Requirement
6. Complete ALL of one option, under the buddy system
Required
Road Biking or Trail and Mixed Surface Biking. One of the two, all of it. Every ride is done under the Scouting America buddy system.
Notes and warnings
Warning. Decide the option before you ride anything that counts. Option A is 100 miles across six rides plus a 50-mile day; Option B is 30 miles across six rides plus a 22-mile day. Miles ridden for the option you end up not taking do not transfer, and neither does the safety test.
Note. The buddy system applies to the whole of requirement 6: every ride in either option, not only the long ones.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Cycling Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-06-10), Requirement 6 · States the buddy system and the choice of one option, which is what the option question resolves.