"Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Tex'? said:Allyson'? said:Are there any trikers here - or does anybody here know of any - that
shave thier legs?
Quoted message said:If so, what's thier main reason for doing it?
Why the hell does any male cyclist shve [his] legs?
1. Fashion statement.
2. It is claimed that "road rash" is easier to treat with shaved skin.
3. False belief that shaved legs are more aerodynamic.
No. 2 would not really apply to trike riding, since unless one does
something really boneheaded on a trike, road rash will not occur.
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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
I have heard that smooth skin makes massage easier which might mean
something to a serious racer. Then there are serious wannabees who do it to
complete the camouflage look of their lycra kit. Most American women shave
(or other wise depilitate their legs and other naughty bits for reasons
other than bike racing.
Trikers are a breed apart. We emulate Larry Varney (all bow and murmur
appropriate homage). Beard, headband, aerobelly and hairy legs are signs
of enlightenment as would be hippie love beads, leather wrist bands and all
manner of weird cloth dreck hanging over our trikes from poles.
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