Category Archives: Travel

Memorial Day Weekend in DC

By Montague Bikes | Published: May 29, 2013

Tweet This past weekend we celebrated Memorial Day in the US, a holiday to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. What better way to spend it than visiting the U.S. capital? On Friday afternoon I folded my Montague bike, stashed it in the trunk, and went [...]

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It’s a Bike. It’s a Boat… No it’s a Bootfiets!

By Montague Bikes | Published: May 7, 2013

Tweet A vehicle you may have never seen before; part bicycle, part boat, and all human powered. One ambitious man from the Netherlands is taking this vehicle around the world, circling the equator by land and by sea, all under his own power. Ebrahim Hemmatnia started his journey in the Netherlands on April 20th. He started [...]

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Mean Streets: The Advantage of a Folding Bike

By Montague Bikes | Published: April 10, 2013

Tweet A bike left all alone, out on the streets, is really not safe. Not safe from theft, not safe from vandalism, and not safe from the weather which can take quite a toll on components. One of the biggest advantages of having a folding bike is the ability to easily keep it protected. When [...]

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The Who on Tour with Montague Bikes

By Montague Bikes | Published: March 1, 2013

Tweet It’s no secret that Montague folding bikes are great to travel with. And when your occupation has you traveling constantly, a Montague bike can make a great companion on the road. When that occupation is touring with one of the greatest British rock bands of all time, you’ll find yourself in a new city [...]

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Journey into the Unknown

By Montague Bikes | Published: November 5, 2012

Tweet We’ve been talking about commuting recently, this adventure is a byproduct of bike commuting growing into a greater love of cycling. November Adventure This past weekend I undertook an adventure a long time in the making. Since becoming a more and more enthusiastic cyclist, moving from mostly just commuting to and from work to [...]

Also posted in Adventure, Environment, Events, Lifestyle, Recreation | Tagged 60 mile bike trek, folding bike rides, November adventure, solo bike adventures | 4 Comments

City Cycling Ways

By Montague Bikes | Published: October 25, 2012

Tweet Bikenomics? New York City’s seeing some changes, quantifiable ones too, and they’re coming from bicycling. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on the good sense of cycling and economics. The report found that in places where New York City had implemented bike lanes, complete streets, and traffic calming that local businesses were thriving. (The data did [...]

Also posted in Activism, Commute, Environment, Lifestyle | Tagged bike commuting, bike lanes, cycle tracks, new york city, Portland | Leave a comment

Folding Bikes on the Radio

By Montague Bikes | Published: October 22, 2012

Tweet We’ve mentioned this once or twice already, this past summer Montague Bikes partnered with Prime, Inc. to help transform driver health. This has been covered in trucking industry publications and most recently on the radio! You can listen to last Thursday night’s broadcast of the Extreme Truckers Show here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/extremetruckers/2012/10/19/the-extreme-truckers-show. Montague Bikes are featured [...]

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Healthy Changes

By Montague Bikes | Published: October 18, 2012

Tweet The Familiar Story Say you’re on a road trip, your stomach starts to grumble. You keep driving for a bit. Maybe the car needs gas, maybe your friends or, let’s say the kids in the back start saying they’re hungry too. The road sign, or the GPS, or the app on your phone tells [...]

Also posted in Commute, Lifestyle | Tagged biking, health, lifestyle change, trucking industry | 3 Comments

Bikes Thrive Where Least Expected

By Montague Bikes | Published: October 17, 2012

Tweet Maybe you’ve heard about the bike lanes in New York, bike shares taking off across the world, and the other cycling headlines. “Sure, that’s great for them – all this bicycle hullabaloo But that’s not happening where I live,” you might think. But prepare to be pleasantly surprised; bikes are making a difference in places [...]

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Folding Adventure: Journey to Maine

By Montague Bikes | Published: October 4, 2012

Tweet A new Montague owner in Maine sent in this recent trip taken with their new Paratroopers! “My husband and I live on a remote island off the coast of Maine and like to explore the coast in our small lobster boat. We saw a description of the Montague bikes in an issue of BoatU.S. [...]