Cub Scout Bicycling

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Bicycling Belt Loop and Pin
Bicycling Sports Belt Loop Bicycling Sports Pin (line drawing, actual pins are color)

The Cub Scout Bicycling Belt Loop is an option for the Webelos Sportsman activity badge.

The Cub Scout Bicycling belt loop and pin help prepare Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts for the Boy Scout Cycling merit badge.

The Cub Scout Bicycling belt loop and pin are a part of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouts may earn this award in a Family, Den, Pack, school, or community setting. Tiger Cubs must be always accompanied by their Adult partner.

1 Belt Loop Requirements
2 Sports Pin Requirements
3 Help with these requirements
4 Notes
5 Related achievements, electives, or other awards

Belt Loop Requirements

Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of safe bicycling to your den leader or adult partner.
Demonstrate how to wear the proper safety equipment for bicycling.
Show how to ride a bike safely. Ride for at least half an hour with an adult partner, your family, or den.

Sports Pin Requirements

Earn the Bicycling belt loop, and complete requirement 1 below, and so four more of the following requirements:

Make a chart to record at least 10 hours of bicycling. (Required)
Participate in a pack, den, or community bike rodeo.
Demonstrate how to repair a flat tire on a bicycle.
Make a poster illustrating different types of early bikes and show it to your den.
Give a demonstration to your den or pack on the proper use of safety equipment and gear.
With the help of a parent or adult partner, register or reregister your bicycle.
Go on a "bicycle hike" with your family or den. Obey traffic rules related to bicycling.
Repair or restore a nonfunctioning bicycle to a safe condition. Include the installation of all proper safety devices.
Visit a bicycle race or exhibition.
Help set up a bike rodeo or bike competition for your pack.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is:
Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide, 2003 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34299)