Whoever taught you to ride a bike let go without telling you. That was trust dressed up as a trick.

Learning to balance requires somebody to stop holding you before you believe you are ready. They knew you could do it and knew you would not try while you could feel a hand, so they let go quietly and let you find out. It was not really about the bike but a judgment about what you could handle.

Think about where somebody is currently still holding on for you and whether you need them to. Then try the other side of it: teach a younger kid something and resist narrating every step. Letting someone discover they can do it beats telling them you believe they can.