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Category Archives: Recreation
Can Better Infrastructure put us on the Path to a New Cycle?
As we’ve been discussing recently, it’s not easy to be a cyclist on the streets of an American city – cars and bikes are too often competing for the same space, bikes are travelling on roads that have not been designed with them in mind (e.g. bike lanes that place riders squarely in the dreaded [...]
Also posted in Commute, Environment, General, Lifestyle Tagged bicycle, bike commute, bike lanes, bike transport, cargo bikes, Commute, cycles, infrastructure, transportation, Velonews 1 Comment
Visiting Marrakech: Folding Bikes in the City
Mo-Rockin with a Montague Folding Bike With a Montague folding bike, you can ride anywhere there’s a road – or if you’ve got one of our full-size folding mountain bikes, you can ride even if there’s no road at all. You can take yourself wherever you’d like to go, and there are a lot of [...]
Also posted in Lifestyle, Travel Tagged folding bike, Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco, Peackock Pavilions, Travel, travel bike 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 Events, General, Lifestyle Tagged bike fashion, bike-friendly, city bicycle, city bike, Crosstown folding bike, folding bike, Interbike, Montague folding bike, Montreal, trade show 2 Comments
MTB Trail Maintenance Basics
Mountain biking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors. If you’ve got the bike and the skillz, nothing beats a sunny afternoon on the X70 hammering down single track, or working your way through a rock garden. Even if you’re just out cruising on the X50 on something a little more tame – say [...]
Also posted in Environment, General, Maintenance Tagged Environment, folding mountain bike, IMBA, mountain bike, MTB, trail maintenance Leave a comment
A Bicycle How-To How-To
If you ride a bicycle, you’ve probably noticed that every once in a while, your bike needs a little love. This can be anything from minor adjustments to the cables and brake pads to overhauling the bearing systems, from replacing parts to truing wheels, and everything in between. Even if you’re comfortable doing the simpler [...]
Also posted in Lifestyle, Maintenance Tagged bicycle maintenance, bicycle repair, bike education, bike maintenance, bike mechanics, bike repair, bike school Leave a comment
Keep your Distance
The crash in yesterday’s Tour de France stage illustrates the importance of maintaining a safe passing distance. On a narrow road approximately 22 miles from the finish, 2 riders were taken down by a French media car. As the car attempted to squeeze between the lead group of 5 riders and a roadside tree, it [...]
Also posted in Bike Racing, Commute, Events, General, Lifestyle 2 Comments
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, Environment, General, Lifestyle Tagged bicycle history, folding bike, freedom, independence, philosophy 2 Comments
Bike Me Out to the Ball Game
Biking for Baseball Many people get excited about bike commuting because it allows them to combine something they would do anyway (getting to work) with something they love (riding their bike). But other people are able to combine riding their bike with a cause that’s important to them. Take Biking for Baseball: this Colorado-based organization [...]
Also posted in Activism, Events, General, Lifestyle Tagged bike commute, charity, Commute, outdoors, sports Leave a comment
The National 24-Hour Challenge
Much as you enjoy your commute or weekend rides, you might wonder if anyone would voluntarily ride their bike for 24 hours straight. Last weekend in Middleville MI, almost 500 riders, coming from all across the U.S. and as far away as New Zealand, did just that. On Saturday, June 18th, at 8am, the 29th [...]
Also posted in Bike Racing, Events, General, Lifestyle Tagged folding bike, Group Rides, mileage, Montague Fit, National 24-Hour Challenge 1 Comment
Happy Hallowe’en! Trick or Treat with your Bicycle