What's interesting here is that the practice of cyclists doing so goes back a century. By contrast, the fashion of women shaving their legs dates back primaril

What's interesting here is that the practice of cyclists doing so goes back a century. By contrast, the fashion of women shaving their legs dates back primarily to around World War II, and the influence of pinup model Betty Grable. See: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/625/who-decided-women-should-shave-their-legs-and-underarms http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/625/who-decided-wom...