Bicycles are not strange to anyone. It can say that bicycles are very familiar to Vietnamese people in particular and international friends in general. Not only that, but bicycles are also present in sports tournaments from small to large.
So does it contribute to fun outdoor activities? Of course, yes. The bicycle is not only a means of transportation, it is also a very useful toy that combines physical and intellectual activity. There are many games that are combined with bicycles to make the atmosphere more exciting.
Asama has 4 games with bicycles, you can refer to the games below and plan your outdoor activities to be more interesting:
The Bobbing Bike Challenge
Short pieces of rope are not useless. They are perfect for bike bobbing. This challenge trains you to be flexible in changing your body weight while cycling.
If one day you go on a rough, rocky road. You have to know how to lift yourself off the saddle. Or if you go on the road with obstacles or branches above, you must know how to bend down to avoid them. This game also trains hand, foot coordination, and observation.
Preparation: Bicycle, rope, towel.
A large venue such as a stadium, empty street, or large vacant lot.
These would all be ideal locations for this challenge. Prepare several pieces of rope about 2 meters, tie the towel to the rope as a highlight.
From the starting point, the player must ride the bike across the ropes. The organizers appoint two people to hold the two ends of the rope, the ropes are raised high or low, as long as the player can ride a bicycle through or reach it. Players passing through the rope need to bend or reach up to touch the towel. The player who finishes in the shortest time will be the winner.
Slow Speed Challenge
Racing a bicycle, but having to race slowly, strange right? An easy challenge but not easy. To play this game, the player needs to keep his balance extremely well at a very slow speed. Slow bike racing trains will have patience. Both the players and the audience held their breath, watching nervously.
Preparation: Bicycle, chalk.
Draw a starting line and a finish line. At the prepared path, each player will have a bike of the same size.
From the starting line, when the signal sounds, the player starts cycling. The slower you go, the higher the score. Note that the bicycle must move, not standstill. If the player's feet touch the ground, he must stop the game and rank last. The challenge here is that the riders have to cycle as slowly as possible. The game ends when the correct player reaches the finish line. The slowest rider will be the first.
The Water Balloon Challenge
An important cycling skill that everyone needs to master is concentration. Focus on tracking the correct path instead of avoiding them. It takes a lot of time for a cyclist to focus well. So, this is an interesting and rewarding challenge, helping players practice this skill well.
Preparation: Bicycle, mini water balloons
These water balloons on the road. Put in different positions. Can be lined up for the little kids or sole/wavy to enhance the challenge for the older ones.
From the starting point, cyclists roll over these water balloons. Players try to control the wheelchair through the ball as much as possible. When the water bubble bursts when the bike rolls over, the score will be calculated. The player with the most number of bubbles will win the top spot.
Ball Drop Bicycle Challenge
It's cool to run a bike and hit the target, isn't it? It feels like riding a horse while shooting an arrow. But it's not easy. This challenge requires hands, feet, and eye coordination, and it's important to hit the target correctly. An exciting and sensational challenge is waiting for you.
Preparation: Bicycle, basket, a bag of balls, lane divider chalk, stopwatch.
Along the designated road, divide lanes according to the number of participants. The place puts the baskets in different positions, different types of baskets to increase the difficulty. Prepare bicycles for each player, on each bike will hang a small bag of balls like ping pong balls, or stones.
Players will ride bicycles from the starting line, skillfully drop the ball into the basket so that the ball stays in the basket, if the ball bounces out, it will not be counted. Within 5 minutes, sum up the baskets, the team with the most balls in the basket will win.
Combine these bike games in an afternoon with activities, or games for the kids in the yard. Keep your baby happy, busy during an afternoon, a summer weekend by arranging different events from time to time. These activities are for entertainment after stressful days of studying and working. A prize to encourage the best top 3 to make the activities more exciting.