Task
5. Show you can handle the bicycle
Required
Mounting properly, starting and stopping including emergency stops, riding in a straight line, turning, shifting gears, scanning and signalling: demonstrated to your counselor.
Notes and warnings
Note. Emergency stops are on this list. They are the skill most worth having before the long rides, and the one least likely to have been practised deliberately.
Where this step comes from
- Cycling Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-06-10), Requirement 5