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Category Archives: Recreation
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, Environment, General, Lifestyle Tagged advocacy, bike commute, bike trail, bikesbelong.org, charity, Jim Oberstar, peopleforbikes.org, trail riding Leave a comment
7 Tips to Extend Your Bike Riding Season
Here in the northeast the mornings are starting to get frosty but the days are still comfortable, the foliage is beautiful and there is plenty of great riding to do. If the climate is getting cooler where you live, don’t let the temperatures keep you from enjoying your bike as late into the season as [...]
Also posted in Adventure, Lifestyle Tagged bike path, bike trail, folding bike, outdoors, riding tips, travel bike 1 Comment
How Far Can Two Folding Bikes Go in One Day?
This is a guest post from Oliver Letz who packed more into a single day with 2 Montague X70′s than most people pack into a week! Have a story you’d like to share with Montague blog readers about your bike adventures. E-mail us at marketing@montaguebikes.com. If we use your story we’ll send you some cool [...]
Also posted in Adventure, Lifestyle, Travel Tagged airplane, Cessna, montague customers, Travel, X70 folding bike 6 Comments
Ride Softly and Carry A Big Stick
At Montague we love to get people on bikes and everyone on the Montague team is passionate about bikes in some way shape or form. Today’s post is from one of Montague’s newest team members who is kind enough to share a bike experience that many aren’t familiar with but sounds like a fun time! [...]
Breaking News by the Wall Street Journal: Folding Bikes Are Cool!
It’s been a very busy beginning to the week here at Montague. This past weekend the Wall Street Journal published an article covering folding bikes, including the Montague Crosstown, and how they have entered the mainstream and become “cool”. Of course, readers of this blog have known for a long time how cool folding bikes [...]
Also posted in Commute, Lifestyle Tagged BikeBiz.com, Crosstown folding bike, design, Montague Boston, Montague press, Outside Magazine, technology, Wall Street Journal Leave a comment
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, Environment, accessories Tagged E-bikes, Environment, Eurobike 2010, folding bikes, Interbike 3 Comments
Eurobike 2010 Wrap Up
Eurobike Highlights Despite the 12+ hour days, 7 hour plane ride to Germany and mountain of e-mail to respond to upon getting home, having the opportunity to go to Eurobike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in the world, was more than worth it. It’s nearly impossible to describe the event in one blog post [...]
Also posted in Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged Eurobike 2010, FIT, folding bikes, Montague Boston, paratrooper Leave a comment
“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, Environment, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged Alaska, CX folding bike, montague customers, Montague CX, Montague X50, outdoors, Travel Leave a comment
The Hills Are Alive Folding Bike Tour
One of my favorite parts of my job is getting to meet and interact with people that share their incredible experiences and accomplishments. It’s always such an inspiration to get out and do something, and after every story from a Montague bike rider, I feel ready to conquer from my bike saddle. I’d like to [...]
Also posted in Adventure, Environment, Lifestyle, Travel Tagged airplane, bike tours, folding bike, montague customers, paratrooper, touring, train, travel bike 5 Comments
Folding Bikes Around The World