> It's true, for humans, that it is simply not possible to be told how to ride a bike and then be good at riding a bike. No matter how carefully and completely

> It's true, for humans, that it is simply not possible to be told how to ride a bike and then be good at riding a bike. No matter how carefully and completely you explain to a human what they will have to do, when you put them on a bike for the first time they will struggle. I'm not sure that's automatically true. The way we learn riding bikes, as young children, yes of course. But someone who was already an expert skateboarder, inliner, equestrian, fighter pilot etc, somehow without ever having ridden a bike, likely wouldn't struggle. Balance, lack of fear and general trust in your instruments definitely transfers.