Pedal Away

Pedal Away, a Webelos Elective Adventure

The Webelos Cub Scout handbook says, “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.”

Read on for the requirements and ideas you can use to complete them.

Requirements:

1. Decide on gear and supplies you should bring for a long bike ride.
2. Discover how multi-gear bicycles work and how they benefit a rider.
3. Practice how to lubricate a chain.
4. 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.
5. With your den, pack, or family, use a map and plan a bicycle ride that is at least 5 miles.
6. With your den, pack, or family and using the buddy system, go on a bicycle ride that is a minimum of 5 miles.