Teaching Adults to Cycle -Cubbon Park 21 Sept 2025

[Parag Patankar]

Bangalore Bicycling School, Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 21 sep 2025

A breezy and cool day. Wipro run made it hard to get into the park with our cycles at the start, and also for learners to reach, but luckily the teaching area was clear and we had a full house of learners and trainers. Bandstand had a dance performance.

Trainers : Parag, Vinay,Junaid,Aman

Hello: Dr Ali, after finishing his Half marathon in style, despite no practice after his last running injury !

Newbies :

Eesha- After a few tries, Eesha found her balance and started pedaling downhill, but she needs to practice more on uphill slopes.

Mugil- arrived at the end of the session, he tried to balance and had a slight wobble. He said that despite this, he felt he had gained the courage to ride the bicycle.

Neha- Star of the day, has never cycled before, the Salesforce developer went from scooting to pedaling both uphill and downhill today. Has a bit of left lean, needs to correct that.

Rakshana- Had cycled at a child, made good progress after a hesitant start, and helped by Aman, went all the way to pedaling fluently.

Ongoing Learners:

Anagha- Came after a break, and continued practicing scooting, the balance is good, needs a bit more practice, and she should be ready to pedal.

Anson- Continued with pedaling today, the balance is getting better, and the lurch is almost gone, except at high speeds or pedaling uphill.

Bharat- Continued to scoot, still lurching a bit,and worked on correcting that.

Rekitha- Practiced riding slower to improve her turns, doing wider ones and then tighter ones, and is ready to start figure -8s. Like Shirya, we hope she will also become a trainer.

Richa- Practiced scooting and continued smiling, is able to keep her feet up for longer intervals now, almost ready to pedal.

Salma- Super enthusiastic as usual, came despite the Wipro run chaos, and practiced riding a few rounds, and encouraged the other students as well.

Shubha- Continued with her rapid progress and after a few rounds of pedaling both downhill and uphill, moved to zigzags.

Shradha - Had to leave early, but managed to scoot, and also tried a bit of pedaling.

Surekha- Made progress on scooting, needs some more practice to achieve good balance.

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

Parag, Vinay,Aman,Junaid