Why Shave?

It feels good.

It looks good.

My wife likes it. (don't really need to say more....but)

It feels faster in the water.

x2.....plus it looks better in pictures

X3 ^ 

but what started me on shaving was having to pull 5 bandages off twice a day for a week. Bandages come off a LOT easier when they're not attached to hair.

And sunscreen goes on a lot smoother; it doesn't clump on hair. Not a huge factor, but it helps.

This ^^^^^^

I haven't shaved yet but now I'm thinking about it.  It's been 5 days now, road rash sucks!

another shaving thread...

I definitely try to make it look like I shaved...I hate being hairy in a tri suit, just looks wrong.

In matters of principle, stand on your own

In matters of style... go with the flow.

If you're in a group of cyclist and you're the only one sporting fur- you better be putting the hurt on the rest of the guys.

OK don't get all crazy on us now.  Legs only.  sometimes only what shows from the shorts down when i'm lazy

So you are the one ahead of me...nice to meet you.

Never shaved.  Do you guys shave arms too?  Not sure about all that...I think my wife would laugh at me for a couple days straight...until I grew all my fur back.

Nose to Toes!

Ask your SO how they feel about it.

Shaving would give my husband a one way ticket to the couch.

easy. just get a hair clipper (Wahl) and start manscaping.

you can finish it off with a razor to make it look more acceptable.

atleast that's what I do...

I don't shave, at all.  My face yes but only that  And I've won age group awards and even an overall 2nd.  Just never had the interest.  Don't really care if someone thinks I look weird with hair on my chest and a tri singlet or hair on my leg and in tri shorts.  More power to you all who do it though.

I shave because the piglets object otherwise ...

Actually, I haven't shaved since before IM Melbourne (3/25) and realized two things: 1) I've never let my body hair grow out, and 2) it almost doesn't make a difference because I'm a highly hairless Asian. You'd have to be pretty close and look really hard to tell.

That said, I usually shave my nethers because there's less friction and irritation when doing lots of cycling.

I shave my lower leg hair a few times a year, usually before races. It's so fine that it doesn't wax well.

I usually shave the armpits once every couple of weeks because that's when I can see and feel it, and I don't like the feeling. I also wonder if it would cause the pits to rub more during long-distance swimming.