{"id":51,"date":"2020-12-22T13:45:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:38:09","slug":"how-to-fit-a-bike-and-helmet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/mountain-biking\/how-to-fit-a-bike-and-helmet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fit a Bike and Helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Bike and helmet fit-1\" class=\"wp-image-63\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/outdoorleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/601\/2020\/12\/Bike-and-helmet-fit-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Have a bike and a helmet? 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