Oakley Releases New Nicky Hayden "Oil Rig" Sunglasses at Laguna Seca
. By Bikeland Staff
Oakley and Repsol Honda's #69 Nicky Hayden introduced their new Oil Rig sunglasses at Laguna Seca this Thusday. Conforming to ANSI standards, you can see these latest wrap arounds subjected to eyebrow raising safety testing in the mobile "Rolling O" lab at the track.
According to Oakley, the Oil Rig glasses are "made for collectors and speed fanatics, this unique edition features Nicky’s traditional racing number on its custom icon graphics, and we added his “69” to the inner surface of the right stem. The Polished Black frame is matched with BLACK IRIDIUM® lenses to fuel clarity in bright light while reducing glare. Nicky’s signature is laser etched at the corner of the lens, and a custom printed MICROCLEAR™ bag is included for lens cleaning and frame storage."
Nicky worked with Oakley on the design of these new shades -
"The hardest part about picking what I wanted for the glass was to narrow it down…the design team over at Oakley gave me so many good ideas. The only problem was they said I couldn’t have five different pairs, so I had to cut it down to one. I ended up taking what I liked from all of their different design concepts and came up with a glass I am very happy with. I know the color pink may seem a little fruity for a bike racer but it’s the same pink Alpinestars uses on my boots and gloves so it all ties in and nobody else on the grid uses it – it really stands out. Also, I really wanted to do a glass that could work for both men and women, and this one will look great on either. I just hope my fans like it and I look forward to seeing people at the track rockin’ ‘em!!!”
With no MSRP announced, we like elements of these glasses, but it'll take a manly man to wear that Hot Pink logo...
You can find out more about Oakley and their products at http://oakley.com