Q: Why donâ??t we forget how to ride a bike?
A: Theory holds several clues to support the oft-heard phrase â??just like riding a bike.â?Riding a bicycle is what motor control experts tend to refer to as a â??continuous task,â? compared to discrete tasks with definite endings (like turning a key to start your car). Peter van Kan, kinesiology professor at UW-Madison, said research has laid out three reasons why bicycle riding feels like second nature.