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Rear seam

Post by Scottiebum » Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:10 am

Thoughts or comments on speedos with a rear seam, some pics to start with.....
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Re: Rear seam

Post by shadowmn » Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:37 am

I used to own a green suit with a seam up the back and front. I liked it at the time, but I prefer no seams at all.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by scott1636 » Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:54 am

I like the way they shape my butt......pretty much like the photos above.

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Re: Rear seam

Post by swimsharkau » Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:45 pm

I have a pair in the same colour as the photos. They do make my butt look great.

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Re: Rear seam

Post by BJE » Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:53 pm

I would like how they would look on me but I would feel a bit too conspicuous wearing them.

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Re: Rear seam

Post by ChicagoDan » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:20 pm

The rear seam is one reason I love speedo solar suits. That and the fit.

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Re: Rear seam

Post by BJE » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:11 pm

ChicagoDan wrote:The rear seam is one reason I love speedo solar suits. That and the fit.
The Speedo Solar has a rear seam but it is not nearly as butt defining as the one posted above.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by diveguy » Fri Apr 28, 2017 1:24 am

I love it. I'd even go for one that pulls in a wee bit more in between the cheeks and really hugs the butt.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by electric2010 » Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:55 am

Hey BJE, love that suit. It was one of my first buys...

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Re: Rear seam

Post by speedoswimmer » Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:40 pm

my current favorite suit is a black nike with a rear seam. Not sure if the rear seam is part of why I like it the most. I have other suits without the rear seam that I enjoy as well.

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Re: Rear seam

Post by Thom » Fri Apr 28, 2017 5:56 pm

I have four or five suits with a rear seam. Generally speaking, I like the way they look on my smaller sized butt.

A couple of the suits are Asian Arenas (no country of origin--though probably Thailand, judging by the lettering on one of the tags.). These are the type that have a quarter of an inch or so of mesh between two, sewn, butt seams. I also have an Aqux like that. (It's so small, Mr. Johnson has to go sideways. I think the only place I could wear it is in Japan.)

I have a Desmit suit I bought on Amazon with the same feature.

The theory behind (no pun) the narrow mesh butt seam is that they keep the seat of the suit more stream-lined because water can't get caught under the seat of the suit. It's an Asian invention that seems (again, no pun) to work.

I bought a Speedo brand suit that is cut exactly like the Solar with front and rear seams, except it doesn't have the embroidered Speedo logo on it: the logo is a decal. The tag says "Racing," but it's really more for casual swimming. I bought a 32 thinking it would be a comfortable suit for tanning (back when I did that), but it's too big; and there's too much butt coverage. The suit would have to be smaller to give any definition, and even then I think the rise would be too high for me. It's new with tags, so I may sell it some day through my ebay account. I'll post here when I do. It's a conservative navy blue.

I have a couple conventional Asian Arenas with just a single seam. They look and fit okay. It's a style that is anatomically enhancing, but not really extreme.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by BJE » Sat Apr 29, 2017 8:52 pm

electric2010 wrote:Hey BJE, love that suit. It was one of my first buys...
Is mine the same suit as in your avatar?

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Re: Rear seam

Post by BJE » Sat Apr 29, 2017 8:57 pm

jace wrote:They look great on my bubble butt.
The problem with my butt is that it has almost no fat to give it a rounded shape. My butt is lean and muscular. When I flex it you can see muscle striations. It's firm and muscular but not necessarily shapely.

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Re: Rear seam

Post by fbanks » Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:28 am

Quite a few of my suits have a rear seam, and that's what I prefer. Most of them are the 'Japanese' style, Asics, Arena and Aqux. They just seem to fit better and I love the way they conform to my butt ... especially when wet. Yes, I am a shameless exhibitionist and don't care what other people think. Some of the Arena's and Aqux have the mesh seam. Swimming in these is awesome. You can feel the water moving through right before the suit grips to you like a second layer of skin.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by Thom » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:15 am

fbanks wrote:Quite a few of my suits have a rear seam, and that's what I prefer. Most of them are the 'Japanese' style, Asics, Arena and Aqux. They just seem to fit better and I love the way they conform to my butt ... especially when wet. Yes, I am a shameless exhibitionist and don't care what other people think. Some of the Arena's and Aqux have the mesh seam. Swimming in these is awesome. You can feel the water moving through right before the suit grips to you like a second layer of skin.
I've found they fit well. And yeah, the mesh seam works.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by Thom » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:24 am

BJE wrote:
ChicagoDan wrote:The rear seam is one reason I love speedo solar suits. That and the fit.
The Speedo Solar has a rear seam but it is not nearly as butt defining as the one posted above.

Below is a Speedo Solar. The lining is cut out but you can see how the pattern disguises my shape.
The Solar just doesn't fit me well. I don't have as muscular a butt as you do, but it's small and the Solar just has too much cloth in back for me. For a lot of guys, the Solar works great, but I've found for myself that the Asian suits are smaller and just fit better.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by fbanks » Sun Apr 30, 2017 12:36 pm

I used to be totally into Solar's ... the original one inch side ones, not the current suits that they (Speedo) passes off as being skimpy or revealing. Truth be told, I would go one or two sizes down to get a better, snugger fit and less coverage. I still have half a dozen that I use for tanning at the beach. Small ... but not to small to be inappropriate.
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Re: Rear seam

Post by electric2010 » Mon May 01, 2017 4:11 am

BJE, it sure looked like the same suit...

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Re: Rear seam

Post by PeterSF » Mon May 01, 2017 6:23 am

Better looking but also less drag in the water, win-win.

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Re: Rear seam

Post by Scottiebum » Thu May 04, 2017 3:54 pm

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