Not about Speedos, but short shorts.

[California Dolphin]

Update on this topic as of June 1, 2015.

I went to Home Depot and there was a young guy and a girl shopping and the guy was wearing 1980s style short shorts. They looked like an off the shelf product. I don't know what the brand was, but they were about 6 or 7 inches above the knees.

Then I went to the supermarket and there was a group of three young guys in the line ahead of me. One of them was wearing what appeared to be cut off Nike or Adidas basketball shorts. Again, they were 6 or 7 inches above the knees.

Two separate incidents in one day of guys wearing short shorts. How's that for being "On A Roll"!!!

[valorian2]

I only wear 5 inch inseam shorts now, which are the shortest available at most sites but still don't feel that short or revealing -- they're very comfortable, especially in the summer.

[PSDave]

I didn't even read the article -- when they illustrate the subject using 20 year old pictures it is hard to think they have any grasp of the subject.

[California Dolphin]

In San Francisco, I've seen young guys in short shorts at least three times in three different places over the past three days.

Two of them were wearing some kind of factory made pre-cut shorts. However, one of them was wearing what appeared to be a mid thigh cut-off version of Nike or Adidas basketball knee length shorts.

[California Dolphin]

The shorter look is now getting into volleyball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0BxIHob0Do

The leg views start around 2:00.

[Minimalist75]

If my memory serves me correctly, volleyball shorts were extremely short in the era of short shorts for sports in general and got long more gradually than in other sports, notably basketball and soccer.
In beach volleyball most men wear long board shorts but shorter shorts and even speedos are allowed and seen occasionally. I know a beach volleyball player who knows someone who always competes in speedos and he thinks that gives him an advantage.

[California Dolphin]

Today, I saw a couple more guys out in shorts shorts.

Looks like the style is gaining momentum slowly but surely.

I'm also thinking about starting a diary just to keep track of the trend.

[California Dolphin]

Another update on the topic.

The guys in the white shorts have got the right idea:

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jzj6YQqIT8

[crimsonspeedo]

Okay, line up the Italian guys. I'm on my knees and wearing my bib.

[PSDave]

volleyball shorts have traditionally been shorter than basketball. These are actually a bit longer than the local collages wear