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Should Cyclists and Motorists be Subject to the Same Laws?

Bikes are different than cars: bikes have only two wheels; bikes are smaller and travel at slower speeds; people who ride bikes (cyclists) are not required to be a certain minimum age, pass a test, have a license, or register or insure their bicycles; there are no laws regulating the training of cyclists as there [...]
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Folding Bikes Around The World

Montague customers continually amaze me with the stories they so graciously share with us. We hear from people all over the world who use their Montague bikes on all kinds of adventures. Here are just a few of the adventures we’ve heard about recently. Bob Bob bought his Montague SwissBike LX that he could keep [...]
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9 Cycling Tips to Help Keep You Safe on the Road

One of the great things about cycling is you can do it just about anywhere. You’ve read on this blog about Montague folding bikes flying and riding across Texas, riding through Alaska, competing in off-road triathlons and traversing the Iron Curtain trail.  A unique characteristic and certainly a big benefit of these adventures is not [...]
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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 [...]
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Interbike 2010 and A Police Escort

I’ll get to the police escort in a minute, but first some other show highlights. Interbike 2010 turned out to be a very successful trade show for Montague Bikes.  Simliar to Eurobike, we received an outstanding reception to our new bikes from both dealers and the press. You can expect to see new dealers begin [...]
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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 [...]
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“Tricked Out” Boston Single Speed

This is WAY too cool not to share.  Mark, one Montague rider who knows how to customize a bike, sent us an e-mail with a picture of his Montague Boston single speed that he customized on his own (since our bikes have industry standard components, this is simple and convenient!) and made it look, for [...]
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