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Yearly Archives: 2010
Bikes Not Bombs!
Here at Montague we’re always working on innovative new products and looking to improve our existing line of folding bikes. This means a lot of prototype frames and components coming in and out of our offices. Eventually, things start to pile up and we end up with a whole lot of bike parts we no [...]
Posted in Activism, Environment, Events Tagged activism, boston, charity, Montague bikes Leave a comment
Bike Commuters – neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night
With the shortest day of the year upon us, you may notice a growing number of cyclists in highlighter yellow outerwear. As a bike commuter, I am a big fan of such apparel. I don’t own any yet, but I feel that my first purchase is not far off. I’ve been bike commuting for years, [...]
Posted in Commute, Lifestyle Tagged bike commute, bike safety, commuter bike, commuting, Navigator Folding Bike 8 Comments
Preventing Bike Theft
With a Montague Folding Bike you can easily store your bike in your apartment, car trunk or under your desk at work, making it much less likely you need to worry about bike theft. For those times when you can’t bring your bike inside, you need to lock it up right to avoid a long [...]
The Paratrooper Folding Bike in the Field
One of the more well known Montague bikes is the Paratrooper folding mountain bike. Originally designed in conjunction with the United States Marines in 1997, today the Paratrooper is available to the general public and is still in use by the military. Why? The folding bike is not only a great bike option for boat [...]
Epic Bike Rides, For A Cause
Does cycling make you more generous, or do generous people just eventually find their way to cycling? Maybe it’s a little of each but in my experience most cyclists at some point during their cycling lifetime will participate in some type of charity ride. There are rides for young kids that only go 1 or [...]
Posted in Events, Recreation Tagged charity, climate ride, FIT, MS 150, pan mass challenge 1 Comment
Folding Bikes Around The World
Montague customers continually amaze me with the stories they so graciously share with us. We hear from people all over the world who use their Montague bikes on all kinds of adventures. Here are just a few of the adventures we’ve heard about recently. Bob Bob bought his Montague SwissBike LX that he could keep [...]
Posted in Adventure, Lifestyle, Recreation, Travel Tagged airplane, LX folding bike, Montague Boston, montague customers, paratrooper, RV, single speed folding bike, Travel, travel bike, X70 folding bike 4 Comments
Cycling Loses Key Member of Congress – What We Do Now
There are some topics that cross political lines. Cycling is one of them. While politicians may disagree on the laws that govern cyclists or how to best allocate resources for more cycling friendly infrastructure, everyone can agree that having more people ride bikes is a good thing. There are politicians who are more vocal than others in [...]
Posted in Commute, Environment, General, Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged advocacy, bike commute, bike trail, bikesbelong.org, charity, Jim Oberstar, peopleforbikes.org, trail riding Leave a comment
9 Cycling Tips to Help Keep You Safe on the Road
One of the great things about cycling is you can do it just about anywhere. You’ve read on this blog about Montague folding bikes flying and riding across Texas, riding through Alaska, competing in off-road triathlons and traversing the Iron Curtain trail. A unique characteristic and certainly a big benefit of these adventures is not [...]
Posted in Commute, Travel Tagged bike commute, bike safety, city bikes, commuter bike, commuting, Montague Boston, montague customers, riding tips Leave a comment
A Bike Commuter’s Toolkit Essentials
Commuting by bike is a great way to stay healthy, do your part to save the environment and save money on car payments, gas and insurance costs. On top of that, a bike is significantly less expensive to maintain and easier to repair than a car when something goes wrong. Don’t want to give up [...]
Posted in Commute, Environment, Lifestyle Tagged bike commute, bike maintenance, bike repairs, CLIX, folding bike 4 Comments
Bikes aren’t the only things that fold