Get your helmet and your Cub Scout Six Essentials–we are going on a bike ride. Learn how the gears on a bike work and make it easier for you to pedal. Practice safety and good maintenance of your bike, and it will last a long time.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use the 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.
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During the Adventure:
Before starting this Adventure, review Digital Safety and Online Scouting Activities.
Decide on gear and supplies you should bring for a long bike ride.
Discover how multi-gear bicycles work and how they benefit a rider .
Practice how to lubricate a chain.
Pick a bicycle lock that you will use. Demonstrate how it locks and unlocks, how it secures your bicycle, and how you carry it while you are riding your bicycle.
With your family, den, or pack, use a map and plan a bicycle ride that is at least 5 miles.
With your den, pack, or family and using the buddy system, go on a bicycle ride that is a minimum of 5 miles.
Decide on gear and supplies you should bring for a long bike ride.
Cub Scouts learn the additional gear needed for a longer bike ride.
Cub Scouts determine the gear needed for a longer bike ride through a game.
Discover how multi-gear bicycles work and how they benefit a rider .
Cub Scouts learn about multi-gear bikes.
Practice how to lubricate a chain.
Cub Scouts learn how to maintain their bike chain.
Pick a bicycle lock that you will use. Demonstrate how it locks and unlocks, how it secures your bicycle, and how you carry it while you are riding your bicycle.
Cub Scouts learn about different types of bike locks and how to open them.
With your family, den, or pack, use a map and plan a bicycle ride that is at least 5 miles.
Cub Scouts plan and choose route for the 5-mile bike ride.
With your den, pack, or family and using the buddy system, go on a bicycle ride that is a minimum of 5 miles.
Cub Scouts and adults go on a 5-mile bike ride.
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.
