Cycling Merit Badge Requirements
🦅 Eagle RequiredLearn bicycle safety laws, proper helmet fitting, road riding techniques, and bike maintenance skills to earn this Eagle-required merit badge.

Requirements
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Copy link to requirement 1Do the following:
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Copy link to requirement 1.aExplain 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. Explain to your counselor how to ride predictably, be conspicuous, think ahead, and ride ready.Resources:
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Copy link to requirement 1.bShow that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while cycling, including cuts, scratches, concussions, blisters, sunburn, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, hypothermia, frostbite, dehydration, insect stings, tick bites, and snakebite. Explain to your counselor why you should be able to identify the poisonous plants and poisonous animals that are found in your area.
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Copy link to requirement 2Describe your state and local laws concerning bicycles. Discuss what is the same and what is different from laws applying to motor vehicles. Explain where and how you should ride on roads and streets to include lane position, changing lanes, making left and right turns, and riding through intersections.
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Copy link to requirement 3Explain the importance of wearing the right clothing and gear while cycling, including a properly sized and fitted helmet. Know the Scouting America Bike Safety Guidelines.Resources:
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Copy link to requirement 4Using a bicycle safety checklist, clean and adjust a bicycle and present it to your counselor for inspection. Do the following:
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Copy link to requirement 4.aShow points that should be checked regularly to make sure the bicycle is safe to ride.
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Copy link to requirement 4.bShow how to adjust the saddle and handlebars for a proper fit.
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Copy link to requirement 4.cShow how to adjust brakes and gear shifting (derailleurs).
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Copy link to requirement 4.dShow all points that need regular lubrication.
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Copy link to requirement 4.eShow how to repair a flat by removing the tire, replacing or patching the tube, and remounting the tire.
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Copy link to requirement 4.fShow that the bicycle meets local laws.Resources:
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Copy link to requirement 5Demonstrate basic bicycle handling skills to your counselor, to include how to properly mount your bicycle, starting and stopping (to include emergency stops), riding in a straight line, turning, shifting gears, scanning, and signaling.
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Copy link to requirement 6Using the Scouting America buddy system, complete all of the requirements for ONE of the following options: Road Biking OR Trail or Mixed Surface Biking.Resources: