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1 Cycling Merit Badge Workbook This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. This Workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. You should use the work space provided for each requirement to keep track of which requirements have been completed, and to make notes for discussing the item with your counselor, not for providing full and complete answers. If a requirement says that you must take an action using words such as "discuss", "show", "tell", "explain", "demonstrate", "identify", etc, that is what you must do.

2 Merit Badge Counselors may not require the use of this or any similar one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in Scouts BSA Requirements (Pub. 33216 SKU 653801). The requirements were last issued or revised in 2013 This workbook was updated in June 2020. Scout s Name: _____ Unit: _____ Counselor s Name: _____ Phone No.: _____ Email: _____ Workbook Copyright 2020 - Scouting Service Project, Inc. - All Rights Reserved Requirements Copyright, Boy Scouts of America (Used with permission.) This workbook may be reproduced and used locally by Scouts and Scouters for purposes consistent with the programs of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) or other Scouting and Guiding Organizations.

3 However it may NOT be used or reproduced for electronic redistribution or for commercial or other non-Scouting purposes without the express permission of the U. S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. (USSSP). submit errors, omissions, comments or suggestions about this workbook to: or suggestions for changes to the requirements for the merit badge should be sent to: The bicycle used for fulfilling these requirements must have all required safety features and must be registered as required by your local traffic laws. 1. Do the following: a. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in Cycling activities and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.

4 Cycling Scout's Name: _____ Cycling - Merit Badge Workbook Page 2 of 17 b. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while Cycling , including cuts, scratches, blisters, sunburn, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, hypothermia, dehydration, insect stings, tick bites, and snakebite. Cuts: Scratches: Blisters Sunburn: Heat Exhaustion: Heat Stroke: Hypothermia: Dehydration: Insect stings: Tick bites: Snakebite: CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 3 of 17 Explain toyour counselorwhyyoushould beable to identify thepoisonous plants andpoisonousanimals thatarefoundin your Explain the importance of wearing a properly sized and fitted helmet while Cycling , and of wearing the right clothing forthe weather.

5 Know the BSA Bike Safety Guidelines. and adjust a bicycle. Prepare it for inspection using a bicycle safety checklist. (There is a checklist you may use at the end of this workbook.) Be sure the bicycle meets local laws. your bicycle to your counselor for inspection. Point out the adjustments or repairs you have the following: all points that need oiling regularly. points that should be checked regularly to make sure the bicycle is safe to ride. how to adjust brakes, seat level and height, and steering 's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 4 of tobrake safely withfoot brakesand with :Hand brakes: how to repair a flat by removing the tire, replacing or patching the tube, and remounting the tire.

6 Your state and local traffic laws for them with motor-vehicle 's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 5 of buddy system, completeall oftherequirements forONE of thefollowing options: road bikingORmountain biking. Biking(a) Take a roadtest with your counselorand demonstratethefollowing: (1) Properly mount,pedal, and brake,includingemergency stops. (2) On anurban streetwith lighttraffic, properly executea left turn fromthecenterofthe street; alsodemonstratean alternate left-turntechnique usedduring periods ofheavy traffic. Standard Left Turn Alternate LeftTurn (3)Properly executea right turn.

7 (4) Demonstrate appropriateactionsata right-turn-only lane whenyouarecontinuingstraight. (5) Show proper curbsideand road-edge riding. Show how toridesafely along a rowofparkedcars. (6)Cross railroad tracks properly.(b) Avoiding main highways, take two rides of 10miles each,two rides of15miles each,andtwo rides of make a report oftherides taken. List dates fortheroutes traveled,and interestingthings seen. Ride1 10 MilesDate: _____Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 6 of 17 Ride2 10 MilesDate: _____Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen: Ride 3 15 MilesDate: _____ Miles: _____Route:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 7 of 17 Most interestingthings seen: Ride 4 15 MilesDate: _____ Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 8 of 17 Ride5 25 MilesDate: _____Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen.

8 CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 9 of 17 Ride6 25 MilesDate: _____Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 10 of 17(c) After completingrequirement(2)fortheroadbiking option, do ONE ofthefollowing: (1) Lay out ona roadmap a 50-mile trip. Stayaway frommain highways. Usingyour map, make this rideineight hours. 50 Mile RideDate: _____Miles:_____Time:____:_____Route:Mos t interesting things seen:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 11 of 17 (2) Participatein anorganizedbike tour ofat least 50miles.

9 Make this ridein eight hours. Afterward,use thetour s cuesheetto make a map oftheride. Bike TourDate: _____Miles:_____Time:____:_____CyclingSc out's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 12 of 17 B. Mountain Biking(a) Take a trail ridewith your counselorand demonstratethefollowing: (1) Properly mount,pedal, and brake,includingemergency stops. (2) Show shiftingskills as applicable to climbsandobstacles. (3)Show proper trail etiquette to hikersand other cyclists, includingwhen to yield theright-of-way. (4) Show proper techniqueforridingupand down hills. (5) Demonstrate how to correctly cross anobstacle by eithergoingovertheobstacle onyour bike ordismounting yourbike and crossingoveroraround theobstacle.

10 (6)Cross rocks, gravel, and roots properly.(b) Describetherulesof trail riding,including how to know when a trail is unsuitable forriding.(c) On trails approved byyour counselor, take two rides of2 mileseach,two ridesof 5 mileseach,and two rides of8 miles make a reportoftheridestaken. List datesfortheroutes traveled, and interestingthingsseen. Ride1 2 MilesDate: _____Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 13 of 17 Ride2 2 MilesDate: _____Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen: Ride 3 5 MilesDate: _____ Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 14 of 17 Ride4 5 MilesDate: _____Miles: _____Route:Most interesting things seen: Ride 5 8 MilesDate: _____ Miles: _____Route:CyclingScout's Name: _____Cycling - Merit Badge WorkbookPage 15 of 17 Most interestingthings seen.