Jun 13, 2025 | Lifestyle, Maintenance |
On a local auction site in the small town of Whitianga, New Zealand, vintage bike enthusiast Hakan Nedjat spotted his next project. What looked to be a normal retro style MTB turned out to be a 1990s Montague Bi-Frame ActiveLine, a full-size folding mountain bike...
Jan 17, 2022 | Maintenance, Tutorial |
If you own an electric bike with a Shimano STEPS drive system, there are two mobile apps that allow you to connect with your e-bike from your smartphone. We covered the Shimano E-Tube Project app in an earlier post, which allows you customize settings on the...
Mar 9, 2021 | Maintenance, Tutorial |
The Shimano STEPS electric bike drive system offers a variety of settings that can be customized using the Shimano E-Tube mobile app. Here you will learn how to change these settings to get the most out of your STEPS equipped e-bike. For basic information on how to...
Feb 5, 2021 | Maintenance, Tutorial |
Montague’s newest e-bike, the M-E1, comes equipped with a Shimano STEPS E6100 mid-drive system to provide pedal assistance. Pedelecs like the M-E1 provide a boost to your pedaling input with an electric motor. In the case of a mid-drive, that motor is integrated...
Jun 17, 2019 | Maintenance, Tutorial |
There are a wide variety of wheel sizes available on bicycles today, and if you explore folding bikes, recumbents, and other specialty bikes you’ll discover even more. Why are there so many options? Why are there so many names for the same sizes? How do you know...
Nov 14, 2017 | Maintenance, Tutorial |
RackStand is a rear bike rack that acts as a cargo carrier with built in fender and rotates under the rear wheel to act as a kickstand and assist in folding. It is now available separately and is compatible with any Montague bikes from 2012 to present that have a...
