It's been interesting to read about the progression of some of our new members along the road to slyness.  Lately most seem to be taking the journey in stages.  I'm curious to know how long it took you to make the leap from zero-guard buzz to slick bald.  It took me about ten minutes.  I did the zero-guard buzz and didn't have any intention of taking the rest off, but when it was done I was soooo close and I just couldn't resist.   

From O guard until slick bald took about 1 week.

23 years

I'd been wearing mine buzzed real short for the last seven years..... so it took me about two seconds to make the decision once I realized that I wanted to do it......

From zero guard to sly took me about 3 minutes! 

My "Buzz Time" was short, just over a month, and once I got to 1/8", it was three or four days to zero, at about 5 :30a on the way to the gym, and once back, breakfasted & coffeed, I showered and applied the blade about 9a, the feeling of freedom was overwhelming.  Got dressed, and went and did my errands.  Then when the wife got home in the evening--I had the day off--it began the "What have you done, it looks awful!" routine.  She's quiet but not happy now--last weekend was, "It's too shiny!"  Well, maybe that's an improvement.  Since that day, I've kept it smooth, clean and shiny--sometimes buffing up w/ my t-shirt before puting on the shirt & tie!  Loving it smooth.

I always kept my hair pretty short.  I had a little bit more than a buzz cut going on when a friend convinced me to go sly.  We used the shears and took off what hair I had, down to stubble.  I sat for a few minutes, psyched myself up, and said lets do it!  This was back in late 2002/early 2003, and I have been sly ever since.

0 to sly took me about 2 years. What was I thinking? I should have gone slick immediately. Why did I hang on to the hair. Oh, the waisted years!