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4-H Bicycle Project
This project is designed to help young people learn bicycle care, maintenance, safety, and related community issues and develops life skills.
Step 3: Select Your Project
Unit 1 Bicycling For Fun
This unit is designed for member ages 8-18 years with little or no prior experience.
Members may stay in this unit for two years. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:
- Protect your noggin!
- Bicycle ABC’s
- Driving your bike!
- Sign language
- Scan and signal!
- Stop, look and listen
- Is the coast clear!
- Be road-smart!
Unit 2 Wheels In Motion
This unit is designed for member ages 8-18 that have some experience with a bicycle. Members may stay in this unit for two years. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:
- Buying a bike
- Anatomy of a bike
- Pressure checkup
- Find your groove
- Chain reunion
- Taking turns
- Traffic manners
- Shifting gears
Unit 3 Intermediate/Senior Self-Determined
This unit is designed for member ages 11-18 who understand basic bicycle care, maintenance, and safety. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:
- Consumer power
- Tire repair
- Chain overhaul
- Adjusting and replacing brake cables
- Emergency turn
- Career cyclist
- Bike issues
Step 4:
The items listed below are your project requirements. Select each in turn to access a Word Document. Once you have your document, please save it to your hard drive or other media before entering information.
- Colorado 4-H Bicycle Project Tip Sheet
- 4-H Project E-Record for Family/Consumer Science and General Projects
Colorado State Fair and Local County Fair Exhibit Requirements:
All exhibits will consist of the following:
- Completed project manual and e-record presented in a sturdy binder/notebook.
- A display board illustrating a topic investigated during the project year. The standardized display board size is 4' x 3' with sides that do not overlap, is to be used for 4-H projects.
Additional Information
- Colorado 4-H Bicycle Project Score Sheet - Units 1 & 2
- Colorado 4-H Bicycle Senior Self Determined Project Score Sheet
- Colorado 4-H Display Tips and Hints
