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Category Archives: Environment
The Folding Bike and Independence
In anticipation of Canada Day (July 1), American Independence Day (July 4), and Bastille Day (July 14), it seems appropriate to take some time to reflect on the connection between bicycles and independence. One great thing about the bicycle is that it is essentially egalitarian; people of different ages, from different classes, genders, and cultures [...]
Also posted in Activism, General, Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged bicycle history, folding bike, freedom, independence, philosophy 2 Comments
Montague Folding Bikes Earn Rave Reviews from Danish Newspaper
Recently, the Danish daily Newspaper, Berlingske Tidende or BT compared 6 different folding bicycles in the article, “Put cyklen I ba” by Hans Uffe Christensen. 6 models of folding bicycles were rated along various dimensions, including price, size, value, portability and performance, and both Montague models included in the comparison, the Paratrooper Pro and the [...]
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Bike to Work Day: Friday May 20th
This Friday is National Bike to Work Day. In many cities across the U.S. there are special rides and events along popular commuting routes, sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. You can check out their website to find events in your area. Try Commuting on a Folding Bike! If you’re hesitant about bike commuting [...]
People For Bikes
Whether you ride for pleasure or for fitness, to commute or to compete you can certainly agree that bicycling is not only good for you but it’s good for the community and its good for the environment. We’ve been seeing more and more people on bikes in recent years but as our community of cyclists grows, [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Also posted in Commute, General, Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged advocacy, bike commute, bike trail, bikesbelong.org, charity, Jim Oberstar, peopleforbikes.org, trail riding 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 [...]
Also posted in Commute, Lifestyle Tagged bike commute, bike maintenance, bike repairs, CLIX, folding bike 4 Comments
Electric bikes 101
We recently returned from Eurobike, the largest bike industry trade show in the world, and one of the primary themes that dominated the show was E-bikes. What Are E-Bikes Put simply, e-bikes are bicycles assisted by an electric motor, most of which travel at a speeds up to 20 MPH. In many cases they are [...]
Also posted in Commute, Recreation, accessories Tagged E-bikes, Environment, Eurobike 2010, folding bikes, Interbike 3 Comments
“There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad equipment”
I want Scott Christy, one of our faithful Montague folding bike riders, to be my mentor. He currently lives in Alaska with his wife and his two kids: his airplane and his Montague mountain bike. When he offered to send me some pictures of his plane and bike (now featured on our Facebook page and [...]
Also posted in Adventure, Lifestyle, Recreation, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged Alaska, CX folding bike, montague customers, Montague CX, Montague X50, outdoors, Travel Leave a comment
Is a Bicycle Faster than an Airplane?