Duncan Adams is no stranger to the ski scene or to us here at Spy.
As a 16-year old from Vermont, currently living in Breckenridge, CO, he was the youngest participant to compete in last year’s Winter X Games. Last year he podiumed at the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, taking 3rd place in the Superpipe.
“Duncan comes across as pretty shy and quiet- I think he’s come to the conclusion that he should let his skiing do all the talking, and its loudly proclaiming him as one of the most well-rounded skiers in the sport” Says Josh Berman, Spy Ski Team Manager.
What’s playing right now in the pod? Classic Rock, Reggae or Hip-hop depending on my mood - D.
“Duncan has been the only athlete I’ve ever worked with whose mother had to drop him off at shoots in the morning, and pick him up in the afternoon. He has been showing up at our spring shoots since he was 12 years old, and I think it marked a major turning point for him this past spring when he could actually drive himself. I don’t think he had actually gotten his license yet, but his mom trusted him enough to lend him the keys…”
Working hard towards another successful season, look for Duncan cruisin past you in Powder Mag, at the Dew Tours, and Winter X Games.
Buckle up, he’s a name you won’t want to miss so stick with us, and we’ll keep you in the loop!
We want to say congrats to Iouri Podlachikov for his second place finish at the first stop of the Dew tour. Check out the video of Iouri killing the pipe in the matte black trevors.
Mike Losness’s art gets published in a book named Surf Story. Surf Story is a collection of surf artist and their stories. The book signing and premiere was held on Friday Dec 18, 2009.
it's a packed house
Mike's art is on the right
Mike's art being auctioned for Surfrider Foundation
This time it's not for surfing
Punk rock band that was amazing and original. Lead singer and chelo player
After and grueling process of mulitple workouts at different beaches along the west coast Surfing America has selected their team to compete in the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Cmapionships in Auckland New Zealand on January 20-28, 2010.
Spy is very pleased to have Evan Thompson in the boys under 18 division and Parker Coffin in the boys under 16 division representing the US in this competition.
For more information on this event click here or here.
Let me tell you a little story about how your glasses saved my right eye!
Here is the story of my Trons and what I do with them.
I have the green trons you guys made in 2008 or 07 whatever it was, they are my favorite glasses and I rock them everywhere, I’m a 19 year old San Diego native so they’re always with me from the beaches to the desert up to the snow!
Whatever I’m doin these glasses come along for the ride, and I get more compliments on them than you can imagine.
I wear them while:
With the ladies
At the beach
Eating lobster in Norfolk VA
With the blues brothers
Tearin up the mud
But on Veterans Day of 2009 I wore them shooting in the desert.
On one particular shot, I placed my face to close to the scope and the recoil of the gun sent the scope pretty much a million miles an hour into my face! Which hurt pretty damn bad, however I was wearing my Trons and they absorbed most of the blow and it was a hell of a blow at that. My forehead got busted open as you can see,
It doesn’t look big but it was pretty damn deep and I waited too long to go to the doctors so they wouldn’t stitch it, but if I hadn’t been wearing my Trons, there is a good chance the I would have seriously messed up my eyeball real bad. They stopped the scope from blasting my actual eyeball. I just wanna thank you guys!! For making such bomb ass glasses! They didn’t shatter, break or send shrapnel into my eye. I love the durability and I’m never gonna stop wearing Spys!
Only problem is my favorite glasses got scratched where the scope hit, but hey they I still like em.
I noticed this on your website and I will personally attest to your “premium quality”!
Spy Optic, Inc. designs, develops and sells premium eyewear products for the youth lifestyle market within action sports, fashion, music, and entertainment sectors. Spy’s principal products, sunglasses and goggles, target the action sports market, including surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, motorsports, and wakeboarding and skiing. Spy’s innovative proprietary products utilize high-quality materials, handcrafted manufacturing processes and engineered optical lens technology to convey premium quality, contemporary style, and progressive design.
Just thought I should tell you guys what your glasses have done for me!
Thanks again for making such good quality glasses, they literally saved my eye w/o them I could be blind today!
Your glasses kick ass! (and they can withstand a recoil from a Remington 700, firing a 30-06)
Well another year of professional competative surfing has finally come to a close. Now that it’s all said and done our young team kicked some butt.
Dean Morrison finished 3rd at Pipe and finished in the top 16 on the WCT.
Torrey Mesiter got 3rd in the Triple Crown of Surfing’s overall ratings and finished 48th on the WQS overall ratings.
Alana Blanchard won the Vans Pro, the 1st women’s contest of the Triple Crown.
John (John) Florence made his mark at Pipe and referred to as a young verision of Jamie OBrien at Pipe and he also at the young age of 17 finished rated #84 on the WQS.
Oh and let’s not forget about Mike Losness’s art being display during the Reef Hawaiian Pro and at the Wyland Gallery in Haleiwa.
I would say this was a great year for Spy at the Triple Crown f Surfing and congrats to all the success to everyone on the team and look forward to a great 2010!
Lil’ Wayne “Weezy” is rockin’ Spy’s all new black Tice sunglass in his upcoming “On Fire” video set to release in February 2010. Check out his behind the scenes photos.
