OT, sort of, Dr Evil and the freshly shorn....

[jimcav]

SO, out for my ride on Mondy (day off) and i guy comes up at a light, i am thinking cool castelli bibs (freak 50 and sunny temps), wondering if i should try white shorts (maybe with my pink bike a cool look) when i notice pubes sticking out, sort of cured my desire for white shorts.
Well, that got me thinking about the navy divers i see working out in the gym, because they invariably seem to go commmando, and a strangely high number of these guys shave their scrotums, etc. Now i have never had the courage to ask them, but i've been in the navy awhile now, and it is only in the last 7-9 years that i started to see that happening.

I'm not sure if any cyclists do this, or if they'd admit it, but is it an austin powers thing? a porn thing? anyone "have this friend" who does it and have any comment, on the comfort for cycling shorts, or just the phenomenon in general.

jim

[myette10]

this is disturbingly off topic.

[handsomerob]

this is disturbingly off topic.

not really OT... as the question has to do with cycling "hygiene" so to speak.

[regularguy412]

You know it's pretty risky answering this kinda question. People can think all sorts'o things.

Years ago in my quest to determine the source of my recurring saddle sores,, I tried shaving 'the area'. In the end (pun intended :D ), shaving was not the answer. Ultimately, I needed some shims under my right cleat.

But more to your point. During this process, I found the following:

1) It makes it easier to lube the area with creams/ salves , such that hair doesn't get in the way.

2) Once you start, you'll likely want to be fastidious about continuing. Three-day growth is not fun.

3) If you are predisposed to ingrown hairs, DON'T do it. You'll almost be guaranteed a saddle sore, even if the sore spot doesn't touch the saddle.

With older style chamois, it was important to have the area 'slide' against the chamois. Newer style chamois are made to move 'with' your body, so a slick surface is not as important.

You can try it, Just be aware that the re-growth period will not be fun, if you decide to stop. The area above and across the pubis is what I'm talking about here. Can you say 'sandpaper on tender parts'? So the advice is to only shave the lower parts.

OK. Now there are really no secrets on this board, are there? I tried to do this as tastefully as possible.

Good luck!


Mike in AR :beer:

[jimcav]

You know it's pretty risky answering this kinda question. People can think all sorts'o things.

Years ago in my quest to determine the source of my recurring saddle sores,, I tried shaving 'the area'. In the end (pun intended :D ), shaving was not the answer. Ultimately, I needed some shims under my right cleat.

But more to your point. During this process, I found the following:

1) It makes it easier to lube the area with creams/ salves , such that hair doesn't get in the way.

2) Once you start, you'll likely want to be fastidious about continuing. Three-day growth is not fun.

3) If you are predisposed to ingrown hairs, DON'T do it. You'll almost be guaranteed a saddle sore, even if the sore spot doesn't touch the saddle.

With older style chamois, it was important to have the area 'slide' against the chamois. Newer style chamois are made to move 'with' your body, so a slick surface is not as important.

You can try it, Just be aware that the re-growth period will not be fun, if you decide to stop. The area above and across the pubis is what I'm talking about here. Can you say 'sandpaper on tender parts'? So the advice is to only shave the lower parts.

OK. Now there are really no secrets on this board, are there? I tried to do this as tastefully as possible.

Good luck!


Mike in AR :beer:

Nice answer! I don't have saddle sore issues, but was curious about it. I may have to ask one of the divers what the heck is up with it. I'm not so into things that require "upkeep" these days.

Jim

[jimcav]

this is disturbingly off topic.

Well, I was and am curious about the practice. if I am alone, then there won't be many replies. if Dr Evil is right, the only way i'd know if there is "nothing like the feeling of a freshly shorn scrotum"...but so far there is no compelling reason to go down that path.

jim

[Viper]

I'm waiting for e-RICHIE to weigh in. :beer:

[roman meal]

This one will get locked too. Geez, my Navy missile shoot down thread got locked, the castro thread got locked, and this one has the words "Navy" and "scrotum" in it.

Get the replies in now, its a matter of time.

[rphetteplace]

chicks dig it. the end.

[e-RICHIE]

...a strangely high number of these guys shave their scrotums, etc.
jim
this is a jimcav sticky thread, rightmo atmo?

[gdw]

from using bar soap to powder soap in their showers?

Because it takes longer to pick up. :banana:

[jimcav]

I have a sink and waterless hand cleaner (which feels and smells like rubbing alcohol). Yeah, when i go out on subs, i do shower, but of course can't ride. when at shore, i ride, but don't shower--do the sink/washcloth/alcohol.

jim

[myette10]

Well, I was and am curious about the practice.
We can see that. Eyes up big guy.

[e-RICHIE]

we should all shave before meeting in provo atmo.

[rphetteplace]

so am I the only manscaper?

[Blue Jays]

This place is hilarious!

[jimcav]

We can see that. Eyes up big guy.

and sort of hard not to notice. I am now reminded of a sex in the city episode where samantha made the guy shave.

it is exactly your eyes up comment that prevents me from asking a dude what the point is. I also don't really believe the chicks love it comment. I think they would appreciate cleanliness.

I am also reminded of a sad story of a friend who got a vasectomy--he decided to try to "pre-shave" and used those buzz-cut clippers--actually nipped the skin with them. youch. guessing a womens razor is the way to go--but i am spending far to much time on this. gotta go do the amgen stage 2--and look for plum smugglers

jim

[roman meal]

Don't competitive swimmers have a group shave?

[shinomaster]

Just get a Brazilian and be done with it. Shaving your scrotum is MP.

[justinf]

some ladies like it, or so I'm told. dudes too I suppose.

I am also reminded of a sad story of a friend who got a vasectomy--he decided to try to "pre-shave" and used those buzz-cut clippers--actually nipped the skin with them. youch. guessing a womens razor is the way to go--but i am spending far to much time on this.

I must confess, I personally was a victim of this heinous lapse in technique and judgment. It really sucked.

[handsomerob]

....I am also reminded of a sad story of a friend who got a vasectomy--he decided to try to "pre-shave" and used those buzz-cut clippers--actually nipped the skin with them. youch. guessing a womens razor is the way to go--but i am spending far to much time on this. ....

jim

Gillette Fusion Power is the Chris King of razors.... there is not a better razor available. If you have never tried one.... I swear you will never go back to your old razor.

p.s. this is the one with the battery that vibrates. I have no idea the science behind it, but it works REALLY well, without looking like you and Zorro got in a skirmish.

[justinf]

brutal image, that:

zorro left his mark on my package. the gay blade indeed.

[72gmc]

so am I the only manscaper?

depending on your skill and the age of your white shorts, this could be yet another opportunity for a sponsor logo.

[Kevan]

are looking pretty much Walt Disneyish about now, huh?

[Dave B]

Bro I tried it once and it itched like a mofo.

Parents don't like it when you scratch in front of their kids! ;)

Dude just give it a crew cut and you'll be good. :beer:

Please don't post any pics ok, we can take your word for it!

[Jeff Weir]

It's been a good day on forum. First the color of pee, now shaving. I swear, they should charge admission to this show!!!

[Ginger]

Well, that got me thinking about the navy divers i see working out in the gym, because they invariably seem to go commmando, and a strangely high number of these guys shave their scrotums, etc.

I could be wrong...but I think it has to do with more painless application and removal of neoprene diving suits. Simply a work thing.

[MarleyMon]

I have my head up my arse, so I shave my back.
Hope this helps.

[pdxmech13]

The point of ingrown hairs would be my biggest concern.
I'd say if it ain't a problem (a little maintenance goes a long way) don't fix it :beer:

[72gmc]

This thread gives me one more question to ask if I ever want to borrow someone's electric razor.

[jimcav]

Gillette Fusion Power is the Chris King of razors.... there is not a better razor available. If you have never tried one.... I swear you will never go back to your old razor.

p.s. this is the one with the battery that vibrates. I have no idea the science behind it, but it works REALLY well, without looking like you and Zorro got in a skirmish.

i use an panasonic electric shaver--and it is not going south of my sternum.

jim

[jimcav]

I could be wrong...but I think it has to do with more painless application and removal of neoprene diving suits. Simply a work thing.

but i doubt the short and curlies have much velcro action--but it is a really good rationale. that does not expalin the guys on submarines though--there i invoke my don't ask responsibility

jim

[roman meal]

It's been a good day on forum. First the color of pee, now shaving. I swear, they should charge admission to this show!!!


That's what happens when we can't talk politics anymore.

[jimcav]

some ladies like it, or so I'm told. dudes too I suppose.



I must confess, I personally was a victim of this heinous lapse in technique and judgment. It really sucked.

bad enough to go through it ( snipping the boys), and then for the doctor/nurse to see how you mangled it.

ah well, perhaps this thread will forewarn those who plan to halt their procreative ability.

jim

[julia]

i heart this forum

[Viper]

I'm shaving my legs soon. Gonna try to sell the hair on e-Bay. Wish me luck.

[William]

Should I go ahead and shave?

http://threewebe.typepad.com/photos/photos/dsc03191jpg.jpg



Just askin'




William

[maunahaole]

I know there's a rude comment regarding the submarine corps that is appropriate to this somehow...

[BumbleBeeDave]

are looking pretty much Walt Disneyish about now, huh?

. . . the Good Old Days! :rolleyes:

BBD

[DarrenCT]

where are the pix of naked girls?

[girlie]

I also don't really believe the chicks love it comment. I think they would appreciate cleanliness.

No we love it and cleanliness.

I don't know about guys but I have found it makes for less friction and rubbing and therefore less pain. It helps me a lot.

[DarrenCT]

No we love it and cleanliness.

I don't know about guys but I have found it makes for less friction and rubbing and therefore less pain. It helps me a lot.

woah!

[girlie]

woah!

Well I actually meant while riding my bicycle....I find it helpful. The other is common sense and goes both ways or all ways.

[handsomerob]

No we love it and cleanliness.

I don't know about guys but I have found it makes for less friction and rubbing and therefore less pain. It helps me a lot.

I feel a padlock coming on.

[girlie]

I feel a padlock coming on.

as in church?

[regularguy412]

I feel a padlock coming on.

I hear they can fix that for ya with some saltpetre added to yer waterbottle.

JK:D

Mike in AR:beer:

[Blue Jays]

This is a unique forum!

[Blue Jays]

"...The other is common sense and goes both ways or all ways..."That's hot.

[girlie]

hopeless. I can't win to get it right.

[e-RICHIE]

wrong idea atmo -

http://www.dumell.net/photo/images/shaved_2.jpg

[rphetteplace]

No we love it and cleanliness.

I don't know about guys but I have found it makes for less friction and rubbing and therefore less pain. It helps me a lot.

pm sent! :)

[Ginger]

No we love it and cleanliness.

I don't know about guys but I have found it makes for less friction and rubbing and therefore less pain. It helps me a lot.

Not if they don't keep up with the maintenance.

Shaving caused more problems than it was worth. Laser Brazilian and no more saddle sores. Yay

(I don't care if *they* like it or not...although I do get some strange looks in the shower when on multi day supported tours...the ones that use the school gyms as evening stops?)

[girlie]

Shaving caused more problems than it was worth. Laser Brazilian and no more saddle sores. Yay


You have to use a sharp razor....and that goes for EVERYONE

[Ginger]

You have to use a sharp razor....and that goes for EVERYONE

Yeah yeah. Sharper the better. Still didn't do the trick. Clean freak with a razor and still got the ingrown hair issue...

Laser removal is painful, but haven't had a problem since.

[girlie]

Yeah yeah. Sharper the better. Still didn't do the trick. Clean freak with a razor and still got the ingrown hair issue...

Laser removal is painful, but haven't had a problem since.

Totally helps not to have that rough sandpaper hair.
Can't afford the laser.

I recommend to try shaving.....just make sure to never compromise on the sharpness of the razor. And see if it works for you...I really don't get ingrown hairs, especially if I shave regularly. And the itching goes away after a few shaves.

[e-RICHIE]

everybody wang chung (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLrXFw76Qg) tonite atmo -

[capybaras]

Ladies,
Don't give away all your secrets!

[J.Greene]

Shaving makes it look bigger on film....

e-Richie has a movie quote about this subject tucked away somewhere.

JG

[e-RICHIE]

Shaving makes it look bigger on film....

e-Richie has a movie quote about this subject tucked away somewhere.

JG
atmo - (http://serotta.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55279&postcount=43)

[Fixed]

how does this look ?
cheers

[dirtdigger88]

if the shaving is done properly- it can make you look several inches larger

or so Im told :rolleyes:

Jason

[justinf]

how does this look ?

Like it's time to call the doc. . .

[girlie]

then your no friend of mine.
But
You can dance if you want to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM04kmPolWo

[Ginger]

Ladies,
Don't give away all your secrets!

We're not inviting people for a viewing.
We're explaining what works.

If it helps one person avoid the pain and off-the-bike time of saddle sores caused by infected hair follicles? Why would you keep that secret?


Besides, I'm not sure many men could do the laser hair removal thing...even with the pain killer *and* tranqs...it's a lot like someone putting out a cigarette on every cm of your skin where you don't want the hair...and you're paying them to do it...and it takes three to six treatments (read, each treatment covers the whole area...and each treatment feels about the same...) It isn't pleasant.

But it does work.

[DarrenCT]

if the shaving is done properly- it can make you look several inches larger

or so Im told :rolleyes:

Jason

atmo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5-vMZJ7NMk

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . or I just might let slip that you're really Liz Hatch.

Oops . . . . :crap: :rolleyes:

BBD

[e-RICHIE]

. . . or I just might let slip that you're really Liz Hatch.

Oops . . . . :crap: :rolleyes:

BBD
why are her palms shaved atmo?

[J.Greene]

Ginger,
what does laser treatment cost?

JG

We're not inviting people for a viewing.
We're explaining what works.

If it helps one person avoid the pain and off-the-bike time of saddle sores caused by infected hair follicles? Why would you keep that secret?


Besides, I'm not sure many men could do the laser hair removal thing...even with the pain killer *and* tranqs...it's a lot like someone putting out a cigarette on every cm of your skin where you don't want the hair...and you're paying them to do it...and it takes three to six treatments (read, each treatment covers the whole area...and each treatment feels about the same...) It isn't pleasant.

But it does work.

[J.Greene]

why are her palms shaved atmo?

nice kit-ten

JG

[rphetteplace]

Ginger,
what does laser treatment cost?

JG

it's about $150/session.

[girlie]

. . . or I just might let slip that you're really Liz Hatch.
Oops . . . . :crap: :rolleyes:
BBD

I should be so lucky.
I'm more punk and simply not as nice.
I'd push you off your bike and chug your beer.....especially DarrenCT cause he has good taste in both bikes and beer and it would be fun to push him ;)

[dirtdigger88]

I timed it this morning- under 1 minute for daily touch up

jason

[jimcav]

if the shaving is done properly- it can make you look several inches larger

or so Im told :rolleyes:

Jason

scary movie weedwacker scene and all

[Viper]

I should be so lucky ;)

I'd push you off your bike and chug your beer.

Not so fast, your Highnessness. :)

[gt6267a]

if the shaving is done properly- it can make you look several inches larger

or so Im told :rolleyes:

Jason

easiest way to take care of things ... lose some weight. nothing like a gut to shorten the ride. er, the the ride, er you know what i mean.

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . or Liz, uh, I mean "girlie" is going to get all excited. :p

BBD

[Ginger]

Ginger,
what does laser treatment cost?

JG

Depends on what and where.

I went to my dermatologist rather than a hair removal place so I paid more...but I also didn't wind up with any complications.
Package prices are cheaper than a one time thing...and it takes three sessions X weeks apart to do a decent job of removal.
And really...it takes around six sessions total to make it "perfect" but I was getting in to riding season. You won't be riding for a day or four after each treatment. It is basically a burn that you're recovering from.

The process also works better for dark hair than light. But I don't have that problem.

I'll say it is pricey...but now that I've been riding several seasons without any saddle sores or weeks off the bike due to saddle sores, I'll say it was well worth the cost.

[J.Greene]

Package prices are cheaper

The process also works better for dark hair than light. But I don't have that problem.



I would have thought those areas would be more expensive :)

You mean your avatar is not really you?

JG

[BumbleBeeDave]

Depends on what and where.

I went to my dermatologist rather than a hair removal place so I paid more...but I also didn't wind up with any complications.
Package prices are cheaper than a one time thing...and it takes three sessions X weeks apart to do a decent job of removal.
And really...it takes around six sessions total to make it "perfect" but I was getting in to riding season. You won't be riding for a day or four after each treatment. It is basically a burn that you're recovering from.

The process also works better for dark hair than light. But I don't have that problem.

I'll say it is pricey...but now that I've been riding several seasons without any saddle sores or weeks off the bike due to saddle sores, I'll say it was well worth the cost.

Am I assuming correctly that laser hair removal is permanent?

BBD

[girlie]

. . . or Liz, uh, I mean "girlie" is going to get all excited. :p

BBD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynv30rYiYgs

[BumbleBeeDave]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynv30rYiYgs

. . . this is one I had probably better not watch at work. :eek:

BBD

[Blue Jays]

/\/\ Especially if they'll be upset by hearing the Dazed & Confused live version by Led Zeppelin blasting over your computer speakers!

[Ginger]

Am I assuming correctly that laser hair removal is permanent?

BBD

Yep.

Not like I'm planning to stop riding the bike any time soon. And...I'm a big advocate of the value of time. Sit bones are a fussy area and you need to keep on top of it as girlie points out. Less time out of my day. Yay.


and no.

[steve575]

I was in a friends wedding a year or so ago. We were all at the groom's house getting ready. A goatee shod groomsmen came out of the bathroom and said to the groom, "Bro I used your beard trimmer, I hope you don't mind". The groom said, "have you ever seen me with a beard?"

Get a beard trimmer. Forget the razer.

[false_Aest]

Why did this thread die?

[jimcav]

Why did this thread die?

seriously, if you have an issue with saddle sores or hairs, try the dr evil, it helped with one area where i get sore but was a pain in other areas--you do have to touch it up constantly. in truth i think the shick razor with the little wires over the blades was easy and did not cause any problems from the shave itself, but as it grows out there were areas that did seem to have a velcro effect that was unpleasant.

it's like the kids in the hall episode where the guy has to trim his nose hair daily. you can't stop once you start (or at least take 2 weeks off and then riding will be as it was)

[goonster]

the navy divers i see working out in the gym, because they invariably seem to go commmando, and a strangely high number of these guys shave their scrotums, etc. Now i have never had the courage to ask them, but i've been in the navy awhile now, and it is only in the last 7-9 years that i started to see that happening.

Nobody told you, but the Navy has gone metrosexual.

You can't ask, and they can't tell.