Teaching adults to cycle BBS Cubbon Park session 4 Jan 2026

[Parag Patankar]

Bangalore Bicycling School, Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 4 Jan 2026

A cool but sunny day, and the park a bit quieter with the new year slowdown, though the parking lot was busy with the tennis tournament preparation. Getting and replacing the cycles was a challenge with generator trucks blocking the access.

Trainers : Parag, Vinay, Ali, Aman

Hello: Shriya with her Dad, had come for Art competition at Bal Bhavan and hence could not teach today, Milad, Harrys friend, dropped to say Hi! and promised to volunteer sometimes.

Newbies :

Grishma: A walk in, who had her balance but mounting, and safety issues were all over, and needs to be drilled in.

Manali - The marketer had a quick start with static balancing and moved on to scooting and half pedaling, needs a bit more left shoulder alignment correction to stay fully balanced to transition to full pedaling.

Mydhili- The Geologist came towards the end of the session and practiced scooting. She was able to scoot in the last round. Will be back in 2 weeks.

Pihu- Knew how to ride but was not confident, learnt some tips on safe mounting and dismounting, and also braking safely.

Venessa-learned the basic cycling techniques, but after she started scouting, she became afraid of falling and needs more practice.

Vihaan : The young lad came with the bike and Aman took him through the basics. Mom may start next week too. He was able to scoot for 5-6 seconds, definitely needs more practice.

Ongoing Learners:

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

Michael - Practiced pedaling on his own.

Richa : Turned up after 4 weeks, and resumed her scooting with her trade mark patience. Perceptably better.

Sangeetha- Yazhinis mother, continued to practice scooting. she feels nervous while scouting.

Salma- The smiling cheerleader of BBS turned up with her sunny smile, took a few rounds, and encouraged the learners with her pep talk.

Sairah - Practiced staying upright while scooting to correct a slight lurch due to shoulder movement, also practiced half pedaling.

Sharon- Much more comfortable with better balance than before.. Still needs to work on basic safety issues

Yazhini- Riding comfortably up and down now, started with zig zags and circles today.

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

Parag , Vinay, Ali, Aman