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Postby bigdane » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:47 pm

Ha! I've totally done something similar... had a rather large crush on a rider and we were talking on a lawn while watching a race and it had been freshly cut and he had clippings on his elbow so I just brushed it off for him ;) Didn't save those though.
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Postby JohnBarleycorn » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:14 pm

Ha Ha !

Just for the record, I didn't save it ! I flicked it onto the ground !

And I didn't have a crush on Graham either ! :lol:

Honest !

He has great legs though ! :oops:

But to restore my masculine image, I will state that I prefer Victoria Pendletons legs ! :lol:
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Postby AbFab » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:51 pm

JohnBarleycorn wrote:But to restore my masculine image ... :lol:
What masculine image - you shave your legs!!! *Awaits barrage of abuse from the men-with-shaved-legs camp!*
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Postby bigdane » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:57 pm

AbFab wrote:
JohnBarleycorn wrote:But to restore my masculine image ... :lol:
What masculine image - you shave your legs!!! *Awaits barrage of abuse from the men-with-shaved-legs camp!*


I am a lady who hates body hair so getting into cycling is the best thing to ever happen to me :lol:
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Postby AbFab » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:59 pm

bigdane wrote:
AbFab wrote:
JohnBarleycorn wrote:But to restore my masculine image ... :lol:
What masculine image - you shave your legs!!! *Awaits barrage of abuse from the men-with-shaved-legs camp!*


I am a lady who hates body hair so getting into cycling is the best thing to ever happen to me :lol:
On men or on yourself?
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Postby blueyy » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:03 pm

JohnBarleycorn wrote:
But to restore my masculine image ...

What masculine image - you shave your legs!!!


Yeah - better to adopt a waxing regime -
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Postby bigdane » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:23 pm

AbFab wrote:
bigdane wrote:
AbFab wrote:
JohnBarleycorn wrote:But to restore my masculine image ... :lol:
What masculine image - you shave your legs!!! *Awaits barrage of abuse from the men-with-shaved-legs camp!*


I am a lady who hates body hair so getting into cycling is the best thing to ever happen to me :lol:
On men or on yourself?


both!!! icky! The hairiest guy I've crushed on was the rider I mentioned above but you better believe his legs were silky smooth!
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Postby JohnBarleycorn » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:30 pm

AbFab wrote:
JohnBarleycorn wrote:But to restore my masculine image ... :lol:
What masculine image - you shave your legs!!! *Awaits barrage of abuse from the men-with-shaved-legs camp!*


Tsk ! Nothing more masculine than bike racing !

And you may soon be getting closer to shaved legs than you expected, if your man gets drawn into the world of track cycling ! :lol:
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Postby Dave Noisy » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:40 pm

fredrikw wrote:But do you disagree that the arms get bruised as well? If so, is arm shaving a prerequisite?

I think part of the difference is on the bike, ones legs move around a lot more than arms, and so having bandages, etc, on hairy legs spinning 90-160rpm might cause some discomfort.

It's not the same with your arms.
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Postby Dave Noisy » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:45 pm

Also, to make a case for hair on the arms - they work like whiskers for me!

As an example, on Sunday we were motorpacing, and i could tell when i was in the best draft position because i could feel the wind on both arms (if it were just one arm, it would me i was to the side too much).

Without arm hair i couldn't feel that! I also notice this on the road, but it's not as extreme as behind a moto.
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Postby bigdane » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:50 pm

Dave Noisy wrote:
fredrikw wrote:But do you disagree that the arms get bruised as well? If so, is arm shaving a prerequisite?

I think part of the difference is on the bike, ones legs move around a lot more than arms, and so having bandages, etc, on hairy legs spinning 90-160rpm might cause some discomfort.

It's not the same with your arms.


There is usually a significant difference between the amount of hair on one's legs and one's arms - more surface area with legs and more of a concentration of hair follicles.
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Postby JohnBarleycorn » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:50 pm

So they are like a cats whiskers, on your arms !
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Postby fredrikw » Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:48 pm

Dave Noisy wrote:
fredrikw wrote:But do you disagree that the arms get bruised as well? If so, is arm shaving a prerequisite?

I think part of the difference is on the bike, ones legs move around a lot more than arms, and so having bandages, etc, on hairy legs spinning 90-160rpm might cause some discomfort.

I think you need to reread what I posted... Of course it's more uncomfortable for the cyclist, but the claim was that shaved legs was a prerequisite from the EMS personel. Hopefully they won't need to work on legs spinning 90-160rpm ;)
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Postby Mr. Cleetus » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:40 pm

Dave Noisy wrote: i could feel the wind on both arms (if it were just one arm, it would me i was to the side too much)..


but Daaaaaaave, if you could feel it, think of the WATTS! it was costing you. tsk tsk. And I thought you were dedicated to your sport. :roll: :wink:
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Postby bob_summers » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:39 am

Image

so which bits does this guy shave?

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