FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.
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...
Climb Every Mountain: The Tour de Suisse Starts Tomorrow
Who knew there were so many bike races? Here in the U.S., we only get coverage of the Tour de France and, more recently, the Tour of California. In Olympic years (like this one) we might get coverage of the road race, if an American medals in it. But even then it’s...
Bicycle Friendly America
The League of American Bicyclists, the same organization that brings us National Bike Month, has established a system for determining how bicycle friendly different states are. They consider a variety of factors, including enforcement, policies, infrastructure,...
Plane & Pilot Magazine Features Montague Folding Bikes
If you subscribe to Plane & Pilot, you might have noticed Montague’s SwissBike X90 in the Product Preview section of the June 2012 issue. For small plane owners, boaters, or anyone else dealing with space constraints, Montague bikes are a great option. Non-folding...
A Truck Driver Triathlete and his Montague Folding Bike
From time to time, we’ve done stories on the blog about Montague riders on the road with their bikes. For people who have to travel for and with their work, such as roadies and truckers, having a bike that’s easy to transport is important, since there’s not always...
The Skinny on Tires
When you’re riding, your tires are your main point of contact with the road (and really, until you put the kickstand down, you hope they’re your only point of contact with the road). The kind of tires you decide to use will significantly impact your ride, so it’s...
How to Find the Bike Shop that’s Right for You
If you’re thinking about buying a bike, or if you’ve got a bike and you’d like to get it checked out, then you need to get yourself to a bike shop. Figuring this part out is pretty simple, but sometimes finding a shop can be a little bit trickier. Of course, if you’re...
Why Amsterdam Rocks for Bikes
Everyone knows that Amsterdam is one of the best places in the world to ride a bike. The infrastructure is awesome, and so many people ride their bikes that it’s easy to get around, even for tourists, and even if you don’t ride back home. It’s the perfect place for...
Ask not for whom the bell dings…
When most people think of bike bells, they think of kids’ bikes. Bells, handlebar streamers, and baskets – the hallmarks of a childhood bike. But bells (like baskets) aren’t just for the kids – you’ll have to make up your own mind on handlebar streamers. In some...
Montague Bikes: A Military History
In honor of Memorial Day in the U.S. (observed yesterday), it seems like a good time to reflect on the connection between Montague bikes and the military. Besides the fact that many currently deployed service men and women have Montague bikes that they’re riding...
Clipless or Not? The Great Pedal Debate
There are a lot of different kinds of pedals out there in the bike world, but they fall roughly into two categories: clipless and not. Non-clipless pedals are probably what you think of when you think of a bicycle pedal – flat, made of plastic or metal, platform....
4 Reasons to Travel with a Folding Bike this Summer
If you’re planning any kind of travel this summer, you should seriously consider bringing a bike along. Regardless of where you’re headed, a bicycle can be a valuable asset, whether you’re in the middle of nowhere or in a thriving city center. If you’re planning to...
A Blast from the Cycling Past
Where do bicycles come from? Check out this classic video from the 1940s. I think the process has changed over the last 60 years or so (at least for larger brands), but it's cool to see how they used to do it.
Amgen Tour of California Wrap-Up
Well, another Tour of California has come and gone. And it sure was an exciting one. In case you missed it (and unless you get NBC SportsNet or are an avid cycling fan and found internet coverage, you did miss it), it was definitely one of the more exciting races in...
Day Trip to Acadia National Park
This past weekend, the weather was so nice that some friends and I decided to drive up to Acadia National Park from Boston and do some riding. I had never been before, so I was really excited. Acadia is supposed to be one of the more beautiful places on the east...
