Originally Posted by
Calsun
What looks dumb to me is a person with a large belly that extends out over their shorts. This is nothing new and was not uncommon even in the 1960's. The fat guy would usually be on an ultra expensive Italian road bike with racing geometry. But then we have the not uncommon guys who enter middle age and decide that they must own a Porsche or a red Corvette or Mustang convertible.
As someone firmly in that era of my life, I have a slightly different perspective on what is commonly referred to as a "mid-life crisis". Sports cars, high-end bikes, etc. are the awesome toys we have ALWAYS wanted. Now we can finally afford them, and can still appreciate their fine qualities.
We have the "men" wearing baggy shorts and baseball caps turned backwards and they think they look cool and hip and are clueless as to how juvenile and ridiculous they appear.
How are you sure what they are thinking? Here's another possibility...Those clothes are what they are comfortable with, and they really don't care about what anyone else thinks (except maybe their significant other).