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A Blast from the Cycling Past

By Montague Bikes | Published: May 23, 2012
Tweet Where do bicycles come from? Check out this classic video from the 1940s. I think the process has changed over the last 60 years or so (at least for larger brands), but it’s cool to see how they used to do it.
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New Discovery Channel Show Features the Paratrooper Folding Bike

By Montague Bikes | Published: January 11, 2012
Tweet 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 [...]
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The Folding Bike and Independence

By Montague Bikes | Published: June 30, 2011
Tweet 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 [...]
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