FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.
History Lesson
Imajinsha, or Imajin Co. - a Japanese publisher of children's and educational books recently put the final touches on a new quiz book, as part of their educational book series. One of the sections features bicycles, and you may recognize one of the shots in...
Mission Report: Hub on Wheels
Yesterday, in the fair city of Boston was the 8th annual Hub on Wheels ride. Participants from as far away as Colorado and even London came to ride the streets of Boston. This is not a race - it is a celebration of cycling in Boston, and what a city that embraces...
Changing Lanes
Earlier this week we spoke briefly about the recent tragic deaths of Boston area cyclists in traffic accidents. A great deal of conversation has been doing on as to the why... Cyclists must speak up. Boston Magazine associate editor Casey Lyons posted a blog entry on...
InterBike 2012: Tales from the Desert
Coming to you live from Las Vegas, it's InterBike 2012! Here are some shots of booth #24105 in those quiet final moments yesterday morning just before doors opened for the first influx of the 2012 show! Here's a tantalizing tidbit to hold you over for now: The top...
To Save a Life
Within a shockingly short period of time there have been a number of cyclists killed in the Boston are due to traffic incidents. Recently a gentleman was hit and killed in Wellesley. Within the past week both a young woman in her early-30s and another gentleman...
The Stage is Set!
The stage is set! The curtains are drawn, the audience awaits with baited breath, the show is about to begin! What show you ask? InterBike, of course! We'll see you in the desert! Come by for the Bike Smash, Fashion Show, or the exciting new program! Starting...
What Happens in Vegas
There's a well used saying from films that we all seem to have heard at one point or another, "what happens in Vegas - stays in Vegas" ... but not this time. We want to tell you all about Vegas - we're talking about InterBike of course, the largest bicycle trade show...
Anecdotes: A local lunch hour adventure
We're looking at the final days of summer, at least in the technical sense, and the treasured moments for effortless bike rides are coming to a close. Autumn shall bring with it the anticipated unexpected shifts in weather. And so we here at Montague HQ knew it was...
Urban Velo
The Montague Boston frameset was featured on Urban Velo yesterday. As part of the upcoming frameset program offering for 2013, Urban Velo took a look at this folding frame with track drop outs. We'll be releasing more details at next week's InterBike, so stay...
Above and Beyond: Infrastructure
In London the landscape architecture firm Exterior Architecture has put together the innovative idea of Sky Cycle, a system of elevated cycle tracks all over the extended London metropolitan area. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgiEspxp9PQ&feature=youtu.be Their...
Remembering
Today is the 11th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Montague Bikes would like to take a moment to remember and honor all those who have passed away, and all those who have served and continue to serve this nation. Military Bicycles In June of this year...
Economist Weighs In
The Economist weighs in from across the pond in this article about cycling in America. Several noteworthy trends include: overall trips have increased over the past thirty-some-odd years, showing remarkable increases in cycling across the United States over...
Cycle Haute Couture
Fashion Embraces Bicycles Now as the season changes from summer to autumn fall fashion comes to the fore. Fall fashion - more than any other season - brings out the crème de la crème of design. Last night Boston celebrated Fashion's Night Out. Yesterday, in...
Bike Smash!
The Show Here is the view from last year's InterBike booth, during a rare quiet moment in the crowds. Once again we prepare to make the trek to Las Vegas in just over a week for the great bicycle extravaganza! The office is full of boxes and banners, signs and...
Overpasses, Underpasses
Across the Pond Bicycles are getting people up and out of their chairs, striving forward for change on both sides of the Atlantic. Last week at Eurobike in Friedrichshafen, Germany the European Cyclists' Federation met. The Federation, which began in 1983, has been...
Folding Adventure
We have just completed Labor Day weekend, what that is generally regarded as the end of summer. Some people have gotten married. Some have moved away and begun university. Our crew from HQ has just returned from Eurobike. We look now to the autumn and great cycling...
Lock it Down
Here at Montague we're big fans of folding up the bicycle and taking it inside. That's a bonus of a folding bike, it doesn't have to be left out in the cold. And not just the proverbial cold, the bicycle doesn't have to be left in the elements; subject to vandals,...
Community Orientation: Putting the Pieces Together
At Eurobike Yesterday we shared some of the goings-on this week at Eurobike in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Part of our booth this year is a new frame program that will begin in 2013. Many of our friends and fans have asked for our folding frames to be made available...
