A few days back, back when Summer had just decided to stop and make a visit, we took the boys to the Lynden Fair to go see Monster Trucks! Loud noise and boys go hand in hand. And to add to the loudness to this house full of dudes we got prepared just in time with our very own Turbospoke!
Turbo-huh? That was the very thing to cross my mind when I heard about them! But, no fret, i am here to share my knowledge about Turbospoke.
Turbospoke just happens to be the bicycle exhaust system that every boys’ bike needs! It is small, it is awesome, it is LOUD! But in all honesty, if you have bike riding boys you are more than used to the non stop noise that surrounds them, so a Turbospoke won’t be any louder than they are on their own accord.
When we took the boys to see the Monster Trucks I, personally, did not know there will be motocross bikes doing awesome acrobatics! To me they were even a greater show than the trucks themselves! Am I alone on this? Their roar is so loud and you can feel the tremble of their engines inside you! And then when they do the jump and let go of their bikes for a second your heart literally stops! It is AWESOME!
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I remember telling the family that I wouldn’t mind if the boys would ever want to get into motocross and do jumps. Everyone turned pale and said no in unison! They broke my bubble…to me NASCAR is even worse than jumping off a ramp on your bike!
Thanks to Turbospoke, I can at least have the sound and its low rumble in my tummy. Oh well, you can’t have everything right?
Turbospoke
Turbospoke is based in beautiful Ireland. Even though they are so far away the package arrived fast (it surprised both Tom and I at how fast it went from Ireland to WA). The box the Turbospoke comes in is small in size which means less waste to be thrown away ( kudos guys!)
The design of the box screams boy to me! If you were to see this box at the store shelves you will be attracted to it; no doubt about it!
What is in the box
- Tool Kit. Everything you will need to start riding your bike in style is included in the box. There is no need to go looking all over town for the perfect size of anything. Of course, if you would prefer a more personalized exhaust, you are more than welcome to go buy some sharpies.
- Exhaust. It looks like the real deal. The exhaust is designed to look like a motorbike’s. But it is not just for looks, the sounds actually travel through the pipe and come out louder!
- Motorcards. Every Turbospoke comes with three motorcards: NASCAR, motocross, Formula 1. I personally prefer the motocross!
- Clamp. The clamp securely holds the exhaust and the motorcard to your bike. And to help the exhaust, the clamp has been designed to enhance the sound!
- Stickers. Each kit has its set of stickers. You can make your very own design that best fits you! Of course you can also choose not to use them or to add some marker designs to the exhaust.
What did we think?
As soon as I found out about Turbospoke I had to show A. what it was all about and of course, like any noise-loving boy, he was more than excited to be getting one in the mail!
Soon after the box came in the mail the tools, the bike, and the pieces came out. I think the directions stayed in the box though.
Stickers were soon applied and man was that boy ever ready to go for a bike ride!
We came up with a problem. Silly mommy didn’t realize that the Turbospoke is for 16″ bikes and larger and not for 14″ ones. We installed it since the boys thought it was so cool. Every piece fits perfect but the tire is so small (by 2 inches) that we couldn’t use the motorcards.
Since the Turbospoke has to be installed on the rear tire and due to A. still riding with his training wheels we had to take one off. We noticed that the Turbospoke only weighs 7.5 ounces it was just heavy enough to make his bike lean to the left. But there should be no problem to those who have the balancing act perfected.
Due to the size of my son’s bike we had to install the exhaust system on my mine…what a bummer, huh!?
I must confess, though, that I haven’t had a chance to stroll down the neighborhood with my tricked bike since I barely have time to do anything (like shower). So I decided to let my 4 year old son do a review video for me instead! Hey, he is way cuter than I am. Make sure to see his reactions, from all seriousness to two thumbs up.
Video
Turbospoke from Sofia Byrd on Vimeo.
As you can see, that little boy loves Turbospoke! He gave it two thumbs up (he would have given even more if he had them).
All in all, Turbospoke is amazingness. As soon as we get A. a bigger bike he will get the exhaust back. I promise to look for the yellow tie that I misplaced…somewhere. I had it a few days back! Argh….mommy brain is at it again!
And to share just how awesome Turbospoke is, the master minds behind Turbospoke are offering 4 exhaust systems to 4 lucky readers of From PDX with Love!
So what are you waiting for?! Keep reading to find out where to get your own (Christmas is just around the corner!) and how to enter to win one!
- GET IT -
Find Turbospoke ($RV23) in a store near you!
- GET SOCIAL -
Follow Turbospoke on Facebook and Twitter!
- WIN IT -
Four (4) lucky readers of From PDX with Love will each win a Turbospoke!
Rules
Open Worldwide only!!
Contest ends October 12, 2011 @ midnight PDT.
You must be 18 years or older.
Comments not meeting requirements will be deleted.
Please, only one email per person.
The mandatory entry must be done for any other entries to count.
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The winner will have 48hrs to respond or another winner will be chosen.
Disclosure: This was not a paid post. The opinions stated are my own and were in no way influenced by the Hosting Company who graciously provided the product for me to review. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
This is right up my son’s alley!
OH wow, that is cool! It would be a toss up between my two boys on who would get it.
Not sureour girls would be into but when our son is older I bet he will!
That’s pretty darn funny!
That is a neat product!
I’d love to give this to my brother.
My 9 year old daughter would love this!
I’d give to my son for his bike.
I would give it to my niece–she is just the right age to appreciate something like this.
I would give it to my little grandson.
I’d give it to my little brother.
I’m not really sure what I’d do with it! Maybe someone at the church would be able to use it.
I would give it to my 8 year old niece…. she would be the envy of her best friend (who happens to be a boy).
I would give it to my child
This is perfect for my roomate! He rides his bike all the time and he saw this on youtube once and loved it! thats who i would give it to!
My grandson would love this!
I would love to give this to my son. He would love this!
My son would love this!
I would give this to my grandson. He loves to make noise!
I’d give it to my son.
I would give it to my 8 year old son.
i would give it to the kids as we have a bike we all share and that way we could all use it
This would be all mine!
If I won… I would give it to my son!
oh it would be nice to keep
why didn’t they have these when I was a kid
I would keep it for my son
plan to give to our son
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This would be for my nephew
I might keep it for myself!
give it to my son
I would love to win this for my daughter, thanks!
I would give it to my grandson.
I would give it to my son.
i would give it to my nephew
My son would love this! Thanks for the opportunity!
I would give it to my nephew, he would love it!
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I would keep this for myself
I would give it to my nephew!
I would give this to my grandson!!
This would be for my nephew
I would give it to my son.
I would give this to either my 12 year old daughter or 10 year old son.They would both love this.
I would give the Turbospoke to my daughter so she can pretend she is riding a motorbike down the street. Vroom!!!
My son says I have to give it to him, he says he NEEDS it
for my sons bike
I would give it to my nephew
My kids.
I would give this to my 9 year old