The Bald By Choice Official thread - page 1 -

• The Bald By Choice Official thread by Cris on 11 Feb, 2012 23:51
• As the title says, I thought it would be interesting creating a thread for all the guys here who despite having hair shave 'em.
  Probably everyone has his motivations, and it would be fine to hear them and to share their/our feelings and experiences.
  I apologize for the construction of sentences but I'm an Italian guy with a very poor "writing english".
  Obviously this thread is also open to the brother who are sly because of balding. Everyone can come in and say what he wants but as I said, I'd particularly like to hear the experiences and motivations, and feelings of BBC brothers.
  
• #1 by Cris on 11 Feb, 2012 23:57
• I have a lot to say too, and I'll do, but it would be fine just to see this thread animating without my further contributions, like a magic box, where people can express themselves about their choice
• #2 by ElecEngineer on 11 Feb, 2012 23:57
• Well, for me it was because I use to have thicker hair that was hard to manage, so I use to keep it clipped to 1/8th of an inch in high school. Once I graduated, I took a bic to my head to see how it looked, and for the most part, never looked back
• #3 by LAGLE on 11 Feb, 2012 23:59
• I have really thick hair with a few waves and curls, it just looked dumb long so always buzzed it, then last winter decided my buzzed head was hott in my motorcycle helment, bicd it, and it was SO FRESH I never stopped.
• #4 by Paul the Headblader on 12 Feb, 2012 05:06
• uwm, nice topic. alot to say here.
  the reasons I've shaved my head ..
  first of all, the curly hair! it was just..too much, I hated it at all! it was too ...thick.
  second of all, I had dandruff problems. that was a really mood killer.
  and the 3rd of all, I needed a change, a new look, which kinda makes me diffrent.
• #5 by Mikekoz13 on 12 Feb, 2012 07:38
• I'm bald by choice.... Mother Nature's choice....... and I would NEVER go back to having hair. Too much trouble, especially for a biker.
• #6 by Slynito on 12 Feb, 2012 07:47
• Bald by choice and enjoy it. 
• #7 by Cris on 12 Feb, 2012 18:14
• Ok, I think it's my turn
  When I was 15 I noticed I had a large M-shaped hairline, quite deep on the temples.
  Everybody was saying to me "If you have that large hairline you'll become rapidly bald, dear".
  So I thought "well, if am going to lose my hair soon, I'd should enjoy them in the meanwhile."
  So I let 'em grow for three years.
  Then Came the time to shave 'em 'cause of the "Military Service" year, and i decided to cut 'em with a clipper without guard, you know.
  At that point it was clear that my airline was still the same.
  So I though "Well maybe it's just my hairline. After all even Mum has a deep hairline, on the temples".
  I was proven right. Today, a lot of years later, my hairline is still the same.
  But during the time om military service I'd found out how much liberating can be an hair-free scalp.
  It's liberating in many ways.
  No more fear of loosing hair.
  looks great but most of all FEELS great.
  No more hiding behind appearance.
  
  Sometimes my hair grow back simply because of my terrible lazyness.
  But I'm ethically, conceptually, and spiritually a bald man.
  I consider myself bald even when I actually have hair, and I'm so happy when I cut everything and go back to the REAL me.
  When I'm sly I'm happier, and much more confident and at ease.
  Cris.
• #8 by BaldHDbiker on 12 Feb, 2012 18:40
• I first did it for St. BALDRICKS and really liked it. I didn't like the way my hair looked after riding the bike. Now it's perfect everytime. 
• #9 by mrzed on 12 Feb, 2012 18:46
• I got tired of paying the barber a number of years ago, so I started clippering my hair.  The shorter it went, the better I liked it.
  
  One day, I goofed. I took off the guard for cleaning and forgot to put it back one. One more swipe across the top to just be sure that everything was uniform and there in the middle of my head was a swath of 'no guard' surrounded by #2.  So I had to no-guard the whole thing. Liked it. 
  
  Found SBG last May.  Been watching and reading and decided to go ahead and shave bbc.  Wow. I like it.  So at 58, I shaved my head.  Hairline has been steady for years. Some accuse me of a receding hairline. I don't think so. It's just what it is, but that's a nice excuse for shaving bald.  Not sure that I'm going back to hair again. I'm enjoying bbc.
• #10 by BBCESQ on 12 Feb, 2012 19:38
• For me, it was just something I had always wanted to do.  I've done it a couple of times in the past and liked the look, but never went more than a few days.  Now that I am a professional, it took a lot more thought.  Anyway, I loved the look so much on other guys, that I decided to go for it.  I just told my barber to  buzz it down to nothing and the next day I took the razor too it.
  
  Now about 6 weeks later, I'm in love with my look and very comfortable in my skin.  It's like I was always meant to be bald. 
• #11 by bulls_fan on 12 Feb, 2012 19:45
• Good topic.
  This is what makes me most frustrated.  
  I just wish I had a choice you know. Even if I had hair I'd most likely keep it buzzed short. Starting hair loss in high school makes ya jaded about it.
  I guess just pisses me off that it's beyond my control
• #12 by Cris on 13 Feb, 2012 01:43
• Quote from: bulls_fan on 12 Feb, 2012 19:45

  Good topic.
  This is what makes me most frustrated.  
  I just wish I had a choice you know. Even if I had hair I'd most likely keep it buzzed short. Starting hair loss in high school makes ya jaded about it.
  I guess just pisses me off that it's beyond my control
  

  I perfectly understand your point.
  No choice at all?
  You can go sly, and it's a great choice.
  Believe me. I'm not gay, but you're stunning.
  You're the typical man nobody gives a damn about your hair.
  Your head structure and your face are just startling.
  Try to think to people who have no choice because they have a mass of hair but are totally ugly.
  They would give away all their hair for your head and face, man.
  
• #13 by AgeTwentyTwoBaldy on 13 Feb, 2012 04:22
• Well, I could have hair still, but I have a noticeably thin hairline. I decided a few weeks ago to take it all off and see what happens. I like the results so far.
• #14 by Blitzed on 13 Feb, 2012 07:35
• I was an anchorman at a television station and it was sweeps week. We were all asked to think of something we could do to attract viewers. That was on Friday. When I got up Saturday, and was in the shower, I thought of something to do that would attract viewers. Stopped the shower, got out, dried my hair, took out a set of clippers and buzzed it down. Back in the shower, foamed up my whole head and shaved it down. Repeated the process on Sunday and early Monday morning. I showed up, by design, too late to prevent me from going live and we certainly got more viewers. Plus articles in the papers, at other stations, on the radio etc. That was almost 20 years ago and I've never gone back. I wasn't balding, although I was then in my late 40's, but it just felt good, distinguishing, fitted my face.
  
  And that's why I shaved my head. PJ