Boy Scout Merit Badge Requirements

[BADGE] CYCLING [EAGLE REQ]

  1. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while cycling, including hypothermia, heatstroke, heat exhaustion, frostbite, dehydration, sunburn, insect stings, tick bites, snakebite, blisters, and hyperventilation.
  2. Clean and adjust a bicycle. Prepare it for inspection using a bicycle safety checklist. Be sure the bicycle meets local laws.
  3. Show your bicycle to your counselor for inspection. Point out the adjustments or repairs you have made. Do the following:
    1. Show all points that need oiling regularly.
    2. Show the points that should be checked regularly to make sure the bicycle is safe to ride.
    3. Show how to adjust brakes, seat level and height, and steering post.
  4. Describe how to brake safely with foot brakes and with hand brakes.
  5. Show how to repair a flat. Use an old bicycle tire.
  6. Take a road test with your counselor and demonstrate the following:
    1. Proper mounting, pedaling, and braking including emergency stops.
    2. 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.
    3. Properly execute a right turn.
    4. Demonstrate appropriate actions at a right-turn-only lane when you are continuing straight.
    5. Show proper curbside and road-edge riding. Show how to ride safely along a row of parked cars.
    6. Cross railroad tracks properly.
  7. Describe your state's traffic laws for bicycles. Compare them with motor-vehicle laws. Know the bicycle-safety guidelines.
  8. 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.
    Bicycle must have all required safety features. It must be registered as required by your local traffic laws.
  9. 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.

BSA Advancement ID#: 39
Source: Boy Scout Requirements, #33215E, revised 2002

DEDICATED WEB SITES
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TOPICAL LINKS
British Columbia/Alaska Cycle Touring Frequently Asked Questions
Bicycles FAQ
Gear Checklists for Cycling
Harris Cyclery Articles - good stuff
The WWW Bike Repair Shop
United States Cycling Federation
International Human Powered Vehicle Association
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
Centers for Disease Control
Lead Poisoning Prevention
National Lead Information Center
The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia
GORP - Biking
  

SPORTS MERIT BADGE GROUP
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Canoeing Climbing
Cycling Fishing
Golf Horsemanship
Motorboating Orienteering
Rifle Shooting Shotgun Shooting
Skating Small-Boat Sailing
Snow Sports Sports
Swimming Waterskiing
Whitewater
  

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