FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.Encounters with Nature
Taking a slight pause from the cyclocross build series... Encounters with Nature Sometimes when you ride, just for the sake of riding, you end up further afield than you had originally planned - and sometimes it gets dark. Lacking superhero vision capacity I have a...
Options and Preferences
Part 3 in the "CX First Timer Custom Build Experiment" In case you're just tuning in, we've begun the adventure of a first time bike build - using a Montague folding frame as the start of a cyclocross (CX) build. How to know which one is right? Last time we talked...
The Romance of the Alloys
Part 2 in the "CX First Timer Custom Build Experiment" So whereas on this end I already know I'll be starting out on a Montague frame, let's say you wanted to go ahead and do a first time build yourself. Where to begin? Well most of us learn when we start out that...
Let’s Start from the Very Beginning
Part 1 in the "CX First Timer Custom-Build Experiment" Before your bike, or my bike (or anyone's bike for that matter) was rolling down the road it had to be built. (In this instance we're not discussing welds and alloys per se, but more the actual fitting together...
More Than Just a Set of Wheels
"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Take a...
Weird Bikes
When I'm out riding my Montague, the bike sometimes attracts a little bit of attention. People want to know about the double top tube, see how the bike folds, and how the quick release levers work. But a lot of the time, no one really notices. If you want a bike...
Saddles: Is More Expensive More Comfortable?
There’s that old saying that you get what you pay for. And that’s definitely true for some things. Vacuum cleaners, for example. I once bought a $15 dollar vacuum and while it was fine for some things, it didn’t have enough suction power to get pet hair out of my...
Don’t Park in the Bike Lane!
On any given day, riding in the bike lane, I have to swerve out and into traffic because someone is double parked or a truck is making a delivery, and instead of finding a proper parking spot or idling in the main traffic lane, they decide to pull into and block the...
These Shoes were Made for Riding…
Barefoot running is a new fitness fad. I don’t know if barefoot cycling is ever going to take off, but from the couple of times I’ve done it, I just can’t see it happening. Pushing a pedal, even a wide plastic platform pedal, in bare feet is nothing short of painful....
Tour de Suisse Recap
It was an exciting finish to the 76th edition of the Tour de Suisse on Sunday. The race leader, Rui Costa (a Portugese rider for the Spanish team, Movistar) had a 14 second lead over Luxembourger rider Frank Schleck. The 9th and final stage featured two HC climbs, and...
Happy Fathers’ Day from Montague Bikes
Hope everyone had a great Fathers’ Day yesterday. Did you get the chance to get out and ride? Maybe get out and ride with your dad? I didn't ride with my dad yesterday, but I did think about him because my dad taught me how to ride a bike. We lived on a steep gravel...
The Flip-Flop Hub: Fixed vs Free
If you ride the Montague Boston, or if you’re interested in the bike, you may already know about one of its more interesting features: the flip-flop rear wheel. The Boston is a single speed bike, which means no gears and no derailleur. But that doesn’t mean that you...
How To Bike Commute in the Summer
Every winter, there is a plethora of blogs offering information and advice to winter commuters – what to wear, how to cope with road conditions, and how to keep the bike going through ice and snow. Then spring rolls around and everyone breathes a huge sigh of relief,...
Standing Room Only…
In the shiny and snazzy neighborhood aptly named the Innovation District (well, actually just by the bridge over to it) stands a regal building home to the Boston Society of Architects' exhibition space, (or BSA as it's usually called), the BSA Space. Within said...
Light up the Night on your Bike
Although the days are getting longer, it’s still important to keep bike lights with you – you don’t want to get caught out after dark with no lighting. It’s illegal. It’s also super dangerous. (And no – reflectors are no substitute for proper lights). Besides – most...
Where Your Party Date had Better be Your Bike…
What a nice party! But where are the bicycles? There they are! Raffle numbers called out! A marching band, beer, barbecue, and everyone brought a hot date (bicycles were the arm candy of the night!)- a good time for one and all! Welcome to the local community... Here...
What’s in a Wheel?
Most people think of a bicycle wheel as a single thing, even though it is made up of different parts: the rim, the spokes, and the hub. Rims A rim is the outer edge of the wheel – the portion that the tire contacts. You typically find rims made out of the same...
Montague Folding Bikes at the Boston Society of Architects’ Let’s Talk About Bikes Exhibit
Tomorrow, June 12, 2012, the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) is opening a new exhibit at 209 Congress Street, Boston, MA. The event is free and open to the public (no RSVP required). They’ll also have live music and hors d’oeuvres, so if bicycles alone aren’t...
