Oakley Hijinx Green Splatter Grey 7-20-08

Another Oakley Hijinx. This time with the Black frame with Green and White Splatter graphics. Same lens as the Frank Kozik, the Grey lens, great for medium to bright light. The splatter graphics are kinda subtle, until you get into the sunlight, where it really pops. Good stuff!

Oakley Montefrio Brown Tortoise/Bronze 7-19-08

Shaun White's Signature Oakley Frame. The Montefrio. A little small, better for narrow faces, much like myself, it fits relatively tight if your domepiece is large. But for me, it's perfect. Brown tortoise frame with a Bronze lens and Gold Logo details, great for cloudy days to bright sunlight. It kinda reminds me of a Von Zipper Solow, from a couple years ago.

Oakley Hijinx Frank Kozik Edition 7-19-08

Oakley's Signature Frank Kozik Edition Hijinx. Black frame with red and white details with a Grey lens. Another artist collaberation. I like this colorway much better than the Todd Francis Eyepatch. Thewhite stars really pop on the black background, so does the red type. What more can I say, take a great fitting frame with great coverage and wrap it in art. Goods!

Oakley Frogskin Matte Red/Grey 7-17-08

Getting sick of Frogskins yet? Well, I only have a couple more pair to showcase. This is one of them. Matte Red with Grey Lens. A mildly difficult color to pull off unless your wearing all red accessories. But it looks great when you can pull it all together.

Oakley Frogskin Black/Positive Red Iridium 7-16-08

Yep, Frogskins again. But this one isn't publicly released, why you ask? Because it's custom. The Positive Red Iridium Lens came from my original pair of Frogskins that I got in 6th grade, circa early '91 or '92. The frame they came in cracked due to UV light damage, Oakley has since solved this problem, it only occured in the original frames. The Black frame was a re-issue a couple of months ago, and I got the bright idea to switch my old lenses into my new frame. And voila, Black Frame with Positive Red Iridium. The Posi Red Iridium is diffcult to see until you get into bright sunlight, inside the lenses appear grey with just a hint of red. I don't think Oakley had the capability back then to really make the Iridium pop. But they can now.....

Oakley Frogskin Matte Rootbeer/Fire 7-15-08

Just another Frogskin in my collection. Matte Rootbeer with Fire Iridium Lens. I wonder what this frame would look like with a Violet Iridium lens? Maybe I will do a little switcharoo and see what I come up with.... Stay posted for details.

Oakley Warden Chrome/VR28 Black Iridium 7-14-08

The Warden, from Oakley. Chrome frame with a VR28 Black Iridium lens. Another great lens for medium to bright conditions. It's very easy on the eyes. It's been re-tooled once or twice since Oakley originally released it, and this is definately one of my favorite aviators to rock. I had a first issue Warden, and I prefer what they have done to the new fit as opposed to the older one.

Oakley Eyepatch Custom Black/White/Bronze 7-13-08

Another of my custom creations. Well, rather the other bits left over from my Black/White Eyepatch. Black frame front, White with Bronze logo arms, and Bronze Lens. The colors don't really work as well as the Black/White, but I did get a couple of compliments on them Sunday when I was rockin' them.

Von Zipper Stache 7-12-08

The Von Zipper Stache. Tortoise frame with a Grey/Orange gradient lens. A perfect lens choice for those cloudy days that could get sunny or stay grey all day. Definately a must have for Oregon weather. Did I hear someone say something about "a van down by the river?" So dirty...

Oakley Oil Drum Cinder Red/Black 7-11-08

Friday's shade of the day. The Oakley Oil Drum in Cinder Red with Black Iridium. Great fit for medium to larger dome pieces. Great coverage, with big sides to block out all the light. The red almost looks black until you get in the sunlight, then you can see the red with metallic color.

Oakley Razor Blades White/Fire - 7/10/08

Another retro throw back from Oakley. The Razor Blade. From a time when the coke was good and the jeans were acid washed and torn to shreds. Long blond hair and short jean shorts. So dirty. But here it is again. And in all it's glory, White frame with Fire lens. These are great shades to wear in the boat for a day of wakeboarding. They fit perfect with board shorts and a Corona...

Spy Tron White Checkers - 7-9-08

The Spy Tron in White/Black Checkers. It takes confidence to put a frame like this on your face. It definately draws attention and some looks. A great conversation starter... Grey gradient lens comes in handy for those overcast conditions. If your on a bike and sporting these, you better be fast....

Oakley Frogskin Crystal/Violet - 7-8-08

Frogskins. Crystal clear frame with Violet Iridium Lens, so 80's!!! Purple is hot right now, and these frames go right with it. Word.

Revo Las Rocas 3027 - 7-7-08

Another old frame from back in my early days as a USO counter guy. The Revo Las Rocas, style 3027. Black frame, signature blue Revo polarized glass lens. Uber comfortable frame with spring hinges, kinda cool guy square lenses. Great for driving, I-5 here I come....

Electric Flux - July 6th '08

Another of my aviator styles. The Electric Flux. Black frame, black mirror lens, stealth cop steez. These are OG, I've had them for at least 6 years, and they show some wear from getting rocked steady for a bit. Smallish aviator, but big on attitude.

Ray Ban Aviator 7-5-08

This is one of my favorite frames. It's super light, has a brown gradient lens which is perfect for those cloudy Oregon days, and duh, it's a Ray Ban. I could wear these all day and totally forget they are on my face.

The 4th Of July. Happy Independence Day!

I had to go with the good ole red, white and blue today. The Anarchy Looter in the Americano colorway. Easy choice for a patriotic day.

July 3rd. Oakley Eyepatch

This one is big, and square. And custom. Oakley doesn't make this colorway, however being the shade shaman that I am, I took a white frame and a black one and swapped arms and lenses. So here we have the white front, with Black Iridium lenses, and black arms. I wanted something black and white, so I created these.

July 2nd. Oakley Gascan

Another good frame from Oakley, a little narrow all around, but a good fit for someone with smaller facial features, not that I'm small, but they fit great. Black frame with Black Iridium lens and Grab Bag Camo Icon on the side.

July 1st. Oakley Frogskins White

The first of the month, might as well start off with one of my favs... Oakley re-mastered the art of cool when these were first released in the early nineties, and they are bringing it back once again. White Frogskin with Bronze lens, Trevor Andrew signature model. Oh yeah, they glow in the dark too. Fresh!

A Month of Sunglasses......

So here goes, many of my sunglasses get buried in the back of my display case and never see the light of the day. So for the month of July, I'm going to wear a different pair everyday. Can't wait to bust out some retroness. Pics to follow.... Stay tuned for super shade shenanigans!

Track Stable @ Work

59cm Bianchi Pista

58cm Fuji "Obey" Track

Spring Finally In PDX

Today was the first beautiful, warm, sunny day this spring in good ole Portlandia. I bet the messengers were happy, basking in the sun, sitting on the corner of Big Pink. I wanted to cruise over to River City Bicycles to look around for no good reason, so I decided it would be a great afternoon to leave work for an hour or so, and break out the Obey Fuji for a spin. Took my camera with me for the irresistible photo opportunity, and low and behold, look what I came up with.

It was such a gorgeous afternoon, I had to take a quick shot of the city from the Steel Bridge. I've heard every cliche about the number of track bikes in PDX, and sadly, what sneaks into my pic. Ladies and Gentlemen, another track bike... Devastating, I know.

Rainy Shop Shot

I was in the parking garage across the street from work the other day, and snapped a quick pic of the store. I hadn't taken any pics of the window coverings that I installed for Topher, our Spy rep, so I decided that there was no time like the present, and I had just gotten "safe" so why not? So here's the shop in all it's glory on a rainy day in PDX.

Saturday Pic of the Day: Graf

Spotted this stencil during the summer of '07 underneath the I-405 freeway near Pettygrove or Raleigh St. Touched it up a little bit in Photoshop Express, added contrast and sharpened the glasses details. Hope you like.

Photoshop Express

I'm a total noob when it comes to editing images on my computer. Give me some scissors and some glue stick and canvas and I can do some serious photo editing. With a vengance. But now, the people at Photoshop have released a free on-line version of their software, and it's pretty user friendly to navigate and set-up. Here's my first image that I created in about 2 minutes. It's two geese from a couple of weekends ago when Bree and I went down to the river at Willamette Park to drink some whiskey and soak up the sun. The male in front was definately randy, and I think he was leading his lady goose to a secret spot on the sand for some early spring nookie.... Sounds like a good idea!

Pista pic

Here's the latest incarnation of the Pista. Took the Brooks off of the Obey Fuji to get it broken in a little. It's still a little stiff, but starting to break in nicely. I'm still waiting for that euphoric epiphany that everybody tells me I'm going to have when that Brooks finally gets comfy. In the background is the famed Oakley case in all it's glory. 32 pairs of shades and counting. And 10 pairs of goggles, but that doesn't really matter, cause my orthopedist still hasn't given me the okay to go skiing or snowboarding due to the screws still in my collar bone. Yum. Anyway, I threw some new bar tape on the pista for the warm sunny springtime that I'm sure is just around the corner. If it wasn't snowing this morning in PDX, I definately would have riden to work. But I just wasn't all that jazzed about riding in the snow today.

Baron Davis - One Shot

I'm a couple weeks late on this, but here we go anyway. Funny stuff, I wish I could rock quads that well. Check the crossover dribble...

Spring is here.

So it's March here in the good ole Pacific Northwest, the 28th of March to be exact. And it's snowing in downtown Portland. Great. A little out of the ordinary for spring time in PDX. But a welcome change from the normal dreary spring time rain. A little snowfall will always do me just fine.

Deschutes Brewing coming to PDX

Yep, that's right folks. Our beer rich city is just about to get beer-richier. The folks from Bend at Deschutes Brewing are building a new facility right here in good ole Stumptown. The location is going to be in a new building at 13 & Lovejoy. Do you think Bridgeport is worried? They will be right next door. Just myself, i would much rather enjoy a Mirror Pond rather than a India Pale anyday. But that's just me. I think it's in the Bend water. That's what makes Deschutes brew that much better than anything else. Maybe I'm just Oregon biased. What do you expect, growing up in PDX, where we have more craft or micro brew companies per capita than the rest of the US of A. With so many great beers to choose from, it is often very difficult, especially when you are standing in front of the beer case at your local grocery store and your g/f has had a long day, her feet hurt and she just wants to go home, but you can't decide which delicous brew to choose... Oh well, her feet won't fall off, just take another minute and choose wisely. Odds are, at least in PDX, that beer is gonna be good. Anyway, I can't wait until the Deschutes spot opens, I definately will spend some lunches there this summer. Bring it on Bend. I will be there, ready for your challenge...