BICYCLE REGISTRATION: The Ponca City Police Department (200 E. Oklahoma 767-0370 ) has free registration of bicycles and a Police Registration Sticker to go on each of your bicycles. Enter the North Door of the Police station and go to the Records Office, on your left. You will need the following information: Owner's Name , Date of Birth, Address, Phone, School, Mothers- name, date of birth,work address, phone; Father's-name, date of birth, work address, phone; Each Bicycle's = Make, Model, Frame color, seat color, handlebar color, speeds, whether male or female, whether hand or coaster break , and Serial Number. You will received a 1" x 2" black and white sticker to place on the frame under your bibycle seat. If the bicycle is picked up, you will be contacted. Wthout the registration tag, bicycles that are picked up are taken to the City Dog Pound on South Pecan Road, and may be sold at their yearly unclaimed bicycle auction.
BIKE TRAILS: Ponca City Parks and Recreation ( 905 W. Hartford 767-0430) has two bicycle trails marked: (1) Trail one starts at the Pioneer Woman's Museum and goes to the Marland Mansion by the pond and Unity Recreation Center through Woodland Park and ends at Turner and Hartford. (2)Trail two starts at Soldiers Park at Seventh and Highland and goes South on 7th Street to Standing Bear Park on Hiway 60.
OKLAHOMA FREEWHEEL is a week long bike ride in June that often stops for the night in Ponca City's Soldiers Park on 5th Street. For information phone 762-5453.
NEW BICYCLES, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES: Walmarts.
USED BICYCLES, PARTS, AND ACCESSORIES : See used Bicycles and bicycle parts at South West Corner of Highland and Stephens Street( second street west of Drive In Theater). Salvation Army Store 611 South 3rd. 762-7501, My Favorite Things 207 E. Grand 767-0728, Sharps Pawn 118 South 2nd street 765-8731, Yard, garage rummage sales, and flea markets. See Animal Control (2501 East Central Ave at Pecan 767-0401 )for date of Annual Unclaimed Bicycle Sale.
BICYCLE CLUB: Cherokee Strip Bicycle Club in Ponca City. Information and training for the annual June week long bicycle ride in Oklahoma called "Oklahoma Freewheel". Information=762-5453. January l, 2008 they meet on Thursdays at 6:30PM in the Ponca City Library.
SOONER STATE BMX RACE TRACK is at South Avenue and Ash Streets. It is open from sun up to sun down, and it is free except for those AMERICAN BIKERS ASSOCIATION BMX members who participatein the Tuesday Night 7-9PM ABABMX practice time and the ABABMX races held Sundays with registration at 1-2:30PM. All ABABMX racers must be members of the American Bicycle Association ($45 Membership fee). For classes and requirements for male and female, all ages , 3 levels of skill(Novice, Intermediate and Expert) and size of bike, or to enter ABA BMX races go to www.soonerstatebmx.com, or contact Ponca City Track operator: Matthew Grudowski 1-580-401-0055. ABABMX members practice on Tuesday nights from 7-9pm and race Sunday afternoons January through December . The track is open at all other times free of charge to anyone who will obey the following rules: 1. Helmates worn at all times, 2. Wear long sleve shirts and long pants any time you are on the track. 3.No bikes with pegs are permitted on the track,. 4.The Track is closed when wet conditions exist, 5. Do not walk on berms or on the sides of jumps, 6.Must follow rules of competition set by the American Bicycle Association (www.ababmx.com, P.O. Box 718 , Chandler, Arizona 85244, Phone l-480-961-1903, 7. No drugs, alcohol or Tobacco allowd at the Track. 8. Use Track during daylight hours, 9. Do not change any jump or bern. 10. Ride at your own risk. You are also invited to contact Travis Megee, President of the Ponca City Alternate Sports Association 765-6718.
