For years I’ve run the SpeedoForum.org.
Forums are an old internet thing (like blogging I suppose) and they can be hit and miss. They need to be moderated a little bit so that conversation doesn’t spiral out of control or people get nasty on them. And the forum needs a critical mass of contributors otherwise it gets stale.
Somehow, the SpeedoForum.org has been able to keep both of those things in order over the years. It is a great place to go and talk speedos and ask any speedo related questions. The group of guys in there are great.
Often if I’m looking to find out what a speedo is or speedo shopping questions I swing over and ask in there.
If you haven’t seen it, swing on over. It is free to join, you just have to email me your username so I can activate your account (that is what has kept spammers and haters off the forum).
Here is a pic posted last week by one of the forum members…..
What do you guys think of the Budgy Smuggler brand of speedos? From what I’ve seen, particularly here on the Sunshine Coast, they are doing great things for our speedo culture.
This morning I went for a quick morning swim, there was a guy walking out of the water just as I was walking in. He was maybe late 30’s, fit looking and I’ve seen him before, he was wearing a very colourful pair of Budgy Smugglers. Then as I left the water, a guy was walking in and he was wearing a pair of Budgy Smugglers like the guy in the middle of the picture below. Guy was maybe mid 20’s.
Three out three guys at the beach at 7am wearing speedos. Loving it.
I have only ever had one pair of Budgy Smugglers and it was years ago. I liked that they were lycra and the fit was good, I like all their designs which are fun and I think are helping guys wear speedos in public more. They are just $50 up to $80….. that is an expensive pair of speedo don’t you think?
I’ve got some expenses this month but maybe next month I’ll splash out and buy a pair. Would love to hear what you guys think about them.
It has been a little while since I ordered some new speedos…. trying to think the last new pair I got and it was probably the pair that Paul the Politician gave me (click here to read about that).
The pool her is open again for swimming although the new rules sounds like a pain in the butt I should get back swimming. I’ve been running so feeling OK fitness wise but from swimming four times a week to zero over night has been a bit of a bummer.
I was trying to think of what speedos to buy that would be pool appropriate (white AussieBum Coolabah’s do not fit that role (click here to see what those speedos look like). I don’t particularly like paying US$50 for a pair of speedo either. Over a few days I shopped on the AussieBum website but their lycra speedos have never quite worked for me and the nylon ones are a little loose when swimming in them a lot, and I find they fade pretty quick.
Then I remembered the people from Q Swimwear had emailed me a while back asking me to try their speedos.
They didn’t offer me a free pair of anything unfortunately, but they were having a 50% off sale so it came out pretty affordable.
I ordered a plain black pair and these which I have had some naughty thoughts about already…..
Now the wait begins though… I ordered them two weeks ago (they hand make each pair so they take two weeks before they leave their store) and they are based in San Diego so I have no idea what the post time is for packages from San Diego to Sydney these days. Maybe Xmas? I ordered a new phone from China two months ago and last I checked it is in Singapore….
Anyone else buy some new speedos lately?
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