Nearly bald? As if. Xigbar had hair. Xigbar had tons of hair, however he was smart enough to keep it tied back. Nothing worst than somebody grabbing your (slightly ridiculously) long ponytail and pulling.
Waiting until Cid came dangerous close to painting the floor red, he teleported down then, reaching to grab the back of Cid's shirt. Shifting the gravity just enough so her wouldn't pull out his wrists, doing it, he cheerfully seemed to float in mid air, kicking at Cid's spear-hand while the man was still stunned enough from the fall. At this point, the floor was close enough that Cid could very easily reach down and touch it. "Ding, ground floor. End of the line, captain."