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Category Archives: Lifestyle
3 Reasons to go with a Full Size Folding Bike
1. Unlike some small-wheeled folding bikes, you can ride a folding bike with full-size wheels almost anywhere… 2. Full-size folding bikes are still fully portable. 3. You don’t compromise ride quality, speed, comfort or dignity…
Also posted in General Tagged commuter bike, folding bike, full-size folding bike, transportation, Travel 2 Comments
Road.cc Reviews the Boston and Boston 8
It’s quite the month for Boston reviews! We’ve already heard from Matt Allyn at Bicycling.com, who gave rave reviews to the Boston. And now we’ve just got another review of the Boston from Road.cc, a UK based site, as well as its 8-speed variation, the Boston 8. You can read the whole review for yourself [...]
Also posted in Commute, General Tagged boston, Boston 8, folding bike, performance, Review, Road.cc 1 Comment
Cut the Fat – Ride a Bike
I heard a couple of interesting pieces of information on National Public Radio in the last 12 hours. The first is that obesity rates in the U.S. seem to have stabilized over the past 10 years: the 1980s and 90s saw a steady increase in obesity rates, but these remained pretty steady for the last [...]
Bicycle Commuting as an Urban Safari
One of the best things about cycling, even in winter, is that it brings you closer to your surroundings than car travel or public transportation. You might wonder how close you want to be to your surroundings in the middle of winter, but here in Boston, it’s been unusually mild and snow-less (and for that [...]
Also posted in Commute, Environment, General Tagged bike commute, commuting, Environment, skunks, turkeys, weather, wildlife 4 Comments
New Year’s Revolutions: Bicycling Magazine Reviews the Boston Folding Bike
Is this the year you finally decide that you want to get more exercise? Do something good for the environment? Cut down on your expenses? If so, then riding a Montague folding bike is a great place to start. With a full-size folding bike, you’ll find that it’s easy to motivate yourself to ride every [...]
Also posted in Commute, General, Travel Tagged Bicycling, Bicycling magazine, boston, Commute, folding bike, New Year's Resolution, park and pedal, Review Leave a comment
Are Montague Folding Bikes a Festivus Miracle*?
Many of us are familiar with the miracles associated with the holidays observed this time of year – for example the holy oil lasting for eight days instead of just the one after the reclaiming of the Temple for Hannukah or the virgin birth and bright star for Christmas. But what about Festivus? Does Festivus [...]
Also posted in General Tagged aluminum, Christmas, Festivus, Festivus pole, folding bike, Hannukah, holiday, miracle 2 Comments
Bike Pop Art
Here at Montague, we know that our bikes can be something of a conversation starter. While they have the same ride quality as non-folding bikes, the double top-tube on the pavement bikes and the thicker mono tube on the mountain bikes do draw some attention, inquisitive looks, and questions. People want to know why the [...]
Also posted in General, accessories Tagged Chewbacca, Cookie Monster, FDR, folding bike, imaginary bikes, Iron Man, Mark Joos, performance, portability, sci-fi bikes, superhero bikes 1 Comment
Winter Bicycle Storage
One of the great things about Montague folding bikes is that they can handle all kinds of conditions – even winter weather. Although it’s been a pretty mild winter in New England so far this year, parts of the Midwest have already received their first ice and snow. If you live in an area that [...]
Also posted in Commute, General Tagged bike storage, Commute, storage, studded tires, Winter, winter riding Leave a comment
Reduce Vehicle Costs with a Folding Bike