{"id":86,"date":"2020-12-23T08:36:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T13:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:02:32","slug":"abc-quick-check","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/mountain-biking\/abc-quick-check\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Quick Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ABC Quick Check\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/ABC-Quick-Check.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this video learn, we show how to check your bike before going on a ride to ensure your safety on the trail. 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