Performance Bicycle® Teams Up With Durham Parks And Recreation For Solite Park Pump Track Expansion Project And Bull City Bike Fest

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, May 7, Performance Bicycle®, the #1 choice for people who love to ride, and Durham Parks and Recreation will be hosting the free Bull City Bike Fest At Solite Park from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Attendees will enjoy music, free bicycle safety checks from Performance Bicycle, as well as free face painting and a bicycle decoration station for children. Children of all ages are encouraged to join the kid's bike parade beginning at 10 a.m. Additional event schedule details can be found at Performancebike.com/bullcitybikefest.

Performance Bicycle associates recently designed and constructed a Pump Track Expansion Project, adding two additional tracks to the original pump track.  All three tracks are joined together with features such as camels, spines and crossover rollers so tracks can be ridden individually or as one.

"We encourage families to maintain active lifestyles and enjoy healthy activities like bike riding in public recreational spaces like Solite Park,'" said Performance Bicycle CEO David Pruitt. "Through our partnership with Durham Parks and Recreation, we've been able to really enhance the biking facilities in Solite Park. We encourage everyone to come out and enjoy the expanded pump track on May 7^th."

Encompassing over 11 acres, Solite Park (located at 4704 Fayetteville Rd.) is a unique urban cycling destination featuring not only the newly expanded pump track, but also a mountain bike trail which weaves through the arc of woods surrounding the park on two sides, as well as access to the American Tobacco Trail. The park also features a playground, picnic shelter and grills, ½ basketball court, two volleyball courts, an inner sidewalk loop trail, bathrooms, and water fountains.

The following bike advocacy groups and organizations will be on-hand to meet with Bike Fest attendees:

• Bridge 2 Sports – http://www.bridge2sports.org/
• City of Durham – http://durhamnc.gov/1231/On-a-Bike
• Durham BPAC – http://www.bikewalkdurham.org/
• Durham Community Trail Watch – www.facebook.com/DurhamCommunityTrailWatch
• Durham Parks & Recreation –www.DPRPlayMore.org
• Durham PD Bike Patrol/CRU – http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/DPD/Pages/CP.aspx
• Performance Bicycle - http://www.performancebike.com/
• Triangle Off Road Cyclists (TORC) – http://torc-nc.org/

About Performance Bicycle®
Performance Bicycle® is the No. 1 specialty bicycle retailer in the U.S. and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Performance Inc. Performance Bicycle® provides an omni-channel cycling experience that spans more than 100 stores nationwide, and www.PerformanceBike.com, catering to both the avid cycling enthusiast and the recreational rider. Cyclists can stay in touch with Performance Bicycle by following the brand on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram at twitter.com/performancebike, facebook.com/performancebike, youtube.com/performancebike and instagram.com/performancebike. Performance Inc. is majority owned by North Castle Partners of Greenwich, Conn. For more information about Performance Bicycle, please visit www.PerformanceBike.com.

About Durham Parks and Recreation
Durham Parks and Recreation provides opportunities for the Durham community to "Play More." Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, we strive to help residents discover, explore and enjoy life through creative and challenging recreational choices that contribute to their physical, emotional and social health. To learn more about Durham Parks and Recreation, visit www.DPRPlayMore.org, call (919) 560-4355 or like us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at www.facebook.com/DurhamParksandRecreation, www.twitter.com/dprplaymore and www.instagram.com/dprplaymore.

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