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Should Cyclists and Motorists be Subject to the Same Laws?

Bikes are different than cars: bikes have only two wheels; bikes are smaller and travel at slower speeds; people who ride bikes (cyclists) are not required to be a certain minimum age, pass a test, have a license, or register or insure their bicycles; there are no laws regulating the training of cyclists as there [...]
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Six Tips For Taking Your Riding Inside

As we talked about in the last post, there are some people who ride outdoors all year long…and then there are the rest of us. If you want to keep riding once winter sets in, then you either need to move somewhere with warmer weather or ride inside. Choose Your Ride – If you choose [...]
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Winter Riding: Avoiding the Bonk

Inclement winter weather can turn an otherwise pleasant outdoor ride into an arduous undertaking. Layering for a 30 minute bike commute is one thing, but dressing for a long ride in sub-zero temperatures, wind, and precipitation that weather forecasters call “wint’ry mix” is a forbidding task indeed. Winter weather leads many cyclists to the spin [...]
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Discovering Italy by bike!

I am from Italy and I am interning at Montague Bikes. Italy is a beautiful country to visit and see , especially when you rent a car and have a Montague Folding Bicycle. Check this web site and get some ideas about the places, the hotels and flavors of Tuscany and Umbria. Taste delicious food [...]
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Boston GreenScene features: “Biking with the Boston: An Interview with David Montague”

Check out this great article from our friends over at the BostonGreenScene.  David Montague describes how he started the Montague Corporation while attending M.I.T. as a graduate student.  In this interview he also gives his thoughts on bicycle commuting, safety and personal interest. While you are at it, take a look at the Boston that [...]
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Earth Day 2010

Hope you are all out enjoying the day and riding your bike. Here are some great websites, just to name a few,  where you can learn more about Earth Day and helping to protect the earth for future generations: http://www.earthday.org/ http://www.nature.org/ http://www.edf.org/ Did you know: Half of the oxygen in the air is produced by [...]
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2010 Montague Boston Featured over at Boston GreenScene

A big thanks to Dan Burgess and the other blog writers at Boston GreenScene for the recent posting about Montague’s new Boston folding bicycle! Please visit their website to read the article. The Boston is the world’s first 700c single speed folding bike. The Boston has been featured before on our blog. As always, Ride Safe! The Montague Corporation
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Great New Article – CLIX System’s Quick Release Patent

Bicycle Retailer and Industry News recently published a fantastic article about the new patent of the CLIX wheel release system. Many of you with Montague folding bikes, or even other brands of bicycles (both folding and non-folding), may already be familiar with the CLIX system. This wheel release system allows you to quickly and easily remove [...]
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NewFoldingBikes.com: Review Montague Folding Bikes On The Web!

NewFoldingBikes.com recently posted a review about the Montague Folding Paratrooper 20, and gave it 4.5 stars out of 5! In a detailed description of this amazing “made-for-military” mountain bike, they rave that “(The Paratrooper) is dropped from the sky to land prepared for action.” Visit the home page for reviews of more folding bikes like [...]
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PoliceListing.com Raves About the Montague Folding Paratrooper!

As part of their “Weekly Review,” PoliceListing.com featured the original Montague Folding Paratrooper, giving it rave reviews. Originally designed for the military, the Paratrooper has found a new niche in Law Enforcement. Officers no longer need a bike rack to load their bikes onto their cruisers and can optimize their time by folding their Montague [...]
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