave the legs. As a newbie,


    this is

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    a new experience! The question I have for the guys out there is


    should I

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    shave or does Nair work?

    Any other pointers are greatly appreciated.

    Let the jokes begin :-)

    Charles

    Forks are good too. Don't skimp on the (3M) Fast-Tack.

    rsquared

  7. "IMKen" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Long ago this thread came up here and we decided that real triathletes
    use a Blow Torch.

    Hi Ken,

    I could've sworn that after a heated discussion, we all settled on a belt
    sander...

    Tom

  8. Yep, the belt sander was right up near the top of the list but it is hard to
    get in between the cheeks.

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    Quoted message said:

    "IMKen" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Long ago this thread came up here and we decided that real triathletes
    use a Blow Torch.

    Hi Ken,

    I could've sworn that after a heated discussion, we all settled on a belt
    sander...

    Tom

  9. In article <[email hidden]>,

    IMKen said:

    Yep, the belt sander was right up near the top of the list but it is hard to
    get in between the cheeks.

    You use a disc sander for that part.

    --Harold Buck

    "I used to rock and roll all night,
    and party every day.
    Then it was every other day. . . ."
    -Homer J. Simpson

  10. i am literally laughing out loud sitting at my computer. thanks for
    the laughs on my rest day.

  11. Charles,

    Several have mentioned clippers - definitely do that first. Use shaving
    cream and a new razor.

    Should you do it? It is a tradition. It also makes a massage feel much
    better.

    Alan.

    "Charles Huthmaker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hey all,

    Ok, it's time to bite the bullet and shave the legs. As a newbie, this is


    a

    Quoted message said:

    new experience! The question I have for the guys out there is should I
    shave or does Nair work?

    Any other pointers are greatly appreciated.

    Let the jokes begin :-)

    Charles

  12. Alan Walker said:

    Charles,

    Several have mentioned clippers - definitely do that first. Use shaving
    cream and a new razor.

    Yep, I'll second that. Lovely-jubbly.

    --
    Mark
    _____________________________________________

    Deja Moo - The feeling that you've heard this bull before

  13. an electric buzzer works great... gets the hair "short enough", and
    wont cut ya or get your skin all dried out.

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