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speedomatt
08-18-2013, 09:17 PM
Has anyone else noticed that Aussiebum is like totally discontinuing all their nylon speedo lines?

I was going to order the Foster a 1.5 Loose Booster today.. and its gone..

Along with the Red classic..

speedomatt
08-18-2013, 11:16 PM
sign the petition

https://www.change.org/petitions/aussiebum-bring-back-the-100-nylon-swim-suit-product-lines

PSDave
08-20-2013, 11:37 PM
I talked to Sean (head of Aussiebum) recently and he informed me that they were coming out with new patterns coming out and new color combinations. The big sale is to thin out old inventory and get ready for the new. It is due out for the summer season (down under)

Byron
08-24-2013, 02:34 AM
http://24.media.tumblr.com/3784f4081027c3faf2847ee6769a569d/tumblr_mlbv9s8Nxy1snvh7fo1_500.jpg
:) LOL - does he know those vests are still shrinking?

speedomatt
08-25-2013, 03:22 AM
I talked to Sean (head of Aussiebum) recently and he informed me that they were coming out with new patterns coming out and new color combinations. The big sale is to thin out old inventory and get ready for the new. It is due out for the summer season (down under)


well i hope they bring back some of the classics..

the red/yellow/white pictured..
and the yellow/green they use to have

along with just the basic red classic non booster

i hate that they want to make them all be boosters

knikon
08-29-2013, 04:13 AM
I dont own an aussiebum suit. Are they as roomy as they look? How do they fit in comparison to a speedo or Dolphin suit?

Torchwatch
08-29-2013, 05:51 PM
Aussuebum use nylon while Speedo use Lycra these days, nylon doesn't stretch the way Lycra does, so the suit is a roomy as it is cut while a Lycra suit will always appear skin tight.

Byron
08-29-2013, 08:47 PM
Yes, it is basically a simple engineering principle - that which is under stress at particular points or even all over (eg Lycra) will have a shorter life expectancy and the return to original shape will be possible less and less over time.

The durability of nylon is legendary and I would suggest that Lycra would show up better if the fine grades were avoided as cheap suits if not brand new will not always look so good in fit particularly when also carrying extra weight with the ingress of water.

knikon
08-30-2013, 05:55 AM
Now I want to get one. I will say that the speedo endurance suits are troopers. I wore one today that Ive had for 4 years