<story><title>The curious case of the cyclist’s unshaven legs</title><url>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/the-curious-case-of-the-cyclists-unshaved-legs/article20370814/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jmadsen</author><text>Strange. When I was racing, we never thought about drag, except as a joke.&lt;p&gt;We shave because it helps reduce road rash when you go down on asphalt (slide easier) &amp;amp; easier to keep the wounds clean afterwards.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>AndrewKemendo</author><text>Exactly right. I raced in college and it was well known that shaving was for making it easier to deal with injuries&amp;#x2F;massage.&lt;p&gt;A bit of it is also in-group&amp;#x2F;out-group signaling.</text></comment>
<story><title>The curious case of the cyclist’s unshaven legs</title><url>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/the-curious-case-of-the-cyclists-unshaved-legs/article20370814/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jmadsen</author><text>Strange. When I was racing, we never thought about drag, except as a joke.&lt;p&gt;We shave because it helps reduce road rash when you go down on asphalt (slide easier) &amp;amp; easier to keep the wounds clean afterwards.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>andygates</author><text>And the fact that everyone else does it; it&amp;#x27;s a badge of seriousness.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Reduce drag&amp;quot; is always the jokey reason I&amp;#x27;d use for non-cyclists :)</text></comment>