Teaching adults how to cycle BBS Cubbon Park session 8th Feb 2026

[Ali Poonawala]

Bangalore Bicycling School, Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 8 Feb 2026

A warm and sunny day, summer has arrived in Bangalore. Despite the long queues for cycle rental , we had reasonable number of learners and cycles so did not need to give priority token for any of our students. Gratitude to Mr. Murali of Namma Nimma Cycle Foundation for accommodating 11th hour request 🙏💐. Bhoomika led the stretchi$ng session at the end.

Trainers : Parag, Vinay, Ali, Ganesh, Venkat, Bhoomika

Hello: Abhinav with parents Krishnamurthy and Rashmi K, on the way to Bal Bhavan for a mini train ride and swing on the Columbus Deepikas husband Neeraj, and their friend Himanshu, who also helped teach some students. Dr. Shreedhar Pandit, Surgeon and Ali's friend who had come to try to see ongoing Davis Cup match between India and Netherlands.

Newbies :

Anmol : Arrived late.. and was equivocal about starting but managed to start scooting

Kiansh - practiced static balance and scooting however the needs more pracetice as the seat is slightly high. with the right adjustment and practice, Kiansh should be able to practice scooting properly and progress quite well.

Prachi- Kiansh's mom, and techie turned hobby events organiser. Started with static balancing, and progressed well to scoot for short intervals, by the end, with a bit more practice, she should be able to scoot freely.

Geetha : A passer by, came with hubby Balraj and bunch of kids...got going with perfect scoot in the first downslope ride ! star of the day ..learnt half pedal too..

Ongoing Learners:

1 Anuha- Anuha did uphill and downhill pedaling and is ready to try circles and zigzags.

2 Dwithi- Came with her grandfather. Continued with trying to scoot, helped by Neeraj

3 Dhun- Came to tears when Ali tried to correct faulty mounting ..making Ali scoot ! ? Got little balance, need practice and focus

4 Deepika- Came after a break, and practiced turning, circles and zigzags. Should be ready to try signaling next.

Kavya - Progressed to scooting with one leg, and also a bit of pedaling, still needs to correct shoulder lurch.

Madhu- After 2 lessons with BBS earlier, tried cycling abroad recently but struggled so back to basics..started scooting, gained confidence pedaling downhill, and struggled while pedaling uphill.

Nadia-peddaled downhill easily but struggled uphill, Ali sir suggested using park equipment to build leg strength.

Sairah- Practiced riding up and down independently.

7 Salma- The smiling cheerleader of BBS turned up with her sunny smile, took a few rounds, and encouraged Roopa from Agriwalk to try harder.

8 Shankari : She came late, and did a bit of pedaling today, the lurch has reduced.

Tamoghno- Venkat helped him try to correct the lurch caused by dropping the right shoulder, and also a tendency to lean back.

10 Yashawanth- Continued with pedaling up and down, managed well.

3 Yukthi- Practiced safe mounting, then scooting, and finally moved all the way to pedaling down and then up.

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

Parag, Vinay, Ali, Ganesh, Venkat, Bhoomika