Your Montague bike is designed for quick folding and unfolding without the use of tools.
The following steps should be observed to increase the rider's safety and to prevent damage
or scratches when folding or unfolding the bicycle.
- Standing on the chain side of your bike, set the front brake to the open position.
- For V-brake equipped bikes, see Fig. 20.
- For caliper equipped bikes, see Fig. 19.
- For disc brake equipped bikes continue on to the next step.
- Open the CLIX front wheel quick release lever, then squeeze the cup and quick release lever together using the same motion used when operating a syringe (Fig. 14b) while removing the wheel (Fig. 21).
- Lower the seat.
- Open the frame quick release lever (Fig. 21).
- With the heel of your hand, press and hold down the quick release in the open position (Fig. 12).
- While holding the quick release down with one hand, grasp the handlebars with the other and turn them away from you (Fig. 22).
- Pull the boom tube of the bike toward you and fold the bike in half (Fig. 23).
- If done correctly, the bike should resemble Fig. 23 with the handlebars secured between the rear wheel and the boom tube.
- Re-attach the Velcro strap from the handlebars to the rear wheel.
Fig. 21: Remove the front wheel & lower seat.
Fig. 22: Fold the bike frame in half.
Fig. 23: Folded bike.
