I fell over my handlebars when I first started riding my bike. I hit the ground headfirst but managed to soften the impact by throwing my hands out in front of me. I was still very new to cycling. I was even riding in my Vans because I didn’t have “clipless” shoes yet. I hit the ground so hard that a mother and her daughter came out of their house to check on me, and a man walked down the road to see if I was badly injured. He even walked with me and my bike to make sure ever