Teaching adults how to cycle BBS Cubbon Park session 20 July 2025

[Ali Poonawala]

Bangalore Bicycling School, Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 20 Jul 2025

Sunny weather today, Band Stand had a classical dance performance. Very few newbies and more ongoing learners today. We did a Cubbon Circular with Shreya, Rusha, Indu, Aneesh and <yellow cycle> completing it successfully. Junaid adds : It was a bright and energetic Sunday morning at Cubbon Park, filled with excitement, progress, and proud moments for our learners!

Trainers : Vinay, Parag, Ali,Junaid

Hello: Prabhakar Rao with his 'Go Green' rider team Abhinav with Dad Krishnamurthi, Digvijay, Parag's college friends Vivek and Manish

Newbies :

* **Rani Shaw and Nitish** were the **stars of the day**! Both first-timers, they amazed everyone by finding their balance on day one itself. Their focus, determination, and calm confidence stood out. Congratulations to both – fantastic start! Keep practicing and building on this strong foundation. 👏🎉

Nitish : See above !

Salma : After she learnt in childhood this smiling lady came ( with hubby Masaoud for support )for a refresher after six decades ! Going slow, concentrated on basics, including mounting dismounting and reverse pedalling.Hope she perseveres!🤞

Ongoing Learners:

Aneesh- Primarily came for the Cubbon circular which he did without breaking any sweat ! Well done 👍

Harish : Started balancing and tried pedaling. good progress on pedaling

Rishav - Again, primarily came for the Cubbon circular, in his case, the gap is almost a year so had some apprehension, but rode well. needs to assess traffic a little better about timings when to slow, or accelerate. Will come !!

Kripa- Going about in her second session with calm assurance that this will be under her belt soon ...Scooting continued.

Richa: Continued with her smiling determination to get scooting perfect.

Rusha: Continued with pedaling , and successfully completed the circular.

Siddharth - Focused pedaling dowhhill, and the cracked riding uphill too including self start.

Shriya: Came on her new bike,and rode confidently during the circular.

Junaid adds:

* **New Learners:** Several others also joined the session for the first time and began their journey with scooting and posture correction. Their dedication was visible and will surely lead to breakthroughs in the coming weeks.

* **Returning Riders:** Familiar faces continued to push their limits—working on turning, start-stop drills, and uphill control. The consistency is paying off!

* **Supportive Vibes:** As always, the trainers, parents, and volunteers created a nurturing, positive space where every learner felt encouraged to try, fall, and try again

Each Sunday brings small victories and new milestones—today was no different. Here’s to more happy rides ahead!

Ended the day with Cubbon circular with the good progress from all the participiants on the cycling in the chaotic Bangalore traffic ! Congragulation to all the Graduates !

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

Parag, Junaid, Vinay, Ali