Turbo Thread

[thisweirdthing1985]

Well, in this thread I want to talk about my favorite swimsuit brand.

I'm sure everyone here has a favourite (or more) brand. For me, Turbo has the best designs and and I specially love how they differenciate water polo briefs from swim briefs using the same designs for both styles. they also make swimming "tank" trunks that look similar to brazilian sungas, drag shorts, racing suits, and custome made suits for water polo teams.
I've bought some suits and they really look good. the brand is from Spain but I always use the UK online shop, where you can see which products are in stock.
they always help you with the purchase if you have questions.
Maybe you would disagree with me. if so please tell me why or why not.

There are some nice original designs:

http://www.turboswimwear.co.uk/turbo-dragon-mens-boys-swimming-trunks/

http://www.turboswimwear.co.uk/turbo-game-over-swimming-trunks-green/

http://www.turboswimwear.co.uk/turbo-jazzy-skulls-swimming-trunks/ (my favourite)

http://www.turboswimwear.co.uk/turbo-pirate-treasure-mens-boys-swimming-trunks-black/

http://www.turboswimwear.co.uk/turbo-rex-people-mens-boys-swimming-trunks/

and so many more, from different countries and teams. they also make trunks without designs. sadly, not all suits are always in stock and sometimes you have to wait a long time to get some "made to order" products.

well, hope to read some opinions. hope to find some more Turbo fans like me! :)

[thisweirdthing1985]

some pics of is my favorite Turbo brief:

http://www.aussiespeedoguy.net/speedosex/boatboy.jpg

http://www.aussiespeedoguy.net/speedosex/funspeedos-1.jpg

http://www.aussiespeedoguy.net/speedosex/funspeedos-2.jpg

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

I am with you. I love my Turbo suits. I would buy all of them. The hard part is choosing.

[Byron]

Dammit - I am robbed of those three links as computer security takes them away as coming from a dangerous website connection.
Has anyone experienced that one as implanting viruses or as a source of hacking or phishing?

[Dooley67]

I haven't had any problem with those sites affecting my computer or IPad. I have a couple of Turbos which I absolutely love. The fit, comfort, performance, and the way it makes me feel are just great. I'm with you thisweirdthing1985.

D67

[Byron]

OK - getting a bit complicated and it seems that what I keep calling Halloween (and I might have picked that up from SwimOutlet) is Jazzy Skulls
and is twt's favourite Turbo suit ( and anyway I would agree with all that's been said as it's an excellent product and their range of prints quite amazing).
Good idea of his therefore to start a Turbo thread
as that should also help sort out some earlier postings of mine.
Having been allowed a bare second to look at his three recent links it seems possible we have the same guy in those as I posted at #95 on speedo pix - and also well received then.
In #87 I have picked up possibly a playing card which might be Turbo Vegas ?
(ie a gambling connection) - and the diver in #97 definitely wears the skulls print*

The Jazzy Skulls seem to be popular and here is one of three guys at the poolside: http://31.media.tumblr.com/3b584b330f1b7e21104762eaf95a2826/tumblr_mxqwh128SV1sos09ao1_400.jpg ( second probably white Turbo but cannot fix an ID on the third in blue)

and on a boat: http://37.media.tumblr.com/63e485760453d9feb2a06951fc918889/tumblr_mywhm4Ojl21sos09ao1_400.jpg (which might also be what twt picked up from aussiespeedoguy)

and at the beach :
http://38.media.tumblr.com/602b719ca03948980f271a38652c76f9/tumblr_n8470oYeVG1rb22aeo1_1280.jpg


I shall finally add this as a nice pattern which I cannot so far name but is much in the Turbo genre:
http://38.media.tumblr.com/fdc7d833a489f9f50b53bdb9b1f7f36c/tumblr_n2xj35o90K1sos09ao1_400.jpg

*Pirates Treasure also comes with a skull

[thisweirdthing1985]

The fit, comfort, performance, and the way it makes me feel are just great.

D67

you mentioned the right advantages of Turbos. ;)

[thisweirdthing1985]

... I would buy all of them. The hard part is choosing.

you think exactly like me hehe

[thisweirdthing1985]

OK - getting a bit complicated and it seems that what I keep calling Halloween (and I might have picked that up from SwimOutlet) is Jazzy Skulls
and is twt's favourite Turbo suit ( and anyway I would agree with all that's been said as it's an excellent product and their range of prints quite amazing).
Good idea of his therefore to start a Turbo thread
as that should also help sort out some earlier postings of mine.
Having been allowed a bare second to look at his three recent links it seems possible we have the same guy in those as I posted at #95 on speedo pix - and also well received then.
In #87 I have picked up possibly a playing card which might be Turbo Vegas ?
(ie a gambling connection) - and the diver in #97 definitely wears the skulls print*

The Jazzy Skulls seem to be popular and here is one of three guys at the poolside: http://31.media.tumblr.com/3b584b330f1b7e21104762eaf95a2826/tumblr_mxqwh128SV1sos09ao1_400.jpg ( second probably white Turbo but cannot fix an ID on the third in blue)

and on a boat: http://37.media.tumblr.com/63e485760453d9feb2a06951fc918889/tumblr_mywhm4Ojl21sos09ao1_400.jpg (which might also be what twt picked up from aussiespeedoguy)

and at the beach :
http://38.media.tumblr.com/602b719ca03948980f271a38652c76f9/tumblr_n8470oYeVG1rb22aeo1_1280.jpg


I shall finally add this as a nice pattern which I cannot so far name but is much in the Turbo genre:
http://38.media.tumblr.com/fdc7d833a489f9f50b53bdb9b1f7f36c/tumblr_n2xj35o90K1sos09ao1_400.jpg

*Pirates Treasure also comes with a skull

sometimes I found pics on website of some swim suits that could be Turbo, looking at the style of colours and designs of some "anonymous" suits. maybe Turbo has made so many designs not available nowadays in their online store. it makes the brand more interesting to investigate :)

Byron, I'm very surprised and glad, you share a pic of the Jazzy skulls one that I still haven't seen!
this one

http://31.media.tumblr.com/3b584b330f1b7e21104762eaf95a2826/tumblr_mxqwh128SV1sos09ao1_400.jpg

the boy seems very happy being in the sunny day and showing his beautiful suit.
I also own this suit, not in the brief style, but in the "super tank" one:

http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server5300/cbqfua/products/2544/images/3447/7938617_0099__30339.1367011708.600.600.jpg?c=2

for 2 reasons:

1. the "brief" one is no more in stock nowadays (I've found the water polo version on ebay, but it's more expensive)
2. the super tank brief is bigger so you can see the designs better and it fits like a small brazilian sunga. so when it finally arrived I realize it's also great to wear and the patters (prints) look nice, maybe nicer than the smaller style.

:D

[Byron]

:D thanks - and if I remember my Harry Potter correctly was he not riding a Turbo2000 broomstick when playing Quidditch?
(and at a UK university some muggles have actually put together a quidditch team I believe)

[Byron]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/feb9d2c612a5974d66ae148877f95f21/tumblr_n61yf5lgnC1s4t6zbo1_500.jpg

But what do we have here? http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvikyfuZcO1r6end8o1_1280.jpg

[Byron]

Re. post#10, he flies on a Nimbus2000, not a Turbo2000
(apologies - I was a rather befuddled Muggle there)

Here he is playing Quidditch: http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3/conman365/Nimbus2000.jpg
The wizard students usually play with Quaffles or Bludgers but it looks as if he has the Golden Snitch in front of him here.

An incident in a ground level game being played in Oxford UK:
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/resources/images/2072322.jpg?type=articleLandscape
(it's played at US universities too)

[Byron]

Turbo? - nice suits and right one quite likely to be - but left one I cannot be at all sure about:
http://31.media.tumblr.com/4ddbfeec58cd37c20510c80535de9283/tumblr_n54mrsdSlN1rpjz3po1_500.jpg

[Byron]

Re. post#9 this guy is perhaps at a marina* : http://37.media.tumblr.com/5432bce510cb8c06c7a0f6ce8fa9ec9c/tumblr_muipow9laB1sglrrxo1_1280.jpg


*or are we just seeing more of post#11?

[Byron]

Turbo with an Arena as well this time:
http://37.media.tumblr.com/02a72c19e7b8ce3f747a0c9b55f52f50/tumblr_na9eld6i8F1r0g3zto1_1280.jpg

[Turbofan]

The guy in a turbo is wearing two suits. I guess that's why the front of his suit looks so flat, though turbos are generally very modest suits.

[Blue Nike]

I've been convinced to order my first Turbo. But what are the differences in sizing/material weight/cut between Turbo's swimming trunks and the water polo trunks? I like my suits low and a little tight, and normally wear (for instance) a 32 in Sporti. Size recommendations for Turbo? Apologies if this has been covered in other posts.

[paspeedo]

I have always ordered up one size due to the suits being polyester, they tend to run smaller.

[Dooley67]

Blue Nike,

I wear a size 30 in Sportis and Nikes and size M in Turbo polo briefs. Since you like them low cut and tight, if you get a water polo brief, don't size up. Just looked at the sizing guide on the Turbo website. 32 would be medium in both the swim brief and water polo brief, so stick with Medium. Hope you love them as much as I do.

[Blue Nike]

Thanks for the quick replies, everyone. But what are the differences between the polo and the swimming trunks? Lined vs unlined? briefer?

[Dooley67]

Thanks for the quick replies, everyone. But what are the differences between the polo and the swimming trunks? Lined vs unlined? briefer?

I haven't owned a Turbo swim brief, only the water polo brief, but from what I can see from the Turbo website, it looks like the swim briefs are lined in the front only although it is not stated as such. It also looks like the water polo and swim briefs are the same in terms of the brief cut. I suspect that it's like the Sportis - the briefs are front lined only while the water polo suits are fully lined. But the Sporti water polo suits are not as low cut as the Sporti briefs. If you look at the trunks on the Turbo website that are like a longer square cut, it specifically stated that they are double lined in the front only.

I'm not sure this helps, but you might contact Turbo - there's an option which says Contact us.

Dooley 67

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

D67 is right on point. Polo briefs are double lined all the way around, while the swim briefs are just up front. I think the cut is the same, but Turbo's are cut low and have a tighter fit than the more traditional brands (Speedo, etc). I think they look and feel great. If you are a 32, stay with the medium. It will fit you just fine. Like D67 I am a 30, but I am probably closer to a 31, so the medium fits me great.

Let us know what you buy. I have six or seven Turbo suits and would buy all of them if I could :D

STS

[shaulis]

I have only recently been wearing Turbo water polo briefs, thanks to D67 and STS for encouraging me to try them. I am a 30 like STS and the medium fits me perfectly. I was hesitant at first to wear them lap swimming but that was unfounded and are more supportive
Than my regular swimsuits.

[thisweirdthing1985]

Let us know what you buy. I have six or seven Turbo suits and would buy all of them if I could :D

STS

i always visit this site to see some new suits and also dream of buying all of them hehe :p . I only buy swim briefs, never bought water polo suits, but in the site there's advice that they are smaller that swim briefs.

[thisweirdthing1985]

I have only recently been wearing Turbo water polo briefs, thanks to D67 and STS for encouraging me to try them. I am a 30 like STS and the medium fits me perfectly. I was hesitant at first to wear them lap swimming but that was unfounded and are more supportive
Than my regular swimsuits.

yes, they fit perfectly and feel amazing!

[FloridaJoe]

How big is the side team on the Turbos? I bought one but returned it as the front rode to high up. I like lower slung suits like the Sporti Euro but am tired of solid colors.

[dorcas3]

Complete lining as it should be-helps mold the suit to your body tightly.

[obe12]

Hi Guys,

Regarding Turbo Suits... I found a US Supplier in CA http://www.kap7.com they can reorder any print Turbo has made. They would be ordered from Spain if not in stock locally. The Prices are 39-45 and some 49, and 6-9 shipping. This being said, it take about 3 weeks the sales guy Johnathan told me, If in stock in Spain a lot sooner or in stock at KAP7 evan sooner. I asked about cuts, Euro, Narrow sides, Low rise etc... It turns out all Turbo Suit are cut the same. However sides and rise vary with the size of suit, unless special ordered and have extra material added. This explains why a WP Team can have Small, Larger guys and the suits look deferent on them.

I told Johnathon I would ordering two suits . One is the Blue Australia one, it is a hot looking suit for sure and one other. He offered to send me a test set with me only ordering 2 suits.. I was shocked


To Get the correct Sizing, Johnothan is sending me 3 suits to test fit. He took my Amex Card just to hold Not to charge and sent the suits.

"Here is the USPS Tracking:9405510200828500368224 for the suits.

I hope they fit.

THank you,

Johnathon"




Johnathon Hewko | National Sales Representative - KAP7 International, Inc. “Official Ball of NCAA” | 12 Goodyear, Suite 120, Irvine, CA 92618| Direct: + 949-633-7074 | Fax: +1.949-502-3336 | @TURBOUSA | http://www.kap7inc.com |
Official Water Polo Suit & Cap of the 2012 USA Olympic Teams


Guys, this a place to do business with and get any print you want ever made by Turbo. If you are un certain about sizing call and talk to Johnathon, see if he will send out a test fit set to get that correct fit. You can't go wrong that way.. You make your order/ special order and you have nothing to loose.


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