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He fell off his bicycle. vs He fell from his bicycle.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'He fell off his bicycle' is the more common and natural way to express that someone fell while riding a bicycle. On the other hand, 'He fell from his bicycle' could imply that the person fell while not actually on the bicycle, such as falling off while dismounting.

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He fell off his bicycle.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone fell while riding a bicycle.

Examples:

He fell off his bicycle and scraped his knee.
She fell off her bicycle when she hit a bump.
The child fell off his bicycle but wasn't hurt.
I fell off my bicycle and twisted my ankle.
They fell off their bicycles during the race.

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Dec 23, 2015 ... ... searching for a hit-and-run driver through the night, but later learned that man was intoxicated when he fell off his bicycle and hit his head.
Mar 12, 2016 ... MORRIS — A man who was injured when he fell off his bicycle was flown to St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury Saturday morning, state police ...
Jul 3, 2015 ... A 45-year-old man died four days after he fell off his bicycle on the bike path downtown along Lake Michigan. Aram D. Hermiz fell off his bicycle ...

Alternatives:

He tumbled off his bicycle.
He toppled off his bicycle.
He crashed off his bicycle.
He slipped off his bicycle.
He came off his bicycle.

He fell from his bicycle.

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase could imply that the person fell while not actually on the bicycle, such as falling off after dismounting.

Examples:

He fell from his bicycle while trying to get off.
She fell from her bicycle as she was parking it.
The child fell from his bicycle after stopping.
I fell from my bicycle when I lost my balance.
They fell from their bicycles while standing still.

Show examples from the web [+]

Jan 9, 2016 ... HUNTINGTON BEACH – A 75-year-old Huntington Beach man was killed Saturday morning when he fell from his bicycle on Talbert Avenue, ...
The investigation ruled that Metcalf, 54, died of injuries suffered when he fell from his bicycle in September near his summer home in Westport, Mass., Dist. Atty.
He fell from his bicycle yesterday. 8. She has been ill since Wednesday, but she has only now been admitted at the hospital. 9. He walked out of the meeting ...
Aug 21, 2014 ... LANCASTER, Ohio - The death of a Lancaster man after he fell from his bicycle Tuesday night, first thought an accident, is now being treated as ...

Alternatives:

He fell off his bicycle.
He fell while dismounting his bicycle.
He fell after getting off his bicycle.
He fell when he wasn't on his bicycle.
He fell to the ground from his bicycle.

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