It depends on the guy. I think some of them look stupid with shaved legs especially when they aren't all that good. But some look really good that way. Of the three guys on my team one shaves and the other two don't. The guy who shaves is the slowest, so much for making people faster. The other two are really fast guys. One has thin muscular legs while the other guy has bigger and more muscular legs. I think that for most men it is a status symbol that says to others hey I race bikes. Even though he may be last in every race.