With the wind in your hair and feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Helmets at the ready!
How to earn your badge:
Regularly use a bicycle, which is the right size for you, with a cycle helmet.
Show you can clean and oil a bicycle. Show how to pump up the tyres and mend a puncture.
Explain why you must lock up a bicycle when you leave it unattended.
Make a poster to promote road safety to pedestrians or cyclists.
Talk to your leader or other Cubs about the safety measures you need to take when you cycle in bad weather.
Choose one of these two options:
Finish all the tasks for the option you choose.
- Road safety
- Show that you can get on and get off your bike properly.
- Show how to make sure your bicycle in ready to ride safely.
- Explain why it’s important to use lights and reflective clothing.
- Go for a short ride in a safe place to show an adult that you can ride safely and confidently.
- Off-road safety
- Find out about the safety equipment you need for cycling off-road.
- Show that you’re able to control your bike over different types of terrain.
- Find out where, in your local area, is safe to cycle off-road.
- Plan and carry out an off-road cycle ride, aiming for around 5 miles.
Tips
- If you’ve gained Bikeability Level 2, you’ll have completed parts of this badge, including the Road safety option.
We have recently made an update to some of the requirements in this badge. For more information, have a look on our Programme and Badge updates webpage.
Find out about Bikeability at bikeability.org.uk. If you’re in Scotland, find out about Bikeability Scotland at bikeability.scot
For information about cycle training in Wales, go to roadsafetywales.org.uk/training
- Find guidance and support for running cycling and off-road cycling in Scouts on our activity guidance pages. You can also find and guidance on helmets.
- Remember to consider during planning your cycle ride that all manoeuvres in environment zero must be possible to be performed at a low speed (such as walking speed); while remaining seated and with both wheels of the bike on the ground.
You can buy the Cubs Cyclist Activity Badge from Scout Store
June 2026.
Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.