How to shave your legs using a straight razor (tutorial)

Lose the beard said:
I was just about to post a serious question about shaving legs, as I'm now seriously into cycling, perhaps now is not the best time.
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No, ask away...
If you were going to ask if shaving your legs makes you go faster, the answer is no.
They do it for two reasons
1. Easier for the masseuse to do their work on shaved legs
2. If they come off the bike, they don't have the problem of hair getting caught in the wound.
 
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Lose the beard said:
Well, I was wondering where to stop? At the line of my cycling shorts which is all that's required for aeroness cycling, but will look silly when I run. Or do I go higher...
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See above. Go to about mid thigh. If you're not riding in competitions where you receive a massage after 8 hours in the saddle, then you don't really need to shave. Although if you suffer a bad road wound,it is more hygienic to have shaved legs. Aerodynamics is a myth...
 
Lose the beard said:
Well, I was wondering where to stop? At the line of my cycling shorts which is all that's required for aeroness cycling, but will look silly when I run. Or do I go higher...
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I often though the reason cyclists shave there legs was I made treatment of wounds easier and pro's do as it helps the physio do a better massage post race or training

if you are doing it because you think it will make you faster then don't bother
 
One of my friends, a keen triathlete/cyclist, once told me that the main reason for him shaving his legs was that the presence of hair in a fall/scrape causes a burn. Without the hair, the majority of the wound is a cut. I.e. the carpet of hair is the first to heat up and causes a wide(r)spread burn than simply hitting concrete with fresh skin.

Shaving for swimming is more for aerodynamics (or should that be aquadynamics?) but I don't think I'd see any difference doing 12 lengths of breaststroke with vs without my hairy legs and hobbit feet!
 
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