Teaching adults to cycle BBS Cubbon Park session 11 Jan 2026

[Parag Patankar]

Bangalore Bicycling School, Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 11 Jan 2026

A cold, overcast and drizzly day, and the park buzzing with multiple events.

Trainers : Parag, Vinay, Ali, Bhoomika

Hello: Parag's friends, Vivek (cycled 50 km to meet us), Amit, Manish (From Austin) and Manish. Karjat Gang led by Dhananjay. Shraddha and Sai helped teach some students too ! Sanskriti, Shaurya with mom Archana from swimming lessons on the way to coconut water !

Newbies :

Dhun: started with scooting and was scared of falling, so she could not lift her leg properly.

Haziq: Came just 'to check out' , if he could learn this too, alongside his skating lessons and was geared with helmet and pads for the same. Gingerly started scooting after the gyan and safety briefing. Accompanied by parents.

Megha: Vihaans mother, and an Actuary, started with scooting.

Shankari : Came at the session end, and Bhoomika taught her safety, mounting and started a bit of balancing.

Tripa- The L&D professional from Target started a bit slowly with static balancing, and then helped by Shradha, moved to scooting

Yashawanth- Learnt the basics and started scooting.

Ongoing Learners:

Dayansh- Tried turning with hand signals and needs more practice to stay stable.

Kavya- The Christ student from Gantok came after a break and contined with scooting.

Moksha- Kavyas friend from Christ, also continued with scooting.

Manali - Continued with scooting and half pedaling, needs a bit more practice to transition to full pedaling.

Salma- The smiling cheerleader of BBS turned up with her sunny smile, took a few rounds, and encouraged the learners with her pep talk, incuding trying to convince Yazinis grandma to learn.

Tamoghno- Re learnt the safety basic of keeping right foot on the pedal whenever seated on the saddle. Otherwise proficient in his riding.

Venessa-learned the basic cycling techniques, she is afraid of falling and needs more scooting practice.

Vihaan : The young lad came with his bike and continued with scooting, helped by Sai.

Yazhini- Riding comfortably up and down now and doing turns and circles, started with teaching others today.

Tariq: After many rounds, Tariq was still pedaling downhill with a lurch, and Dayansh helped him with tips to ride properly.

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

Parag , Vinay, Ali, Bhoomika