Bangalore Bicycling School

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 24 May 2026 "

Sunny , but breezy day. Park a bit quieter, and fewer kids with school vacations coming to an end soon.

Trainers : Parag,Bhoomika, Junaid, Aman

Hello: Payal from Vision India with her Neice Pooja. Shaurya and Samskruthi with Dad Kumar. Tiny tots Teertha and Abir, who was thrilled to sit on Bhoomika's bike and ring the bell.

Newbies :

Amulya- The marketer was the first one to arrive. After helping get a bike, she started off with the basics, and made good progress to get to scooting, and a bit of pedaling too.

Akshat -The CA from Calcutta started with the basics and moved to scooting, still has a bit of a lurch that needs correcting.

Chandra - Eldest learner of the day at 72, came with Bharat and was thrilled that she could still ride !

Latha- Star of the day, was off to a quick start and went all the way to pedaling today itself.

Misbah- Youngest learner today, the 10 year old came at the end, but confidently rode the yellow bike, and then even managed to ride well on the green bike too!

Samyuktha: Started with the basics, and tried scooting, needs more practice.

Veena - She practiced scooting and half pedaling and still needs more practice with both the things.

Ongoing Learners:

Amala- Her second class, she continued with scooting and half pedaling.

Advik- Today managed to pedal a few rounds before he left, as there were a lotof lerners waitig for bikes today.

Antara- Pedaled a round, but her knees were troubling her so she stopped for the day.

Chandira - Came a bit late and practiced some circles before she had to leave.

Meghana:Practiced scooting, is still finding it challenging to find the confidence to scoot longer intervals.

Madhulekha - came late and had to wait her turn for some time, suggested to get a rental cycle so she could practice more.

Ojasvi- Pacticed circles and moved to figure 8's today, she is riding very confidently now.

Padma Continued with her progress after pedaling up and down, moved to zig zags.

Preeti : Started with scooting, after some prompting also tried pedaling and mamaged it successfully, both uphill and downhill.

Rachna- Continued practicig scooting and half pedaling, her daughter Ojasvi encouraged her to keep trying.

Saudeep- Continued practicig scooring, the shoulder movement is causing a big lurch still.

Salma: Did a few rounds up and down, and encouradged the other learners, including teaching them the basics, way to go !

Sadhana: She continued to practice scooting and half pedaling.

Sairah: Did a couple of rounds, but had not slept well, so left early.

Shinjinee: was having difficulty is picking up from where she let off in the previous session, woul need to practive more to get her balance

Vivekanada- Did a few rounds, and helped wife Rachna and daughter Ojasvi.

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

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 17 May 2026 "

Sunny hot day, the park busy with the Mango and Jackfruit mela.

Trainers : Parag, Ali, Ganesh, Vinay, Junaid, Aman
Hello: Shriya's Dad Animesh who had come for the Mango Mela. Amit with sons Ranveer and Saurav and nephew Akshay

Newbies :

Amala- The IT engineer frrom Thompson Reuters was the first one to arrive. After helping get a bike, she started off with the basics, and made good progress to get to scooting.

Madhulekha - Star of the day, a first timer, was very shaky, got her confidence from the word go and was riding like a pro! no stoping her now ! show would need to practice turns and safe stops in the next class !

Padma was the other star of the day ! she was scooting then got the confidence and balanced well downhill and was also abel to manage to do the uphill in spite of the humidity, husband and she were thrilled with the progress ! keep it up, and practice more.

Preeti : Was the other star of the day! Began with the basics and proceeded with scooting. A bit nervous, but by the end of the session managed to get balance and also began to pedal with some assistance. Definitely needs to get used to pedaling.Good progress for day one!

Ongoing Learners:

Advik- Today managed to pedall down and then up with confidence, and made a good emergency stop too. Needs to lookup to avoid the emergency braking ;-)

Ashwini- did half pedaling well.

Meghana: Came back after a break. Practiced scooting. While getting balance albeit briefly and sporadic,is still finding it challenging to find the balance

Prajna : leans to the left side and needs more practice in scooting.

Salma: Did a few rounds up and down, again did half pedalling for a little while, and encouradged the other learners.

Aluma: She was able to balance and pedal but struggled with pedaling uphill. Tried a few slow rounds uphill while keeping her back straight and also practiced start/stop.

Sadhana: Second session and continued to practice scooting and hald pedal. Still needs more practice with both the things.

Yami; can now balance with a small wobble and is ready for the next step

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

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 10 May 2026 "

Sunny hot day, but with a cool breeze giving some respite. The park busy with the Mango and Jackfruit mela.

Trainers : Parag, Ali, Ganesh, Vinay,Junaid

Hello: Chandrashekar ji on his morning walk. Priya Rajgopal too. BBS founder member Chiddu, and Shriya's Dad Animesh for the Mango Mela.

AFS volunteers did a Road Safety Awareness Drive, and distributed Reflective stickers to Cyclists.

Newbies :

Priyanka- The swimmming and Pilates instructor was the star of the day. After a tentative start, she went all the way to scooting, and very quickly progressed to pedaling downhill and uphill too.Turning and zig zags would be the next step.

Pranav - The Other Star of the day ! A 11th grader came with Mom Shobhana. Had a bit of a challenge with the mounting and dismounting safely, but then quickly gathered momentum and did scooting and pedaling too by the end of the session.Both Pranav and Mom were thrilled with the progress, and was the Mother's Day gift to Mom Shobhana, promised to come back next week to practice more, Way to Go ! great performance !

Gyanda: Started with the basics and proceeded with scooting. she is briefly getting balance.

Prajna : Got partial Gyan.. and started scooting.

Priya -came with her husband and son. She understood the guidance and started scouting confidently. After a few rounds of balancing, she moved on to pedaling and rode up and down on her own. She was the third star of the day!

Ongoing Learners:

Advik- Now getting more comfortable started pedalling

Antara: Worked on zig zags, still has a bit of a lurch but it is getting better. Did some circles also at the end.

Eshika: and Smera, both alumnae of BBS, she helped getting the bikes and did quick rounds

Kausalya: Is able to balance and pedal but is struggling a bit due to her height and also while going uphil.

Meghana: Came back after a break. Practiced scooting. While getting balance albeit briefly and sporadic,is still finding it challenging to find the balance

Ruchi : She came in early, did her own thing, pedalling with confidence, and disappeared soon. Not sure how far she has climbed on the step ladder..

Salma: Did a few rounds up and down, again did half pedalling for a little while, and encouradged the other learners.

Smera : Our alumna, was a little disappointed with a tall bike but gamely tried standing start and stop despite fears.

Tamoghno: Worked on correcting the lurch.

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

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 3 May 2026 "

Blazingly hot day with no respite from the sun. Bandstand alive with music performance. The park was quieter, and fewer students due to the long weekend.

Trainers : Parag, Ali, Shriya, Vinay

Hello: Abhinav and Dad Krishnamurthy. Chandrashekar ji with another bicycle ! kept with security man Lalappa, for the time being ! Payal from Vision India who was taking a learner out on the Tandem bike.Parags friends Anand and Samit. Asha and Gautam Kilaroo, Dr.Fatima's patient !

Newbies :

"Asha : senior of the walk-in sisters, Got the gyan and did mounting / dismounting and a cut in the back of hand
started hurting, so left at that."

Usha : Other sister, star of the day. Pedalling by the second round and started turning as well!🏆

Ongoing Learners:

Amar: Got a rental bike and already out and about in the main Cubbon Park internal roads !

Afsha : scooting with medium bike now ..

Advik- Now getting more comfortable started pedalling

Anuradha- Moved to zig zags and turns today. Getting re introduced to safe stops.

Farhan : scooting, started half pedalling with better control

Kausalya: struggles with pedaling due to her height. She tried a smaller bike, but still needs more practice with pedaling

Manasu- Got her own cycle and rode confidently all over the park, Parag met her near the library which was pretty busy with people and their pets.

Roshni : Came late, working on the stopping safely. And had a mix up while parking the bike.

Ruchi : She came in early, did her own thing, pedalling with confidence, and disappeared soon. Not sure how far she has climbed on the step ladder..

Shama : scooting better than her son !

Salma: Spurred by the difficulty she had during Cubbon circular, her aim is to crack half pedaling.

Shinjinee : Continued with scooting and was working on the half pedal while building up stamina..both difficult task in the scorching 🥵 sun !

Tamoghno: Worked on correcting the lurch.

Yami- had a slight lurch but managed to gain a bit of balance.

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

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 26 April 2026 "

Blazingly hot day with no respite from the sun. Bandstand alive with Dance performance. The TCS 10 K route has changed so we able to get into the park easily today.

Trainers : Aman, Ganesh, Parag, Ali, Shriya, Venkat, Junaid

Hello: Alumnus Siddharaju. Advik's dad kindly donated a first aid box for our students. Unfortunately, there is no storage space available !

Newbies :

Amar - First session and he did great. Wants to ride bike to his office from home. Started with the basics, learnt to scoot and half pedal and did last round on a pedal bike.

Yami- struggled a bit with scouting and balance at first, but after a few rounds, improved and became more balanced.

Shinjinee : She learnt the basics, safety precautions and did scooting this session, she made good progress

Ongoing Learners:

Afsha : scooting... more at ease than her brother or .mom !

Antra : Cntinued pedaling up and down and correcting the slight lurch due to hip movement, and started with zig zag.

Advik- Continued scooting today, there is still a bit of a lurch that needs correction. Ideas given to correct the lurch and will be corrected in the following sessions

Anuradha- Star ofthe day, after a few rounds of scooting, progressed all the way to pedaling down and then up too !

Chandira - Riding confidently up and down now.

Daksh : He was a stealth student...came.. practised on his own and disappeared!

Debashree: Came after a long break, and focused on scooting downhill, first with both legs, then with right and left leg on the pedal to correct the lurch, and half-pedaling uphill.

Farhan : scooting with plenty of lurch

"Kausalya: Came back after a break. Contined with scooting today and managed to brave ahead despite a small fall
and is able to get balance intermittently while going downhill."

Manasu- Started on riding one handed to prepare for signaling.

Ojasvi- Confidently pedaling now; started on zigzags, and also did some circles.

Rachna- scooting continued.

Ruchi - Second Star of the day, went from scooting all the way to pedaling today !

Shama : scooting better than her son !

Tamoghno: Is able to pedal uphill and downhill. Also practiced slow speed riding towards the end.

Vivekanand- Practiced riding one handed riding for signaling.

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

Aman, Ganesh, Parag , Ali, Shriya, Venkat, Junaid

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 19 April 2026 "

Blazingly hot day with no respite from the sun. Bandstand alive with Music performance.

Trainers : Aman, Ganesh, Parag, Ali, Bhoomika

Hello: Ali's nephew Ali with his wife Alifiya, and friends Sudhanshu and Diksha, helped to get the bikes out ...did not wait for a click though :( . Chandrashekhar Ji kindly brought a cycle for little learners, donated by his daughter. He was accompanied by his free lancing journalist friend Shivprasad ji, who promised a small write up for BBS . Prabhakar Rao and the GoGreen gang, coming back from their sunday ride.

Newbies :

Prakruthi- Bhoomika's friend from Nursing college, after the basics, practiced scooting and half pedaling.

Ruchi - She came pretty late as she got confused about renting a bike in order to learn. Told her the basics and then she took 2 rounds on the rented bike learning to scoot and half pedal.

Afsha : Got the limelight sitting on the just donated spanking new bike ! Learnt basics and started scooting.

Farhan : Tall lanky brother, appeared disinterested in the whole proceeding.. but hung on and did some scooting

Shama : Mom to Afsha and Farhan, herself learnt basics and started scooting.

Ongoing Learners:

Antra : Star of the day, the Pratilipi marketing professional went from scooting tentatively, all the way to pedaling and a bitof zig zag. Has a slight lurch due to hip movement, some practice should correct that. Despite being a hot day, she worked hard the full session.

Ashwini : Started scooting today and is able to balance very briefly. Practiced half pedaling uphill too.

Advik- Continued scooting today, had a tumble crashing into Parag but both of them soldiered on, till Advik had another one at the very end and decided to call it a day ! he made good progress and is scooting well with both feet, though there is still a bit of a lurch that needs correction.

Meghana- Continued with scooting and was also half pedaling half way uphill.

Nishi : Worked on scooting, tried to pedal a bit in the last round, needs a bit more practice to stay upright.

Roshni: Second star of the day, she came after a break, and did a few rounds of scootng, and then managedto start pedaling too.

Sairah: Came after a break, and worked on handlebar control, with turning, zigzag and circle drills.

Soujanya : Slow and steady. She continued to get better at scooting but still needs more practice.

Sanvi : Young girl came with dad and Micky on her on bike after a long break. Practised almost on her own.

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

Aman, Ganesh, Parag , Ali, Bhoomika

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 12 April 2026 "

Blazingly hot day with no respite from the sun. Bandstand alive with Music performance.

Trainers : Vinay, Ganesh, Parag, Ali, Junaid, Shriya, Bhoomika

Hello: Rohini, who had come for a walk and Chandrashekhar Ji with candy for the learners. Bhoomikas friend Vineeta who joined us for the circular ride.

Cubbon Circular: Strike us Pink ! We had the 1st circular of 2026, and 4 Wonderful women completed it successfully, congratulations to all of them. Eldest Circular rider today (and probably among all circulars held so far), was our 72 year old bubbly cheerleader Dr Salma. Youngest rider was 11 year old Yukthi. And the other two learners were Anuha and Manassu. Escorting them were the trainers: Vinay, Ganesh, Parag, Ali,Junaid,Bhoomika and her friend Vineetha.

Newbies :

"Antra : In her words. ."" I was taught by Bhumika. Learnt how to mount, dismount and basic cycle rules.
Did scooting and half peddling.I stayed till 9:30 """

"Ashwini : Her own report: ""Boomikha taught me mounting & Dismounting, i stayed for abt 2hrs &
i learnt hw to handle th breaks scooting not yet started"""

Chaitra: Startered off with the basics and practiced a few rounds of scooting. Left early after a few rounds.

Prithvi : Initially had a fall 8 years back and came here to overcome her fear. She has an adventurous soul! She learnt how to scoot, half pedal and she also started pedalling today! Very well done.

Soujanya : Stayed from start of the session to end, she learnt how to scoot properly and the basics. She has made good progress today.

Ongoing Learners:

Anjali : The youngest of the marwari girls trio along with Kavitha and Puri.made cycle sharing quite a task !

Anuradha : Eldest learner today, the plucky Mumbaikar continued scooting and made good progress.

Advik- Continued scooting today, had a small tumble but soldiered on !

Anusuya : Took couple of rounds...has forgotten most of the safety 'Gyaan' !😳

Chandira - wobbles a little at first, but after a few rounds, she rides straight.

Daksh : He is not willing to give a good try to his hands to do the balancing...

Dwithi : had to wait for quite a while before could lay her hands on the smallest available bike. scooting but not well.

Gudiya : pedaling now

Kavita- scooing still... having a battle Royale for maximizing saddle time ..

Manasu- Mastered zig zags and circles today. and successfully completed the Cubbon Circular. However, has significant lurch and despite having it, braved her way through the Circular !

Meghana- Continued with scooting and was also half pedaling half way uphill.

Nishi : Worked on scooting, tried to pedal a bit in the last round, needs a bit more practice to stay upright.

Ojasvi- is pedaling now; she wobbles a little at first, but after a few rounds she gets the hang of it, though she still wobbles a bit while riding uphill and needs more practice.

Puri : This girl and couple of her friends monopolized the medium bicycle donated by Adwik's parents, much to everyone's annoyance.

Rachna- Alternated for some time with Vivek, for the bicycles were in short supply, her scooting continued.

Salma : The senior ever smiling lady came, did couple of rounds , and joined us for the Circular, and despite half pedal handicap, which needs working upon, rode it with aplomb.

Vivekanand- Practiced riding for a while and then started on one handed ridiing for signaling.

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

Vinay, Ganesh, Parag , Ali, Shriya,Bhoomika

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 5 April 2026 "

Partly overcast morning, a providing occasional respite from the sun. Bandstand alive with Music performance.

Trainers : Vinay, Ganesh, Parag , Ali

Hello: Abhinav with Dad Krishnamurthy. had a great trek 7+ km in Coorg last weekend. Payal and Suhail from Vision India,discussing their Tandem bike initiative.

Newbies :

Anuradha : Eldest learner today, the plucky Mumbaikar came with her daughter Sailee, who has recently started commuting to work, and wnated to encourage her mom to ride too ! Anuradha started with the basics and did some scooting till the hot day tired her out. She seemed to have enjoyed the session, and is all set to come back next sunday.

Anjali : Youngest of the bunch of marwari girls , being from outstation. managed to win over slightly longer saddle time ..but only just !

Likhith- The Electrical engineer started off slowly with the basics and progressed to doing some scooting, needs a bit more practice to be confident.

Meghana- Came with her friend Esha and practiced scooting after a brief on basics. Esha is for the most part able to cycle.

Manvik- Came with his mother Thrishen, and did the safety basics, and then some scooting, helped by Abhinav.

"Ojasvi- Came with Mom Rachana who is a newbie, and Dad Vivekanand who is an ongoig learner.Had to keep retrieving her medium bike from all other contenders ."

Rachana- Ojasvi's mom, started scooting after safety gyaan.

"Manisha: Her dad insisted she to be given priority since they were involved in getting the bikes ! She was
taking turns for scooting with other girls "

"Puri : Of the three little girls vying for the smallest bike, she was much more persistent and did bullying too ..
requiring restraining !"

Ongoing Learners:

Anusuya : Daksh's mom, with confidence returned after last week's session, pedaled confidently.

Chandira - maintains good balance and was able to do some pedaling.”

Esha- Came after a long break, and practiced pedaling up and down.

Gudiya : Her second session. Learnt proper safety moves

Harsh*t- Continued with scooting and just started pedalling

Kavita- The gritty young girl continued scooting and tried half pedalling today, balance is getting better.

Manasu- She has corrected the lurch and is able to pedal up and down perfectly. Started on zig zags today.

Salma : The senior ever smiling lady came , did couple of rounds , chatted up few youngsters with words of encouragement, helped Payal from Vision India to overcome her hesitation to cycle due to knee problems.

Thrishen- Came with son Manvik, was hampered by a lack of small sized cycles, did a couple of round and then went off early.

Vivekanand- Came after a long break, accompanied by wife and daughter. Practiced riding for a while and then started to prepare for signaling.

Yeshwanth : Returning after small gap, having completed control maneuvers, moved on to signaling.

Harsh*t- can now scout and balance easily; in the next class, he needs to pedal
Praveen- tends to lurch during scouting; he requires more practice.

**Keep pedaling and see you next weekend! 🚴‍♂️🌿**
Vinay, Ganesh, Parag , Ali,

"Bangalore Bicycling School,

Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 22 March 2026 "

Breezy and overcast morning, a nice respite from the Summer heat today. Bandstand alive with soulful Classical music and songs. Park and the perihery packed by runners on the Cubbon Classic 10 K.

Trainers : Vinay, Ganesh, Parag , Ali, ,Junaid, Aravind, Shriya

Hello: Sandeep came, an alumnus, to wish good bye. Offered to donate a new cycle, respectfully declined.

Newbies :

Kavita- Youngest learner of the day, she had taken the smallest bike from the parking area and did not turn up in the teaching area for a long time, we had to scramble to track the cycle down. She and Ditwi tried to lear to scoot on it, taking turns.

Nishi- She is a grade 4 student, who was also here with her classmate Chandira. She learnt how to scoot and half pedal, balance is required. She can do it.

Roshni- Aravind put her through the paces of scooting.

Trishen- Rohinis friend, started with basics and did some scooting, needs a bit more practice to stay upright for longer intervals.

"Uma : Came for her son's training.Had learnt in childhood and despite trepidation, learnt basic trick of mounting a unisex bike, and soon was pedalling to oldtime glory ! 💖"

Ongoing Learners:

"Chandira - Continued with scooting. Does have a bit of lurch/ stiff shoulders that needs some work on. Chandira is beginning to very briefly getting the sense of balance."

Dithwi- got her balance and will pedal next week.

Harsh*t- Continued with scooting- Arvind ?

Kausalya : Struggled to find a cycle at first, but finally got one! She continued to scoot and half pedal

Manasu- Continued with scooting, did a bit of pedaling also, but the balance needs more work before she can scoot.

Prachi- After a couple of rounds pedaling up and down the slope, Moved to Zig zags today, needs to learn a bit of speed control.

Sangeeta- Continued her impressive progress and practiced turns and then moved to zig zags.

Viaan- The energetic young chess player came after a long internval on his own bike and pedaled around by himself.

Yukthi- Did circles and Figure of 8 , some zig zags, and in the end started to free one had to learn signaling. needs more preactice of braking early.

Kajol : has challenges as all the cycles are very big she still able to scot. would need to get her a smaller cycle.

Yashwanth : Joined back after a few weeks break and was practing efortlessly ! Good Going !

Geetha : started with the basics and was scootying, would require more effort to get her balance !

Sandeep : was a student and now confidently pedals with both hands off !and offered to donate a cycle to BBS ! Thanks for the offer , Appreciate !

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

Vinay, Ganesh, Parag , Ali, ,Junaid, Aravind, Shriya

"Bangalore Bicycling School,
Cubbon Park Session, Sunday 15th March 2026 "

Summer is well set..not even an apology of a cloud anywhere. Bandstand alive with soulful Classical music and songs. And Cubboners doing what they always do...from Aerobics to Zumba and every thing in between !

Trainers : Vinay, Ganesh, Parag , Ali

Hello: Ashok T. our ultrarunner-cyclist, training for a Ride to Udupi, followed by a 12 Hour run, and then riding back home. Bhoomika dressed for a day out, came to say hello to her RGHU nursing colleagues. Chandrashekar sir during his mid morning walk. Parag's wife Priya who had come to the Park for an event. Venkatesh after his Cubbon run.

Newbies :

Anuradha: Although came earlier once, so technically not a newbie but did not learn much then. Vinay helped her and was scooting today

Anusha- First of the trio of Bhoomikas friends from Nursing school, achieved a perfect scoot very quickly and then went on to pedal.

Chaitra- Second of Bhoomikas friends, had a slower start , but she too went all the way to pedaling.

Gurleen - The IBanker was the first student to arrive, and the last one to leave, and was rewarded for her persistent effort by managing to go all the way to Pedaling on the first day itself.

"Kausalya : Startered off with the basics and began with scooting. Today was more about getting familiar with a cycle.
With a few more sessions of practice for scooting we can proceed with further aspects.

Sneha- The last of Bhoomikas friends, went from pedaling to even riding one handed.

"Chandira - was acompanied by her family. Began with the basics and started with scooting. some more sessions
needed to practice scooting before we move on to other areas"

"Prajwal : An athelete and coach himself,, lost a leg in an accident, is rebuilding his life.. wants to get back on the
saddle to cycle as before. Since left leg is the mooring or grounding leg in cycling , which is lost and now
prosthetic leg has to learn the technique. Putting left foot on the pedal was a challange he managed to get past
and pedalled uphill too."

"Vismaya : Another late walk in, after the elaborate gyan managed to do a bit of f scooting and tried half pedalling
for the upslope."

Ongoing Learners:

Dithwi- This sweetie pie is comfortable with her own training plan ! Grandpa's indulgence keeps her going ..

Gaurav : Now riding with confidence, with minimal lurch. Doing turns well, need to move on.

Sharon- Continued with practicing zig zags today.

"Yukthi- Fairly fluent in her riding, seems to have jumped to signalling..not sure if circles and Figure of 8
have been gone through !"

Saanch- Doing scooting.

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

Vinay, Ganesh, Parag, Ali