Cycling

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Cycling Merit Badge requirement resources include the Merit Badge Worksheet ,
lesson video links, and cross-references to Merit Badges and Boy Scout Awards.
Cycling can be a part of your Troop Physical Fitness Program.
Cycling Merit badge is an option for Eagle Scout and one of the original merit badges.   ◄ Prev  -  Next ► 

This is the Boy Scout Cycling Merit Badge. Cub Scouts & Webelos Scouts can earn the Cub Scout Bicycling Belt Loop & Pin.

Cycling merit badge an option required for the Eagle Scout rank.

Cycling merit badge
	Status:	Eagle-required
	Created:	1911
	Discontinued:	no
	BSA Advancement ID:	039
	Requirements revision:	2005
	Latest pamphlet revision:	2008

Note: The Boy Scout Cycling Merit Badge does not specify the type of cycle that is to be used. Scouts have completed Cycling Merit Badge using traditional bicycles, specially adapted bicycles, handcycles, three-wheel bicycles, and quadracycles. Local riding clubs, national organizations, and manufactures can assist those with many special needs.

See Cycling Skills for more resources.

Cycling requirements

Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while cycling, including hypothermia, heat reactions, frostbite, dehydration, insect stings, tick bites, snakebites, blisters, and hyperventilation. Clean and adjust a bicycle. Prepare it for inspection using a bicycle safety checklist. Be sure the bicycle meets local laws. Show your bicycle to your counselor for inspection. Point out the adjustments or repairs you have made. Do the following: a. Show all points that need oiling regularly. b. Show points that should be checked regularly to make sure the bicycle is safe to ride. c. Show how to adjust brakes, seat level and height, and steering tube. Describe how to brake safely with foot brakes and with hand brakes. Show how to repair a flat. Use an old bicycle tire. Take a road test with your counselor and demonstrate the following: a. Properly mount, pedal, and brake including emergency stops. b. On an urban street with light traffic, properly execute a left turn from the center of the street; also demonstrate an alternate left turn technique used during periods of heavy traffic. c. Properly execute a right turn. d. Demonstrate appropriate actions at a right-turn-only lane when you are continuing straight. e. Show proper curbside and road-edge riding. Show how to safely ride along a row of parked cars. f. Cross railroad tracks properly. Describe your state’s traffic laws for bicycles. Compare them with motor-vehicle laws. Know the bicycle-safety guidelines. Avoiding main highways, take two rides of 10 miles each, two rides of 15 miles each, and two rides of 25 miles each. You must make a report of the rides taken. List dates, routes traveled, and interesting things seen.* After fulfilling requirement 8, lay out on a road map a 50-mile trip. Stay away from main highways. Using your map, make this ride in eight hours. The bicycle must have all required safety features. It must be registered as required by your local traffic laws. The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Boy Scout Requirements, 2012 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34765) The text of these requirements is locked and can only be edited by an administrator. Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page.

Notes

A FREE workbook for Cycling is available here! with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Cycling requirements.

meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of Boy Scout merit badge workbooks, Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks.

1. Per the BSA: "You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject." Pamphlets (books) are at local Scout Shops and online at ScoutStuff.org.
2. "Get a signed Merit Badge application from your Scoutmaster." An online, printable Word doc file version is available.
3. Cycling merit badge is on the Eagle Scout required list (requirement 3.j.). It is one choice of a group of three merit badges on the list: the other two choices are Hiking and Swimming.

Requirement resources

Note: The Boy Scout Cycling Merit Badge does not specify the type of cycle that is to be used. Scouts have completed Cycling Merit Badge using traditional bicycles, specially adapted bicycles, handcycles, three-wheel bicycles, and quadracycles. Local riding clubs, national organizations, and manufactures can assist those with many special needs. See Cycling Special Needs.

• Your handbook is your primary reference. See Cycling Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
• See also: Cycling Merit Badge Pamphlet - Bike Safety - Equipment - Skills - Maintenance - Seat - Bike Rodeo
  
  

1. First Aid: Hypothermia - Heat Reactions - Frostbite - Dehydration - Insect Stings - Tick Bites - Snakebites - Blisters - Hyperventilation

• Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
• See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Physcial

2, 3. Bike Maintenance A sample Bicycle Safety Checklist in the Cycling Worksheet.

• State Bike Laws & Bike Maps - State Helmet Laws - City Bike Helmet Laws
  

3. Bike Maintenance - Bike Chain - Bike Gears - Bike Brakes - Bike Seat - Bike Headset (Steering tube)
4. Bike Riding Skills
5. Bike Tires
6. Bike Riding Skills
7. State Bike Laws & Motor Vehicle Laws -Bicycle Laws in Your State
8, 9. The Ride Logs are in the Cycling Worksheet.
See Cycling Skills for many more resources.
Cycling can be a part of your Troop Physical Fitness Program.

Related awards

Sports and Fitness Awards Sports-related awards

• Boy Scout Merit Badges: Archery - Athletics - Climbing - Cycling - Fishing - Fly Fishing - Golf - Horsemanship - Orienteering - Rifle Shooting - Shotgun Shooting - Skating - Small-Boat Sailing - Snow Sports - Sports - Swimming - Water Sports - Whitewater
• Venturing: Sports Bronze Award - Quest Award; Ranger Award electives: Cave Exploration - Cycling - Equestrian - Fishing - Hunting - Mountaineering - COPE - Shooting Sports - Winter Sports
• Webelos Activity Badge: Aquanaut - Athlete - Sportsman
• Cub Scout Belt Loops & Pins: Archery - Badminton - Baseball - Basketball - BB-Guns - Bicycling - Bowling - Fishing - Flag Football - Golf - Gymnastics - Ice Skating - Marbles - Roller Skating - Snow Sports - Soccer - Softball - Swimming - Table Tennis - Tennis - Ultimate - Volleyball

See also

Boy Scout portal Varsity Scout portal Venturing portal

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External links

• Harris Cyclery Articles
• USA Cycling
• United States Cycling Federation
• International Human Powered Vehicle Association
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
• http://www.routeslip.com/

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