Spy Optic Blog http://blog.spyoptic.com Spy Optic Blog Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01:07 +0000 en hourly 1 Team Neron Cycle Rides Spy. http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/team-neron-cycle-rides-spy/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/team-neron-cycle-rides-spy/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:01:46 +0000 Trini http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10993 ]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/team-neron-cycle-rides-spy/feed/ SPY Quanta Sunglasses a Favorite in Outside Winter Buyer’s Guide, and Platoon Goggle Featured http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/spy-quanta-sunglasses-featured-in-outside-winter-buyers-guide/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/spy-quanta-sunglasses-featured-in-outside-winter-buyers-guide/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:57:10 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10974 ]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/spy-quanta-sunglasses-featured-in-outside-winter-buyers-guide/feed/ Darrell Mathes on Wallpaper Wednesday: Street Style http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/darrell-mathes-on-wallpaper-wednesday-street-style/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/darrell-mathes-on-wallpaper-wednesday-street-style/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:24:53 +0000 kevin http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10969 ]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/12/darrell-mathes-on-wallpaper-wednesday-street-style/feed/ Cody Thompson Qualifies 3rd in East Coast heavy Fall Round of Innersection http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/cody-thompson-qualifies-3rd-in-east-coast-heavy-fall-round-of-innersection/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/cody-thompson-qualifies-3rd-in-east-coast-heavy-fall-round-of-innersection/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:05:26 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=11016 ]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/cody-thompson-qualifies-3rd-in-east-coast-heavy-fall-round-of-innersection/feed/ John John makes himself at home in Supertubos http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/john-john-makes-himself-at-home-in-supertubos/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/john-john-makes-himself-at-home-in-supertubos/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:02:52 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=11008 ]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/john-john-makes-himself-at-home-in-supertubos/feed/ Parker Coffin Series- Part 1 http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/parker-coffin-series-part-1/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/11/parker-coffin-series-part-1/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:34:33 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=11003

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]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/louie-vito-gets-wings/feed/ Spy teams up with Surfrider Foundation for Beach Cleanup http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/spy-teams-up-with-surfrider-for-a-beach-clean-at-haleiwa-beach-park/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/spy-teams-up-with-surfrider-for-a-beach-clean-at-haleiwa-beach-park/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:53:31 +0000 Trini http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=11055 ]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/spy-teams-up-with-surfrider-for-a-beach-clean-at-haleiwa-beach-park/feed/ MC Holds-Off McCachren and Deegan to To Claim First Off-Road Win http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/mc-holds-off-mccachren-and-deegan-to-to-claim-first-off-road-win/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/mc-holds-off-mccachren-and-deegan-to-to-claim-first-off-road-win/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:24:14 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=11049 ]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/mc-holds-off-mccachren-and-deegan-to-to-claim-first-off-road-win/feed/ How to: Frontside Wallride with Stevie Bell http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/how-to-frontside-wallride-with-stevie-bell/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/how-to-frontside-wallride-with-stevie-bell/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:51:58 +0000 kevin http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10934

Check out Stevie Bell on the Transworld Snow site teaching the world how to frontside wallride.

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]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/how-to-frontside-wallride-with-stevie-bell/feed/ Luke Purther: Prepping for the Classic http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/luke-purther-preppin-for-the-classic/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/luke-purther-preppin-for-the-classic/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:16:25 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10928

Vurb Moto recently caught up with SPY MX rider Luke Purther as he prepares for the Vurb Classic in Colorado, Oct. 7-9. viagra

]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/10/luke-purther-preppin-for-the-classic/feed/ Phil Jacques Welcome to the Team http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/phil-jacques-welcome-to-the-team/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/phil-jacques-welcome-to-the-team/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:11:27 +0000 kevin http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10616 Phil does man tricks, Phil Jacques is on SPY

See Phil in Capita’s “Defenders of Awesome”

]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/phil-jacques-welcome-to-the-team/feed/ Spy Presents: Bringing the Rad http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/spy-presents-bringing-the-rad/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/spy-presents-bringing-the-rad/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:08:56 +0000 kevin http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10506 OVERSIZED FOR YOUR PLEASURE. Enjoy this oversized break from your work day brought to you by your friends at SPY. Watch these dudes get heavy as they bring the rad.

]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/spy-presents-bringing-the-rad/feed/ SPY Riders Get Weird for the Win at Nixon’s Weird Surf Contest http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/spy-riders-get-weird-for-the-win-at-nixon%e2%80%99s-weird-surf-contes/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/spy-riders-get-weird-for-the-win-at-nixon%e2%80%99s-weird-surf-contes/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:41:16 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10913

Shaper Tim Stamps provided the weird boards challenging the competitor’s versatility for Nixon’s inaugural Weird Surf Contest held at 9th St. Huntington Beach. No strangers to “getting weird” the SPY + Active Ride Shop team easily adapted to win the team division and sweep the podium with SPY’s Torrey Meister and SPY’s surf ambassador Chris “Cha Cha” Abad winning the individual and expression session respectively.

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The winning SPY + Active team went home with weird boards, a weird trophy and their weird selves.

(L to R) Jay “Bottle” Thompson, Leigh Sedley, Chris “Cha Cha” Abad, and Torrey Meister

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Torrey’s explosive surfing and calm demeanor was a perfect match for the weird board contest.

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BK, the man behind the contest, congratulates Weird Expression Session winner Chris “Cha Cha” Abad.

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Cha Cha consoles Torrey after beating him in the expression session.

]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/spy-riders-get-weird-for-the-win-at-nixon%e2%80%99s-weird-surf-contes/feed/ Mike Losness Leads SPY to Victory at 7th Annual Active Willabong Surf Team Challenge http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/mike-losness-leads-spy-to-victory-at-7th-annual-active-willabong-surf-team-challenge/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/mike-losness-leads-spy-to-victory-at-7th-annual-active-willabong-surf-team-challenge/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:13:17 +0000 Maddy http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10907 The 7th Annual Active Willabong Surf Team Challenge went off in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. with nine talented teams battling it out in clean, rippable 3-foot surf.

The Willabong is a group format surf competition that puts 2 company employees, 2 team riders and 2 Active employees in team heats.  Each rider’s top score goes into the cumulative team point total.

SPY guys Mike Losness, Chris Abad, Andrew Valentine, and stand-in Ryan Burch paired up with Active’s Brent Fudagaki and Bill “BK” Keller to round out the lethal SPY + Active team.

Team SPY was pitted against 3-time defending champions Chemistry Surfboards, Brixton, Dragon, Filtrate and other standouts.  It was never a question of “who’ll stop the Raen” en route to the finals. As the final seconds of the contest ticked into the history books, the flaring SPY crew proudly paddled in and claimed the coveted Willabong trophy and 365 days of bragging rights.

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Despite the irony of the white elephant trophy the victorious SPY + Active team stands proud.
(left to right) Ryan Burch, Chris Abad, Mike Losness, Brent Fudagaki, BK, Andrew Valentine.

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Ryan Burch’s self-shaped assymetrical surfboard integrates intricate design elements essential to the SPY team’s victory. It doesn’t hurt that he can surf switch-stance also.

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You don’t have to be a mathematician to figure this one out: SPY + Active = winning.

]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/mike-losness-leads-spy-to-victory-at-7th-annual-active-willabong-surf-team-challenge/feed/ Underworld’s Am Getting Paid, Montreal, QC. http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/underworlds-am-getting-paid-wraps-u/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/underworlds-am-getting-paid-wraps-u/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:12:03 +0000 Trini http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10814 The 7th Annual Am Getting Paid Skate Contest went down this past weekend in Montreal, Quebec. Highlights included the massive Spy ledge, which quickly turned out to be the obstacle of choice during the best trick contest.  Be sure to check out the videos below which cover all 3 days of the action. For contest results hit up AGP.

Mitch Barrette, nollie heel into the bank.

Mitch Barrette, nollie heel into the bank. Photo: Ethier-Mayette.

Fletcher Renegar, Gap to backside nose grind.

Fletcher Renegar, Gap to backside nose grind. Photo: Ethier-Mayette.

Videos courtesy of Push.ca.

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With countless wienies in attendance and 130 tons of ice trucked in, chopped, screwed, and spread, spectators from all over Southern California were treated to handrail destruction, discounted season passes, SPY’s version of Duck Hunt, hand-drawn mustaches and product tosses.

SPY’s Japanese ambassador Uma Abe thought he was here for a hot dog eating contest, but had no problem devouring the rails instead. Uma may have fallen short of getting a piece of the $15,000 prize purse, but he attacked the course with style and a smile and most importantly kept his buns off the handrails.
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SPY’s Japanese connection Uma Abe slapsa little mustard on the handrail

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]]> http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/spy-has-a-relish-for-hot-dawgz-handrails/feed/ Antonio Cairoli 5X World GP Champion http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/antonio-cairoli-5x-world-gp-champion/ http://blog.spyoptic.com/2011/09/antonio-cairoli-5x-world-gp-champion/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:27:52 +0000 Mark http://blog.spyoptic.com/?p=10648 Antonio Cairoli won his 5th world championship this past weekend at the MXGP of Germany. At the first race of the season Tony twisted his knee and finished 9th place and was way behind in the championship points. He worked hard to get his knee back in shape and never looked back. Tony gained points at every race from there on out, and he was able to clinch the championship before the final race this upcoming weekend in Italy.



Cairoli on his new signature WHIP MX Goggle…

http://www.mxlarge.com/interview/5478-antonio-cairoli-interview-number-five

http://vurbmoto.com/blogs/high-five-antonio-cairoli/6860/

http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/MX-GP-of-Europe-2011-Race-Highlights,4242/ocscottie,405

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