FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.
Montague Boston Overhaul III: Wheels!
The next step for my custom Montague folding bike is a new wheelset. With horizontal, track style dropouts, and 120mm hub spacing, the Boston is made specifically for use as a single speed. The stock version comes with a flip flop hub; a freewheel on one side, a fixed...
Montague Boston Overhaul II: Headset
If you're anything like me, working on your bike is half the fun of owning it. Sure, you can have a bike shop do maintenance for you, and if it's a big job requiring specialty tools, this might be a good idea. For me, I want to know every part of my bike inside and...
Montague Boston Overhaul: Going Custom
My everyday commuter is a Montague Boston, a simple, lightweight singlespeed that can take a beating and keep rolling. Riding through a winter in New England takes a serious toll on a bicycle and this one has been through two. The constant moisture, sand, and road...
Going Clipless III: Stylish Shoes
We've talked about getting started with clipless pedals, we've talked about different pedal options, now it's time to look at shoes. I've been riding with Sidi mountain bike shoes, and I'm quite happy with them thus far. They have a very stiff sole (ideal for power...
Going Clipless II: Platform/Clipless Combo
Last week I shared my experience with switching to clipless pedals. I'm still thoroughly enjoying that extra connection to the bike, the added control and efficiency. If you recall, I had chosen a pedal, the Crank Brothers Egg Beater, which uses a very minimal design....
The Essentials – Tools to Ride With
If you're a regular bike commuter, you know that bikes need maintenance, adjustments, and from time to time, parts just break. There's nothing worse than being stuck far from home without a patch kit, extra tube, or the proper tool to tighten that loose stem bolt. I...
Going Clipless
I recently took the plunge into the world of clipless pedals, something I've been meaning to do for a while. I've been a long time cyclist but even for long distance rides, I had stuck to toe clips and straps. I'm strapped in right? That should be enough, right? I...
Visualizing Bike Share
The increasing popularity of Bike Share programs in cities across the world is making transportation cycling a reality for many. Not only does it provide conveniently located bikes for newcomers or casual riders, it's also developing a culture of cycling. I...
A Salute to our Veterans
Here in the United States, the 11th day of the 11th month is designated as Veterans day. A day to honor and remember the men and women who have served our country through military service. We wanted to take this opportunity to salute those veterans, past and present...
Bike Safety Lessons from the UK
Recent News It's flashed across all the major media this week, especially in the UK. Olympic medalist and Tour de France winner Bradley "Wiggo" Wiggins was struck by a van. Then, not 15 hours later, in a separate incident, Olympic team trainer, Shane Sutton was...
Bike Commute: Tuscon Style
There's an infrastructure first in Tuscon now, a bicycle crosswalk, or 'crossbike'. Tuscon Velo recently explored this new piece of bike safety engineering. Of course we've all probably seen, at one point or another, a cyclist using the crosswalk to cross the road...
Bike to Vote?
In the U.S., today is election day. Whatever one's political leanings, the governing structure of the U.S. is based on participation, so we go out and vote. We biked to vote today, how about you? Unless you vote by absentee ballot, you'll probably find yourself headed...
Journey into the Unknown
We've been talking about commuting recently, this adventure is a byproduct of bike commuting growing into a greater love of cycling. November Adventure This past weekend I undertook an adventure a long time in the making. Since becoming a more and more enthusiastic...
Montague Folding Frame Sets in the News!
Road.cc We've been in the news a little recently. The UK's popular cycling forum, Road.cc reports on Montague's folding frame sets in their tech round up! Folding Cyclist And closer to home The Folding Cyclist has...
The New Commute: New York After Sandy
In case you're tuning in from another part of the world, Hurricane Sandy made it's way up the east coast and threw everything she had against New York and New Jersey at the beginning of this week. We're seeing the greatest natural disaster New York has faced in...
Halloween Ride: Boston
What happens when you take hundreds of enthusiastic cyclists, put them together on Halloween and let them loose on the streets? The Halloween Bike Ride is what happens! Hundreds of costumed cyclists gathered in Jamaica Plain on Halloween and rode out. Inventive...
Bike Commuting: Incentives
A definition: incentive - comes from Middle English, from Late Latin incentivum, from neuter of incentivus stimulating, from Latin, setting the tune, from incentus, past participle of incinere to play (a tune), from in- + canere to sing - as defined by my dictionary....
Get on the Bandwagon
Has your state gotten on the bandwagon? Or perhaps better worded as bike-wagon? As our part of the east coast starts to pick up the pieces left by Hurricane Sandy, we have found the thoughts of sunny days returning and beautiful bike rides to be a sustaining source of...
