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Category Archives: Events
New Discovery Channel Show Features the Paratrooper Folding Bike
Tonight, at 10pm EST, a new show called Combat Cash is premiering on the Discovery Channel. In the same vein as the History Channel’s American Pickers and Pawn Stars, SpikeTV’s Auction Hunters, and PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, except with a focus on military history, hosts Bob Chatt and Owen Thornton go on the hunt for rare [...]
Posted in Events Tagged bicycle history, Combat Cash, Discovery Channel, military, military bike, military folding bike, paratrooper, technology, World War II, WWII Leave a comment
On the Road Again – with Montague Folding Bikes
Last month, we did a post about people who take our folding bikes on the road with them – literally. We’re not talking about commuters who do a park-and-pedal style commute, but about people whose jobs keep them moving from one city to another – truckers, musicians, actors, and yes…roadies. A few of the roadies [...]
Also posted in Lifestyle, Travel Tagged bike tour, bike travel, folding bicycle, folding bike, Judas Priest, roadies, San Francisco Leave a comment
Happy Hallowe’en! Trick or Treat with your Bicycle
Today is Hallowe’en, perhaps my favourite holiday in the entire calendar year – a reason to wear a costume *AND* eat lots of candy? Yes please! And in celebration, I thought we could look at ways to combine one of my favourite holidays with one of my favourite things: BICYCLES!! BICYCLE TRICKS Hallowe’en is a [...]
Also posted in Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged bicycle candy, bicycle costume, folding bike; bicycle pumpkin carving, Hallowe'en Leave a comment
International Walk or Bike to School Day
There are a lot of events and specialty days and months dedicated to getting people on their bikes. Back in May, we talked about Bike-to-Work Day/Week/Month, and just a couple of weeks ago, International Car-Free Day/Week. But today is International Walk/Bike to School Day, which is actually part of a larger movement (pun intended) to [...]
Also posted in Activism, Commute, General, Lifestyle Tagged Bike Advocacy, Bike to School, Kids Leave a comment
Montague Crosstown featured at Interbike Fashion Show
A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that the Montague Crosstown folding bike would be featured in a fashion show put on by Momentum Magazine during Interbike – and we captured the moment on film. At the show, each bike rode the runway against the backdrop of a city, to highlight different trends in cycling [...]
Also posted in General, Lifestyle, Recreation Tagged bike fashion, bike-friendly, city bicycle, city bike, Crosstown folding bike, folding bike, Interbike, Montague folding bike, Montreal, trade show 2 Comments
World Car Free Day: September 22
This Thursday, September 22, Boston joins 1000 cities in 40 countries worldwide in celebrating World Car Free Day. An initiative of the World Car Free Network, an organization that promotes getting out of the car and onto, or into, alternative forms of transportation, World Car Free Day is a great opportunity to take advantage of [...]
Also posted in Activism, Bike Racing, Commute, Lifestyle Tagged boston, Car Free Week, Commute, commuting, folding bike, folding bikes, Hub on Wheels, TD Bank Mayor's Cup, World Car Free Day Leave a comment
Interbike is Upon Us!
Just when you thought there weren’t enough exciting things to do in Las Vegas, along comes interbike – the largest bicycle trade show in North America. Interbike brings folks together from every corner of the cycling industry – you get everything from bikes to clothing, panniers to components – if it’s about bikes, it’s at [...]
Also posted in Bike Racing, General, Lifestyle Tagged bike racing, Cross Vegas, folding bike, Interbike, Montague Crosstown, Montague folding bike, trade show 1 Comment
Hubway: Sharing is Caring
Today, July 28, Boston’s own Mayor Menino will take part in the inaugural Hubway ride – the new bike share system that is scheduled to be fully operational tomorrow, July 29. With stations located throughout downtown, and with plans to expand to other neighbourhoods as the success of program allows, Hubway will surely prove to [...]
Also posted in Commute, General, Lifestyle Tagged bike safety, bike share, boston, Hubway Leave a comment
Australian Cadel Evans Wins Tour de France
The Tour de France, which began on Saturday, July 2, finished yesterday, Sunday July 24. Cadel Evans of BMC became the first Australian to win the Tour in the race’s 108-year history, and the second oldest (at age 34) in the post-war era. Evans finished the tour with a time of 86h12m22s, 1m34s ahead of [...]
Also posted in Bike Racing, Travel Tagged bicycle, bike racing, Cadel Evans, Tour de France Leave a comment
The Paratrooper Rides in Indy