Wow, it’s hard to
believe Christmas and the end of the year
are near. I hope everyone had a great time
at the SouthPark Cycles Christmas Party last
Thursday night. Thanks again to Lolas and
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company for
providing all of the food and beverages for
the evening. We also took in a ton of food
which was donated to the Loaves and Fishes.
This past weekend I also had a booth Uptown
at the Convention Center for the Thunder
Road Marathon. There are a ton of closet
runners out there (I too was a runner at one
time). I was surprised at the number of
folks is saw and even was unaware until that
day that one of my part timers was going out
for the half marathon. I did notice
something great over the weekend while I was
working the expo. I wanted to give a shout
out to the
Girls on the Run
program. In this day and age when child hood
and adult obesity are unhealthily out of
control and at an all time high this
organization is actively getting people off
their Butts. Not only did I see kids as
young as 6 years old getting prepped to run
their first 5K race. I also saw many parents
I knew who normally are not active going out
to run with their kids.
Here are a couple of Christmas Presents From
SouthPark Cycles
$25 Gift for you from SouthPark Cycles
99 Free Songs From SouthPark Cycles and Deep
Elm Records
Charlotte-based indie
label Deep Elm Records (www.deepelm.com)
has a special promotion running now where
you can get 99 Free Songs. Yup, $99 worth
of music absolutely for free! If you're not
familiar with the label, they have been
around for nearly 15 years and have worked
with bands including Jimmy Eat World, Nada
Surf, Further Seems Forever, Appleseed Cast,
Moving Mountains and recently signed
Charlotte's own Public Radio (www.deepelm.com/publicradio/).
The label is also responsible for the one of
the most well-known compilation series ever
called "The Emo Diaries." The label is about
people coming together, meeting, singing and
sharing that experience with each
other...those are the times that we remember
forever. It's about the power of music and
the bands that create it. Deep Elm also
provides music for many TV shows like Nitro
Circus, Fantasy Factory, lots of Vans
events, films and video games too like Tony
Hawk's new RIDE. So check them out...you
have nothing to lose. Indie, Emo, Punk,
Alt-Country, Rock, Pop...they have it all.
"The world's most reputable indie rock
label" says Chord. Oh, and they are avid
bikers too! Download. Discover. Defend Deep
Elm.
You can also check out
the other specials at
www.southparkcycles.com/specials.htm
Trade In Your Adult or Kids Bike Towards a
New One
Christmas is
always a great time for a new bicycle. If
you are planning on a new one for someone in
the family but have a garage full we want
you to bring bike in your old bike to trade
in towards a new one. We realize that not
everyone can afford a new bike so being able
to offer someone a used one for less is a
GREAT option for us over the Holidays. We
will take in both adult and kids bikes
toward the purchase of a new one.
SouthPark Cycles Grass Roots Racing Team
Thanks to all of you that are currently part
of the program. We will soon be announcing
the 2010 SouthPark Cycles Team program and
there will be slightly a new jersey for 2010
as well as we have picked up a couple of new
sponsors including Widmer Brother Brewing
Company. Our grass root racing program is
open to riders of all abilities and juniors
as well. If you are interested in joining
the SouthPark Cycles Team