Old people and Speedos

[Bede735]

I'm pro-speedo whatever your age. Speedos are so comfy and easy to swim in. I'm delighted by speedos no matter who wears them and I'm only 28. I wish I have the confidence to wear speedos when I was younger (i.e. early 20s).

I stopped swimming when I was 13 because the school I transferred to didn't have swimming lessons. I didn't have the desire to go a public baths until I got a back complaint, when the physio recommended swimming. That was 11 years later. But it was only when I was around 27 that I started wearing Speedos.

So I can kind of understand why young lads don't wear them.

[mancspeedoboy]

I'm glad there are plenty of older people who wear speedos - it was those guys that gave me the confidence to wear speedos myself when swimming; I'd have been too embarassed if no one else wore them.

I'd actually be more embarassed to wear big shorts now; what are those guys so embarassed about to hide their stuff underneath all that material ?

[willycum]

I think some young guys dont wear speedos because they have seen too many pictures on the net showing guys with massive penises/ bulges and they feel inadequate. They should realise that the average penis is only about 3.5" flaccid so there is nothing to be ashamed of if you dont have a huge bulge in your speedos.

Actually I prefer to see a more modest bulge in a speedo - I find that more sexy than those massive bulges

[Duncandude]

I think some young guys dont wear speedos because they have seen too many pictures on the net showing guys with massive penises/ bulges and they feel inadequate. They should realise that the average penis is only about 3.5" flaccid so there is nothing to be ashamed of if you dont have a huge bulge in your speedos.

Actually I prefer to see a more modest bulge in a speedo - I find that more sexy than those massive bulges

Au naturale is fine by me. Models are great, but ordinary guys in speedos are the best fun to spot.

[budgybloke]

I definitely agree, Dundandude. There's something very attractive about a confident, every-day man in a pair of speedos. Doesn't really matter what age.

And if he's in a pair of Aussiebums, I'm generally beside myself with lust!


....i'm not really that fussy. Any brand of speeds will do!

[AB FAV]

Well just include me in the AARP Club (for those of you outside the US it stands for American Association of Retired People).

I am up there with SF Budgybloke but certainly do not look nor feel like 45+ etc. I certainly intend to keep it that way too -- just like you guys do.

Budgy from what I see dude you have a body of a guy in his mid - late 30s. How do you do it?

BTW wearing Aussiebum Miami Loose Boosterjock

[t419]

I think some young guys dont wear speedos because they have seen too many pictures on the net showing guys with massive penises/ bulges and they feel inadequate. They should realise that the average penis is only about 3.5" flaccid so there is nothing to be ashamed of if you dont have a huge bulge in your speedos.

I like your point, but I don't totally agree. I don't think it's penis envy type thing at all!

Perhaps younger guys refrain from wearing speedos because of sites like this, as well as the methods of advertising employed,, making speedos too sexy.

It could be claimed that it's possible to over-sexualise clothing, like speedos, to such an extent that they no longer appeal to the mass-market. Just think about how aussiebum advertise. Hot, sexy, suggestive guys with big bulges - appeals to gay men, and some women for their bf. Not your 'average joe'.

It's not that guys see a big bulge online and don't want to wear speedos because they're ashamed of what they've got. I think that they don't wear them because the images by their very nature are ABOUT showing off the bulge! And most guys (i think) don't want to explicitly flash their junk (in a similar fashion to the ads) to the world at large. I know I don't - obviously some around here will emphatically disagree.

In a way, the recent rise in popularity of speedos within the gay community, speedos have become more about the aesthetic aspects rather than the inherent functional benefits. Over-sexualisation might actually be the downfall of them generally rather than a savior (not considering sport of course).

If a young guy wants to buy something for a casual swim, and is confronted by this type of advertising; I can completely understand why he might shy away and just buy swim shorts instead.

Just thinking aloud.

And for the record, I have no issues wearing speedos or even swim/board shorts! (so long as they're above the knee )

[budgybloke]

Well just include me in the AARP Club (for those of you outside the US it stands for American Association of Retired People).

I am up there with SF Budgybloke but certainly do not look nor feel like 45+ etc. I certainly intend to keep it that way too -- just like you guys do.

Budgy from what I see dude you have a body of a guy in his mid - late 30s. How do you do it?

BTW wearing Aussiebum Miami Loose Boosterjock

Hi there AB FAV

Well, I am actually in my mid thirties so I guess I just look my age!

Going by your avatar, you however, are a great example of what I was referring to before. Body of a stud, so the age is immaterial!

[AB FAV]

Budgy - did you actually say I have the body of a stud?!? LOL! Dude you just made my day!

Are you trying to hit on me? Sounds like a come on but I am flattered!

I do think I am just a bit too slim and am working on adding 10 more lbs in the right places.

Budgy do jocks count too?

[AB FAV]

To be 48 and look like you would be a dream. Gotta keep up a reasonable diet and fitness regime. Unfortunately I have an inner slob :-/

Well how about this one for "mature" in speedos. Supposedly a recent pic in Spain of 77 Georgio Armani! I've seen guys half his age who did not look half as good a he does in his 'Armani's"

So there is hope to look this way when you get a bit up there.

[Justin88]

[Well how about this one for "mature" in speedos. Supposedly a recent pic in Spain of 77 Georgio Armani! I've seen guys half his age who did not look half as good a he does in his 'Armani's"

So there is hope to look this way when you get a bit up there.

He's 77??? Holy cow...a lot of people are DEAD at that age....

[AB FAV]

Yep according to the new story 77.

Granted he does not have the body of a 20, 30 or even 40 year old. You can see his skin has lost a lot of elasticity but if anyone thinks this is not eventually going to happen to them they are misguided.

Overall for 77 he looks pretty good. A whole lot better than guys I know in their 40s or 50s!

[Justin88]

Overall for 77 he looks pretty good. A whole lot better than guys I know in their 40s or 50s!

There are people my age who look like the Pillsbury Doughboy.

[aussiebumfan]

As an older guy, I don't understand why people suddenly lose interest in how they look as they get older. I especially don't understand it with gay guys, who always look after themselves to the max when they are out on the scene, then seem to settle down and think it is okay to get overweight and dowdy. I mean, I have been with my partner for 13 years and we both look after our bodies, and still dress and groom ourselves well. I'd do it for him, even if i didn't do it for anybody else. I feel great that I look good for my age, and even though i don't wear 'young' fashion (unfortunately, because i love the young looks) i do dress fashionably for my age. I see enough old, dowdy people around me to realise that that is just NOT how I want to look. Do they just lose pride in themselves or what is the issue? "I dress to be comfortable" has to be the worst excuse ever for dressing like a dag. And sorry, but a huge fat gut hanging over the front of a pair of Speedo's is not a good look in anybodies eyes.

[AB FAV]

Aussiebum fan -- dude you took the words out of my mouth. Said perfectly.

BTW can we change this string from "old people and speedos"?!? To maybe mature ---

I may be a little over 45 but "old"?!?!? HECK NO!! -- maybe everyone missed my post with 77 year old Georgio Armani sporting a bikini. NOW THAT IS OLD!

[Scotty]

maybe everyone missed my post with 77 year old Georgio Armani sporting a bikini. That is old.

Hahaha nah, AB FAV - 70 is the new 40

[AB FAV]

Offically ending the "old people and speedos" string with this submission. I am happy with this old body! LOL!