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Montague Overhaul VIII: Saddles and Saddle Position

By Montague Bikes | Published: January 24, 2013

Tweet Over the past few weeks, I’ve given you a step by step look at building a completely custom, fixed gear folding bike. Today I’m going to put the finishing touches on with a new seatpost and saddle, and talk a bit about proper saddle positioning. Saddles are perhaps the most often replaced or customized [...]

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Montague Overhaul VII: Fixed Foot Retention

By Montague Bikes | Published: January 16, 2013

Tweet In putting the final touches on my custom Montague Boston folding bike, I had to decide what type of foot retention to use. On a fixed gear, you can control your speed and slow down simply by slowing your cadence. By putting back pressure on the pedals, you can slow the bike or even [...]

Posted in Commute, Maintenance | Also tagged boston, fixed gear, folding bike, foot retention, toe clips | 1 Comment