Handy Internet Links

Local Bike Shops

• Bike Shop List – List of shops in central Oklahoma area.

Tour Operators

• Oklahoma Freewheel – Annual week-long tour across our great state.
• Adventure Cycling  –  Bicycle Maps, Tours & Resources for the Adventure Traveler. Our mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle. We help cyclists explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery.
  
• Summer Feet – Two- to six-day tours in Maine.
• Timberline Adventures – western U.S. bicycling and hiking adventure vacations.
• Breton Bikes – cycling tours in France.
• Imagine Tours – affordable cycling tours in the United States, Canada and overseas
• Western Spirit Cycling – a mountain and road bike tour company based out of Moab Utah. Winner of Outside Magazine’s ‘Trip of the Year’ 2005
• Katy Trail Guidebook - A complete guide to the Katy Trail
• Katy Trail Missouri Tour Operators - Ride from Kansas City to St. Louis along abandoned rail lines. 
• Erie Canal Bike Tour - Buffalo to Albany along the Erie Canal tow path
• Pedal Across Wisconsin - Family owned. Affordable tours in Wisconsin, Florida and San Juan islands.

Books and Maps

• Adventure Cycling  –  Bicycle Maps, Tours & Resources for the Adventure Traveler. Our mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle. We help cyclists explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery.
• Bikenomics - How Bicycling Can Save the Economy - By Elly Blue 
• Biker’s Barbecue – Very entertaining story of two young Austrians who discover the incredible hospitality of Americans while cycling coast to coast across the US.
• Katy Trail Guidebook – A must-have for anyone considering a trip on Missouri’s Katy Trail!
• Cycle Logic Press – Great books about cycling in unusual spots around the globe.
• Metal Cowboy – Joe Kurmaski’s book about cycling around the world, plus other books.
• Pete & Ed Books – Great resource for books related to bicycles, bicycling and other out-door sports.         

Cycling Merchandise

• Adventure Cycling  –  Bicycle Maps, Tours & Resources for the Adventure Traveler. Our mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle. We help cyclists explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery.
• BicycleGifts.com – Some very unique items, all cycling-related. Check it out!
  

Travelogues & Cycling Stories

• Emigrant Trail Report – Travelogue of a bicycle ride retracing the trail taken by the Mormons in their movement westward to Utah. Chimney Rock Nebraska and going to Salt Lake City.
  

General Cycling Information

• Healthy Cycling: A Beginner's Guide - lots of suggestions for the new rider
• A Beginners Guide to Cycling
  
• Road Bike Rider – On-line cycling magazine.
  
• Maintenance Guide and Riding Tips – A wealth of great cycling information.
  
• Mike’s Mega Bicycle Links – TONS of bike info and interesting links.
• Bicycling Life – Another very informative site with lots of excellent information on touring.
• BikeMap – National guide to bikes on public transit.
• Learning to ride a bike - Balance – A unique approach to teaching a child to ride a bike.
• Kansas Cyclist - one of the best sources of cycling info for all states.
• Costs to bring your bike on an airplane
• The Bicycle Garage: A Guide For Bike Riders
  

Bicycle Safety and Cycling Laws

• Oklahoma City Bicycle Ordinace – (PDF) – know the law!  OKC Laws State Laws
• League of American Bicyclists Smart Cycling Videos - Learn the safest way to ride with traffic.
• Bicycle Transport Institute – A website promoting the idea of driving a bicycle rather than riding. Worthy of a read–it’s what most experienced road riders do.
• Bicycling Street Smarts – Excellent, fantastic, easy to read on-line book on how to ride a bicycle safely. A MUST READ for ALL cyclists.
  
• Oklahoma Bicycle Manual  – Oklahoma laws governing cycling AND numerous safety tips.
  
• On The Road: Bicycle Safety – geared toward teaching children to ride safely.
• Proper Helmet Fit – Does your or your helmet fit properly? If not, it won’t give the protection it should in a crash. This is the best helmet fit information we have found.
• Is a Helmet Worth It? How Brain Injuries Affect Different Body Functions

Miscellaneous

• Quote Garden – Quotations about bicycling
• BikeKatyTrail.com – Great Katy Trail resource site.
• Oklahoma Bicycle Coalition – Statewide advocacy group.
• OKC Trails – Master Plan 2008, maps, etc.   Oklahoma Bike Trails
• Get Moving OKC
  
• Report a Trail Problem– Notify your city of trail and route problems.
  
• Bicycle Reviews, guides and How-To

Cool Links

• League of American Bicyclists – National cycling advocacy organization.
• Rails to Trails Conservancy– National rail-trail advocacy and development organization.
• Adventure Cycling  –  Bicycle Maps, Tours & Resources for the Adventure Traveler Desc: Our mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle. We help cyclists explore the landscapes and history of America for fitness, fun, and self-discovery.
  
• Oklahoma City Visitor's Page – Great non-business site with lots of facts and info about OKC.
• Travel Oklahoma – New site for Oklahoma Dept. of Tourism