Completed Aug 19, 2012
I started the Cycling Merit Badge with a trip to a local
Bike Shop. They went through the safety checklist and helped me
make sure my bike was ready to go for the rides. My bike was in good shape and
just needed some oil and minor adjustments.
For the Cycling Merit Badge you had to do two 10 mile bike rides, two 15 mile rides, two 25 miles and one 50 mile bike ride. The tens were kind of fun especially the one were me and a friend went to the zoo together. We looked at the animals then swung for a bit on the swings. Then I rode back home. The hardest ones would be one of the 25 and the 50. The 25 was hard because it was up hill both ways! That was the one with the troop. The 50 was hard because it was long. Dad's bike broke down at mile 30. The shaft that holds the pedals became thread bare and the crank shaft wouldn't stay attached. I finished the last 20 miles by myself. When I was done I almost fell asleep in the back seat of mom's car. On all of the bike rides mom was always behind me and on the 25 milers and 50 my Dad went with me. But anyway mom was there looking for cars, since the speed limit on all the roads by us is 60 mph, and I had attached a walkie-talkie to my bike and mom had one in her car.
For the Cycling Merit Badge you had to do two 10 mile bike rides, two 15 mile rides, two 25 miles and one 50 mile bike ride. The tens were kind of fun especially the one were me and a friend went to the zoo together. We looked at the animals then swung for a bit on the swings. Then I rode back home. The hardest ones would be one of the 25 and the 50. The 25 was hard because it was up hill both ways! That was the one with the troop. The 50 was hard because it was long. Dad's bike broke down at mile 30. The shaft that holds the pedals became thread bare and the crank shaft wouldn't stay attached. I finished the last 20 miles by myself. When I was done I almost fell asleep in the back seat of mom's car. On all of the bike rides mom was always behind me and on the 25 milers and 50 my Dad went with me. But anyway mom was there looking for cars, since the speed limit on all the roads by us is 60 mph, and I had attached a walkie-talkie to my bike and mom had one in her car.
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| End of 50 Miles. Walmart looked so good! |
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| 6:00 Start on my 50 miles |
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