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Re: hairy back
Postby MichaelB » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:46 pm
Don't do either . Only bit that get's shaved is the face.jules21 wrote:would you shave your back? i guess this only applies if you already shave your legs. some of my back hair protrudes from my jersey collar.
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Re: hairy back
Postby DaveOZ » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:46 pm
I hate shaving my face and usually only do it once or twice a week. Once you start shaving your back you are committed to doing it forever. If you feel you have to go there then get it waxed.
Easy for me, I'm blonde (grey now) and have no back hair.
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Re: hairy back
Postby CommuRider » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:46 pm
jules21 if you're single, there's your answer.
No fence dwellers on this topic. You either love 'em or hate 'em. Then again, if your cycling posse is full of gorillas then yah, won't judge you there mate.
PS
And one does not *shave*. One waxes the back.
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Re: hairy back
Postby rudeboy » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:50 pm
first it's the back, then the sack and crack.
no thanks
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Re: hairy back
Postby Mulger bill » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:52 pm
So right GR, I can see Apple chiming in with "pics or it didn't happen"goneriding wrote:This thread is like a pannier thread is to CR only for Apple
Full beard and as issued body hair here. Life's too short to depilate.
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Re: hairy back
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:27 pm
So your pro waxing?CommuRider wrote:
jules21 if you're single, there's your answer.
No fence dwellers on this topic. You either love 'em or hate 'em. Then again, if your cycling posse is full of gorillas then yah, won't judge you there mate.
PS
And one does not *shave*. One waxes the back.
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Re: hairy back
Postby jules21 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:40 pm
incidentally, it's not the hair that does most of the blunting of blades, it's the corrosion caused by their getting wet. i leave my shaver in oil, which prolongs its life considerably. i always found back hair to be quite easy to save off, certainly easier than facial hair.CommuRider wrote:Men have coarser, thicker body hair. Shaving will blunt the blades.
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Re: hairy back
Postby MichaelB » Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:34 am
That's the second thing I'll NEVER do.CommuRider wrote:Men have coarser, thicker body hair. Shaving will blunt the blades. Wax it quick. What's a bit of pain? No more painful than getting tatts.
And getting ears or whatever pierced.
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Postby Comedian » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:23 am
I hate to be pedantic, but I'm nowhere near flexible enough to do either. Fortunately i don't have a hairy back or I reckon I'd be off to toga class to be able to DIYCommuRider wrote:
And one does not *shave*. One waxes the back.
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Re: hairy back
Postby CommuRider » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:46 am
This place in your part of the world charges $490 for a laser removal for the back.Comedian wrote:I hate to be pedantic, but I'm nowhere near flexible enough to do either. Fortunately i don't have a hairy back or I reckon I'd be off to toga class to be able to DIYCommuRider wrote:
And one does not *shave*. One waxes the back.
http://www.nirvanaspa.com.au/services/l ... r-removal/
Lots of moolah to be made in hairy backs!
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Re: hairy back
Postby CommuRider » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:45 pm
This is a better optionmikesbytes wrote:So commuRider, if your partner had a hairy back, would you get him to pay the $490 ?
http://www.nads.com/mens_hair_removal_strips
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Re: hairy back
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Re: hairy back
Postby CommuRider » Fri Sep 02, 2011 11:43 pm
Who else? Lolmikesbytes wrote:Ah, but who is going to apply and remove them?
That's why it is better than laser.
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Re: hairy back
Postby ValleyForge » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:24 pm
Laser is out - IPL is better. I have a cycling mate who owns a salon/spa with one and boy I can tell you IPL works! It's just a commitment that I'm not ready for. Yet.CommuRider wrote:Who else? Lolmikesbytes wrote:Ah, but who is going to apply and remove them?
That's why it is better than laser.
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Re: hairy back
Postby mikesbytes » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:08 pm
What is important is cost and effectiveness
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Re: hairy back
Postby gorilla monsoon » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:54 am
So how many tatts have you got then if you reckon waxing is no more painful than getting ink?CommuRider wrote:Men have coarser, thicker body hair. Shaving will blunt the blades. Wax it quick. What's a bit of pain? No more painful than getting tatts.
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Re: hairy back
Postby CommuRider » Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:42 pm
No tatts but have given natural birth. Aren't tatts just a series of needlepricks or acupuncture?!! Waxing's a breeze to popping out a watermelon. Have spoken to (girl) friends who have tatts (one has a massive spread on her lower spine) and waxing doesn't even enter in the conversation in the pain-o-meter. Over time waxing becomes a fortnightly/monthly routine - c'est natural. But then, girls are indoctrinated in hair removal (blame your Cleo, Cosmo, Girlfriend mags etc) from puberty so we've become accustomed to it.gorilla monsoon wrote:So how many tatts have you got then if you reckon waxing is no more painful than getting ink?CommuRider wrote:Men have coarser, thicker body hair. Shaving will blunt the blades. Wax it quick. What's a bit of pain? No more painful than getting tatts.
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Re: hairy back
Postby ShanDog » Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:50 pm
Ditto. Hell I only have to shave once a weekEberbachl wrote:I don't have any hair on my back, chest, or arms anyway. Only a little on the legs, and that can stay.
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