by Myra VanInwegen Mountain biking is risky. Unless you try only the tamest trails and walk even the smallest dropoffs, you will crash. Of course, not all crashes result in major injuries. Most result in nothing worse that dirty clothes, small cuts, scrapes and bruises. You laugh at these, and show them off in the pub later. They’re a part of mountain biking, the (minor) pain that goes with the pleasure. Occasionally it’s a lot…

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