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new study concludes: shave your legs

09-09-2014 5:09pm

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Bristolscale7

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7% reduction in drag just from shaving!
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/the-curious-case-of-the-cyclists-unshaved-legs/article20370814/?service=mobile

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#2 09-09-2014 5:12pm

diomed

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What about shaving arms?

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#3 09-09-2014 5:45pm

Fian

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Surprising, but it looks like they replicated the test so unless there is a problem with this wind tunnel, which has a novel design geared at bikes rather than cars, it appears that there is an inevitable conclusion:

Don't shave your legs if you want to lose weight :P

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#4 09-09-2014 6:53pm

magicbastarder

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they do not quantify quite how hairy the chap was before shaving.

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#5 09-09-2014 7:02pm

magicbastarder

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i'd be curious about this quote:

When researchers are rewarded for originality and previous work is seldom replicated to test veracity – and doing so is often formally verboten

when science is all about replicable results, surely?

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#6 09-09-2014 7:27pm

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A bridge too far for me

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#7 09-09-2014 9:11pm

maloner

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6 people is hardly definitive in my (hairy legged) book

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#8 09-09-2014 9:13pm

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Fian wrote: »

Don't shave your legs if you want to lose weight :P

Unless you've got really heavy hair...

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#9 09-09-2014 9:15pm

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IIRC there have been some "proper" studies done that show no material (aero) benefit whatsoever ....

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#10 10-09-2014 7:39am

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Ehh no thanks, shaving legs is not for me... 7% really?

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#11 10-09-2014 7:42am

Lumen

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This subject is ripe for confirmation bias.

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