best shorts
 

Thanks for explanations and illustrations guys - common level of understanding established (wish I could pass a law on retailers to do the same - some who aren't specialist so often can't properly describe what they offer).

PS: tantalising running shorts can sometimes be more attractive than speedos
(but I shall have to ask Louis's forgiveness there)

getting close ?
 

" I recently had a pair of low rise jeans altered to a pair of shorts with about 4 in. inseam. It had to be that long because of the pockets."

That's the main problem in making cutoffs. You have to carefully measure the leg length you want while you're actually wearing them. Otherwise the pockets will show below the leg line which looks really wacky. :eek:

shorts on ......
 

Well, this forum board seems to becomming a shorts fantasy board instead of a speedo one, but thats ok I like short shorts to, but speedo on yal ALL hear or..............

Side split shorts
 

I found some illustrations to go with the recent discussion of side split shorts (sprinters). It's quite clear how these shorts are constructed because they are very transparent.
http://s1132.photobucket.com/user/ma...ml?sort=3&o=12
http://s1132.photobucket.com/user/ma...ml?sort=3&o=14

diaphanous shorts
 

http://www.markus-brighton.com

Don't much like his speedos and not all the shorts but some pleasurable research undertaken from which I conclude:
Cheap at £2.95 and in the white pics I think I see some broad vertical stripes of a modesty speedo beneath.

These shorts do not appear to be fully split with side seam overlaps but are sufficiently so to go beyond describing just as with side notch . I am in some confusion however as I think I see a second seamline but only in that with blue braiding.
(Torchwatch must assist me there)
Whatever, there is plenty to see on his Ebay page and also in Google Images.

(btw do we not have or used to have a board member from Brighton?)

short shorts...
 

bostonspdo your id rings a bell to me were you on the old board ?

SwimTeamSpeedo

Attachment 192

Here is me racing in Nike International split shorts and vest in Sept 1998.
Apologies for the yellow soccer shirt under the running vest.

Happy memories STS, I still have them and am wearing them now.

Two items
 

1. For Louis, yes I was on the old board. And 2., Byron lists the Markus-Brighton web page, but there is rarely much there. You need to check out his ebay offerings (markus-brighton with a hyphen). He also does speedo style suits in "interesting" fabrics.

I love the look of a guy swimming in a speedo and all that wet skin really gives me a rush.

However the look of a guy out running in short running shorts and those developed thighs are the next best thing!!! :D