Get together with your den, pack, or family to go on a bike ride. In this Adventure, you’ll learn what to wear to ride your bike safely and some basic maintenance. Then get ready for a bike ride. Grab your helmet, check your tires, and take a buddy to head out on another Cub Scout Adventure.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use Scouting America SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
The use of push or balance bikes, training wheels, tricycles, or adaptive bikes are acceptable if the Cub Scout has not learned how to ride a bicycle.
Electric or hybrid bikes are not allowed in Scouting activities.
Before starting this Adventure:
During the Adventure:
Show how to properly wear a bicycle helmet.
Decide what you should wear when riding a bike.
Demonstrate proper hand signals.
Demonstrate how to adjust saddle height.
Demonstrate how to operate brakes.
Learn how to use a pump to inflate your tires. Discuss why riding with low-pressure or flat tires is unsafe and can cause damage to your bike.
With your family, den, or pack, follow the buddy system and go on a 30-minute bike ride.
Show how to properly wear a bicycle helmet.
Cub Scouts demonstrate proper helmet fitting during a relay game.
Decide what you should wear when riding a bike.
Cub Scouts learn proper bike attire by playing a game.
Demonstrate proper hand signals.
Cub Scouts learn and demonstrate proper biking hand signals by playing “Bear Says.”
Cub Scouts learn and practice bike hand signals.
Demonstrate how to adjust saddle height.
Cub Scouts demonstrate how to adjust a bike seat.
Demonstrate how to operate brakes.
Cub Scouts demonstrate how to operate their bicycle brakes.
Learn how to use a pump to inflate your tires. Discuss why riding with low-pressure or flat tires is unsafe and can cause damage to your bike.
Cub Scouts learn how to pump up their tires safely.
With your family, den, or pack, follow the buddy system and go on a 30-minute bike ride.
Cub Scouts go on a 30-minute bike ride while using the buddy system.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
