…Because It’s Easier To Sell What You Believe In We’ve played the game more than once already with brands offering attractive pricing directed at meeting the needs of the customer seeking a below average price. The issue of price in this economy is clear; everyone wants more for less. At Spark we don’t believe [...]
We get so many customers in that claim that they’ve been fit to their bikes before. These customers come in complaining about knee, hand, wrist, and back pain. Upon further questioning we find out that the process that they went through only took a few minutes and may or may not have involved a trainer [...]
Why You and Local Small Businesses Need Eachother – Mike O’Connell, Owner of Spark Bike Run Sports Pack Your Bags; You’re All Going On A Guilt Trip Today’s economy is hard on small businesses. With folks looking to save money wherever they can the best price often wins and great service becomes [...]
Buying Online vs. Your Local Bike Shop Mike O’Connell, Owner of Spark BRS This topic comes up quite a bit and has been mentioned several times in our customer survey. It is a battle that started when Al Gore invented the internet… and it’s not going away any time soon. As a store [...]
Spark Triathlon Night Tuesday 4/30/13 Join us on Tuesday 4/30/13 from 5pm to 8pm for our 3rd Annual Spark Triathlon Night! We’ll have reps from our top brands on hand to show off products and answer questions. We’ll also have a transition area set up out front for all of you beginners who’d like to [...]
Specialized has extended a portion of this sale until May 31st! Save Up To $1000 On Carbon Road Bikes Specialized has come up with an unbeatable promotion on their most popular carbon road bikes in honor of the Spring Classics! From now until May 31, 2013 you can enjoy extra savings on already low bike [...]
All New & Improved Specialized Apparel Line Mike O’Connell, Owner, Spark Bike Run Sports Before I launch into all of the cool new features of the revamped Specialized cycling apparel it’s important to note a few things. First off, this is not a glorified press release. I believe in this product so much that I [...]
The Best Time For Service is Right Now The snow may have just fallen but the temp will rise soon enough and you want to be ready. The big rush for bike service usually starts the day everyone wants to ride so beat the rush and actually be ready to ride that day. At Spark [...]
Clean Us Out Of Winter Gear Before Things Thaw Out! Sure we just had a blizzard and the last thing that most of you are thinking about is riding and running. Well, most of you are probably thinking about just that. And while many of you have all of the gear that you need: [...]
Tour de Spark: April 6th 2013 YOU MUST WEAR A SPARK JERSEY TO ATTEND THIS RIDE (Homes For Our Troops jerseys are acceptable and encouraged) The rain cancelled the Tour de Spark ride that we planned for the end of the 2012 season. So why not lead off with it for 2013? For [...]
