Instant Activities

-Bicycle Touring-


Bicycle Snail Race

Equipment: Cones to mark off a twenty-five yard area.  Bicycles, helmets, and pads. A good-sized
black top

Directions:  The object of this race is to see which rider can travel the slowest.  The last rider to
cross the finish line wins.

Steering Challenge

Equipment: Cones to mark off area. A good-sized black top. Bicycles, helmets, and pads.

Purpose: To test balance and the ability to control a bicycle.

Directions: Ride between the two parallel lines six inches apart and flanked with obstacles without
touching the lines or obstacles.

Pedal and Brake

Purpose: To test the rider’s correct position, ability to pedal and brake accurately and evenly.

Equipment: cones to mark off area. A good-sized black top.
Bicycles, helmets, and pads.

Directions: Mount bike and ride at a moderate speed towards a cone at the end of the course.  Brake
to a smooth stop, without skidding, so that the front tire is within one foot of the cone, but does not
touch the cone.  Dismount.

Scoring systems can be adopted.   Base deductions on the quality of mounting the bike, position while
riding, pedal control (loses control of pedal), and if the cone is hit or the rider stops more than one
foot away.

Balance Test

Purpose: To test the balance of the rider.

Equipment: Cones to mark off area. A good-sized black top.
Bicycles, helmets, and pads.

Directions: Ride between the lines, which are three feet apart, as slowly as possible without touching
either line.  The rider must take at least thirty seconds or longer to go from one end to the other.

Figure Eight

Purpose: To test the ability to change balance.

Equipment: Cones to mark off area.  A good-sized black top. Bicycles, helmets, and pads.

Directions: Ride three times around a figure eight, made from two circles of 10 and 12 feet radius,
without touching the lines.

Coasting Race

Equipment: Cones to mark off area.  A good-sized black top. Bicycles, helmets, and pads.

Directions: The object is to see who can coast the longest distance.  Each rider pedals as fast as they
can for a distance (15 feet), to a starting point and then they must stop pedaling.  Mark the spot where
the rider’s foot touches the ground.  The next rider tries to beat the mark.

If you have comments or suggestions,

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