What age will you wear Speedos to?

[bostonspdo]

Originally Posted by Bede735

At my local pool yesterday there were just two guys wearing Speedos. One who was probably in his late 50s, and myself being age 50. There are 2 reasons why I wear Speedos at this late stage. 1) I'm not as self-conscious as I used to be, and 2) I'm in reasonably good shape, but how long will that last? I'm just trying to make the most of what opportunities there still are.

Anyway - I never seem to see men under 50 who wear these, so maybe the question should be - at what age will you start wearing Speedos?

I don't really know what age I'll wear speedos to, but now I'm over 70 and still wearing my nylon Aussiebums. I do have to say that altho I'm getting a bit saggy, I'm in decent shape and am naturally hairless, so the effect is not too bad. I say this because there is some opposition to older men wearing speedos, especially over weight ones. But really, is an old guy in a speedo any worse looking than if he had his gut spilling over the waistband of a pair of baggy, wrinkled knee length shorts? Age is not a reason to stop wearing speedos.

[Torchwatch]

"I will quite wearing speedos when I am dead and buried..."

During the "Troubles" a 12 year old boy in an English city went to town to buy a pair of football (soccer) shorts, short shiny nylon ones in those days. Passing a rubbish/trash bin he was killed by a bomb left by the IRA in the bin. He was buried in his new shorts.

Best not to provoke the Gods.

[Torchwatch]

People notice older men in speedos not because there is anything wrong in their wearing them but because younger men have not been wearing them.
Whatever your age it is better to wear functional sportswear rather than indifferent fashion rags.

[Byron]

Young Tim Parry was a keen Everton supporter and surgeons operated on him for three hours.
Only the life-support machine kept him breathing and he died of his injuries five days later.
Not sure what Gods were provoked in this case but the post seems to be in rather poor taste
in this thread.

[PSDave]

I have always worn speedos and intend to continue to do so. As I mature I avoid the bright colors and patterns and extremely skimpy suits for when I am at public pools or beaches (At my home pool - anything goes) As long as my stomach remains flat, I see no problem with my 2 or 3" side suits on an older man. However, there is nothing more disturbing than an 80 year old male (or female) in a thong with their boney ass hanging out!

[Byron]

LOL - I guess the opposite of bony is the problem here:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/attac...o-limit-03.jpg

[Turbofan]

my dads 72 and still wears them. I think ill be wearing them for ever. Its not a looks thing anyways, i hate boardies, plain and simple

[Dooley67]

Originally Posted by Turbofan

my dads 72 and still wears them. I think ill be wearing them for ever. Its not a looks thing anyways, i hate boardies, plain and simple

I'm with you and your dad, Turbofan. I'll be 72 in 4 short years and plan to be wearing briefs then and long after. I don't like boardies in general and not on me, but I must admit that some guys wearing boardies low on their hips look pretty hot.

D67

[Bede735]

It's not easy swimming lots of laps in the pool as you get older, so the last thing I need is being dragged down with board shorts.

[Byron]

Being Turbofan Snr's age my aesthetic drawback is spindly legs and boardies are of little help in coverage there - in fact they may even emphasise them, especially when wet.