Shaved Legs (dudes)

Awesome post.

The Rosslyn Kid wrote:

There is nothing gayer than a guy who won't shave his legs because he's worried people might think he's gay.

let me help you wif dis wrote:

no, it makes you look like you shaved them last week.

Hahaha, how fast does your leg hair grow?

A number 2 guard is like 1/4 an inch, that is pretty long. Last week? You must be a gorilla.

Number 2 guard does not make it look shaven at all. So if you want shaved legs, a 2 guard isn't for you. I guess if you have really hairy legs, a 2 guard could make them look more normal, but they won't look shaved at all.

I agree that you shouldn't care what people think, but certain things just cross the line. Everyone's line is different.

Some guys wear lipstick and eyeliner, others wear dresses.

Apparently many shave their legs.

There is nothign wrong with not wanting to do any of these things because they are typically what a woman does, not a man. At the same time, I don't hold anything against guys that do decide to do these things. Other people will though, so be ready.

I wouldn't want my wife to grow out her leg hair, so I guess I can empathize with the wives and girlfriends who don't want their men to shave their legs.

The Rosslyn Kid wrote:

There is nothing gayer than a guy who won't shave his legs because he's worried people might think he's gay.

Except you. You are gayer than that guy.

Okay...

Name one respectable person that shaves his legs.

Name just one.

Maybe we can settle this once and for all.

A non cyclist, that is...

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actually if you look at a bike race, you will see that when you put 150-200 guys together, especially domestically in a crit, it just happens, nothing you can do about it, pot holes, gravel, rainy roads, it just happens. It isn't if you are going to but when.I used to average 3-4 decent crashes a year. And if by sucking you mean 7 yrs of being a cat 1, four of which were on big domestic pro teams, I will take sucking over your 17 minute 5k. If you are ever in the Southwest, pick the distance..........

r.t.i. wrote:

You really suck at riding a bike then if you're hitting the ground that much.

ManFromTheMitten wrote:

Being a cyclist with my fair share of pavement contact. I can say without reservation that shaved legs are a huge advantage with wound management.

How many gay men do all of you calling shaving legs gay? Do you hang out at gay bars checking out everyone's calves? It is ridiculous to make the claim that shaving your legs makes you gay. A man having sex with another man makes him gay. And most of the time, those men probably have leg hair. It is just ignorant to assume something you dont do is something homosexuals do.

You're an allegedly big, bad competitive cyclist posting to a running forum. Nuff said.

ManFromTheMitten wrote:

actually if you look at a bike race, you will see that when you put 150-200 guys together, especially domestically in a crit, it just happens, nothing you can do about it, pot holes, gravel, rainy roads, it just happens. It isn't if you are going to but when.

I used to average 3-4 decent crashes a year. And if by sucking you mean 7 yrs of being a cat 1, four of which were on big domestic pro teams, I will take sucking over your 17 minute 5k. If you are ever in the Southwest, pick the distance..........

r.t.i. wrote:

You really suck at riding a bike then if you're hitting the ground that much.

[quote]Jessica S. wrote:

You're an allegedly big, bad competitive cyclist posting to a running forum. Nuff said.

[quote]ManFromTheMitten wrote:

Former big bad competitive cyclist, now just back to running and being a big bad broke ass grad student...Shouldn't you be cleaning the house?

Legs. OK. Does anyone shave their chest? How/why?

exactly right.

gay men do not shave their legs.

I think the worst part about leg shaving is if you are not competitive at all. The only problem is trying to define what competitive is. I saw a guy at a road race last saturday who had shaved legs, and he ran like 18:30 for 5k. I thought that was ridiculous. you gotta be faster than that as far as I'm concerned.

I think the stereotype is due to leg shaving being something that women do. Gay is being used to mean effeminate. Many gay men are more effeminate, therefore the tie in.

I agree with you though, having sex with men is the only thing that can really make a man gay. You knwo what they say though, if it looks like a cat, sounds like a cat and smells like a cat...

Hairs wrote:

Vanity is the only reason.

Be honest with yourself, why did you shave your legs? You know why you did it.

Shaving them is kind of gay, there really is no reason to do it unless you have really hairy legs.

If you do have really hairy legs, and feel as though you want to shave them, try clipping them with like a #2 guard instead. Big difference and no one questions you. Plus, you don't look gay.

I did this in college. I just didn't want to have really hairy legs since I was always wearing short shorts. Plus, I had defined legs, yet could not enjoy them with all of the hair. The #2 guard just made me look normal, and really brought out the definition. At the same time, I didn't look like a greased ladyboy.

Vanity.

^This

I've never seen a gay man with shaved legs. Ever.

idiot alert wrote:

who cares wrote:

shave your legs. run fast. end of thread.

Sorry, but fags don´t decide when threads end.

Please fool, get out on the road and put some mileage in. Shaved legs or not I would work you in any distance.

I have never seen this. Do some guys really do this?

Seriously, is it b/c of massage?

list of elites (guys FASTER than you that shave their legs)

Mottram

Ritz

Webb

there are countless others....

chafe-ee wrote:

Can anyone who has shaved their legs before comment on its effect on chafing? After taking time off, I often get chafing on the upper inner thigh when wearing short shorts, and I notice that the hair gets thinner in that area as I run more. Would shaving the legs, or even just the most affected area, reduce the chafing?

It worked for me. I was getting chafing there, and once I shaved the affected area it only chafed when I ran for 90+ minutes, and even then it was much reduced.