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Reduce Vehicle Costs with a Folding Bike

I heard something interesting on the radio this morning – Boston is now the 5th most expensive city in the U.S. to rent an apartment. Average rent for a 1-bedroom is now $1620. This is due in part to the mess the housing market is in right now, and more people are choosing to rent, [...]
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The Paratrooper Rides in Indy

What better way to celebrate the 2nd inauguration of Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard than with a bike ride…right? Even in January? Despite the snow and cold temperatures, hundreds of riders turned out for a ride hosted by the mayor. And among the bikes and riders was a Montague Paratrooper folding bike. It’s really great to [...]
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3 Reasons to go with a Full Size Folding Bike

1. Unlike some small-wheeled folding bikes, you can ride a folding bike with full-size wheels almost anywhere… 2. Full-size folding bikes are still fully portable. 3. You don’t compromise ride quality, speed, comfort or dignity…
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Road.cc Reviews the Boston and Boston 8

It’s quite the month for Boston reviews! We’ve already heard from Matt Allyn at Bicycling.com, who gave rave reviews to the Boston. And now we’ve just got another review of the Boston from Road.cc, a UK based site, as well as its 8-speed variation, the Boston 8. You can read the whole review for yourself [...]
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New Year’s Revolutions: Bicycling Magazine Reviews the Boston Folding Bike

Is this the year you finally decide that you want to get more exercise? Do something good for the environment? Cut down on your expenses? If so, then riding a Montague folding bike is a great place to start. With a full-size folding bike, you’ll find that it’s easy to motivate yourself to ride every [...]
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A New Way to Fly with a Folding Bike?

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Are Montague Folding Bikes a Festivus Miracle*?

Many of us are familiar with the miracles associated with the holidays observed this time of year – for example the holy oil lasting for eight days instead of just the one after the reclaiming of the Temple for Hannukah or the virgin birth and bright star for Christmas. But what about Festivus? Does Festivus [...]
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Bike Pop Art

Here at Montague, we know that our bikes can be something of a conversation starter. While they have the same ride quality as non-folding bikes, the double top-tube on the pavement bikes and the thicker mono tube on the mountain bikes do draw some attention, inquisitive looks, and questions. People want to know why the [...]
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The 12 Days of Cycling

It’s that time of year. Rather than providing an assortment of products that you might purchase for yourself or a loved one (although we always do recommend a folding bike and accessories…heck, we’ve even got t-shirts!), please enjoy this parody on everybody’s favourite Christmas song, “The 12 Days of Christmas” – or as you’ll come [...]
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Great Britain and Great Transportation

Just last week, we told you about the 2 Mile Challenge. CLIF Bar is trying to encourage people to ride more, especially for shorter trips, by providing a way for participants to track their mileage, and then converting the mileage to the amount of pollutants that were not released in to the environment because of [...]
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