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How to Wipe Out on a Bike

If you're going to flip over the handlebars, tuck your head down, your arms in, bring your legs up, and roll," says mountain bike downhiller Leigh Donovan. The eight-time national champion rehearses for "endos" by doing somersaults. Most crashes, though, are less showy. When you're losing balance to one side, don't let go of the handlebar. "If you stick an arm out, you'll break it."

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