{"id":14462,"date":"2015-11-24T16:48:26","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T21:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montaguebikes.com\/?page_id=14462"},"modified":"2024-12-12T18:40:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T23:40:57","slug":"direct-connect","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montaguebikes.com\/direct-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"DirectConnect Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on||&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset6&#8243; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;10px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.1)&#8221; show_inner_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; 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