Teaching adults how to cycle Bangalore Bicycling school Cubbon Park session 16t August 2026

[Ali Poonawala]

Bangalore Bicycling School, Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 16 Aug 2026

A partly sunny/cloudy and breezy day, the monsoon rains coming our way ! A dance performance at the Bandstand, and lots of running events as usual.

Trainers : Parag, Vinay, Ali, Junaid

Hello: Parag's friends visiting from the US- Mrugendra with son Vibhor, Manish with wife Soma. Sunita ma'am

Newbies :

Anitha : First to arrive, with Bernadit and Lloyd, helped to get the bikes and after Gyan, got on to scooting ...Did well in terms of direction and soon will be pedalling

Ayden- A special child, actually was the unexpected star of the day !! He is able to pedal downhill easily but has some difficulty coming uphill. He needs more practice and needs to learn how to use the brakes

Lloyd: Ayden's dad, his attention getting constantly diverted to Ayden's safety, however managed to get the basic steps and a bit of balancing lesson too.

Maria : Ayden's mom, after the Gyan session, started with scooting and since had a pedalling bike, learnt half pedalling on the upslope

Ongoing Learners:

Kanimozhi : is able to pedal downhill but is having significant difficulty with uphill pedaling due to lurch which she needs to correct

Disha: tried riding in small circles and is improving her control

Dhanyashree: tried riding in zigzags. Next class, she needs to learn figure-8 riding and hand signals.

Lida : was working on her turns and signaling and would need more practice to get it right !

Rose: The baker continued with scooting and then moved to pedaling.

Ridhi Gupta: Pedalling well but lurching is making it difficult.

Ritwik : Continues grabbing mom's arm while pedalling.

shobha : Had a fall when asked to stop suddenly while riding, landing on left knee with tear in her trouser and abrasion, but bravely continued riding Super lady.🏆

Meghana is riding well uphill and downhill, tried riding in circles, and has started practicing hand signals.

Tsering : Last session for her, she is relocating to SAI Delhi, but has promised to continue cycling there.

Mou: Started off as a first timers, was scotting and will be able to get her balance in the next session !

Aura : was able to pedel confidentely, would need to practice in the next class

**Keep pedaling and see you next weekend! 🚴‍♂️🌿**