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Date: 01 Jul 2007 05:59:42
From: Allyson
Subject: trike and shaved legs?
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Are there any trikers here - or does anybody here know of any - that shave thier legs? If so, what's thier main reason for doing it? I'm thinking about doing it myself. But purely for the reason so that I'll be identified as a cyclist. Regards, Cullen
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Date: 01 Jul 2007 06:20:15
From: Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: trike and shaved legs?
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On Jul 1, 8:07 am, "Tex"? wrote: > "Allyson"? wrote: > > > Are there any trikers here - or does anybody here know of any - that > > shave thier legs? > > > 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. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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Date: 01 Jul 2007 09:33:50
From: gotbent
Subject: Re: trike and shaved legs?
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"Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com > wrote in message news:1183296015.559682.13220@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 1, 8:07 am, "Tex"? wrote: >> "Allyson"? wrote: >> >> > Are there any trikers here - or does anybody here know of any - that >> > shave thier legs? >> >> > 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. > > -- > 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. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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Date: 01 Jul 2007 16:44:43
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: trike and shaved legs?
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"gotbent" <gotbents@spamtrap.com > wrote in message news:4687af13$0$18465$88260bb3@free.teranews.com... > > "Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:1183296015.559682.13220@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com... >> On Jul 1, 8:07 am, "Tex"? wrote: >>> "Allyson"? wrote: >>> >>> > Are there any trikers here - or does anybody here know of any - that >>> > shave thier legs? >>> >>> > 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. > > 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. Most men have terribly ugly legs. Add hair to them and it is downright un-godly. I myself have Betty Grable legs and only light hairiness, so my legs are quite beautiful. Unfortunately, due to the Irish penchant to burn in the sun, I have to wear long pants when cycling.The rest of you should also wear long pants mainly to hide your ugly legs regardless of the sunburn factor. > 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. The less said about Larry Varney the better. I do not know how you get to be such an old coot as him. Surely he was young and handsome once, so why is he so old and ugly now? Yet, he imagines that young girls want to hang out with him. Folks, this is what is known as total insanity. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 06 Jul 2007 01:02:57
From: Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: trike and shaved legs?
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Edward Dolan wrote: > ... > The less said about Larry Varney the better. I do not know how you get to be > such an old coot as him. Surely he was young and handsome once, so why is he > so old and ugly now? Yet, he imagines that young girls want to hang out with > him. Folks, this is what is known as total insanity.... What I want to know is if Larry Varney would pay full retail price for a BigHa. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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Date: 01 Jul 2007 11:26:18
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: trike and shaved legs?
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gotbent wrote: :: 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. :) Funny, but this seems to have some truth....we had a 'bent rally on the Silver Comet Trail (ATL) back in May of this year....and I tell ya, many of the trike riders had the "Larry Varney" look to them. Not all of them, mind you, but enough to make you wonder....
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Date: 01 Jul 2007 14:58:24
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: trike and shaved legs?
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"Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com > wrote in message news:138fhstmupuil7d@news.supernews.com... > gotbent wrote: > :: 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. > > :) > > Funny, but this seems to have some truth....we had a 'bent rally on the > Silver Comet Trail (ATL) back in May of this year....and I tell ya, many > of the trike riders had the "Larry Varney" look to them. Not all of them, > mind you, but enough to make you wonder.... I got rid of that old coot Larry Varney on ARBR several years ago. May he never return. What a work of art (read piece of shit) he was and, no doubt, still is. However, he may be dead by now which is good riddance to bad rubbish! Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 01 Jul 2007 23:07:47
From: Tex
Subject: Re: trike and shaved legs?
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"Allyson" <acarter@new.rr.com > wrote in message news:1183294782.214770.3030@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > Are there any trikers here - or does anybody here know of any - that > shave thier legs? > > If so, what's thier main reason for doing it? Why the hell does any male cyclist shve their legs?
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