FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.The Paratrooper Rides in Indy
What better way to celebrate the 2nd inauguration of Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard than with a bike ride...right? Even in January? Despite the snow and cold temperatures, hundreds of riders turned out for a ride hosted by the mayor. And among the bikes and riders...
3 Reasons to go with a Full Size Folding Bike
1. Unlike some small-wheeled folding bikes, you can ride a folding bike with full-size wheels almost anywhere... 2. Full-size folding bikes are still fully portable. 3. You don't compromise ride quality, speed, comfort or dignity...
Road.cc Reviews the Boston and Boston 8
It's quite the month for Boston reviews! We've already heard from Matt Allyn at Bicycling.com, who gave rave reviews to the Boston. And now we've just got another review of the Boston from Road.cc, a UK based site, as well as its 8-speed variation, the Boston 8. You...
Cut the Fat – Ride a Bike
I heard a couple of interesting pieces of information on National Public Radio in the last 12 hours. The first is that obesity rates in the U.S. seem to have stabilized over the past 10 years: the 1980s and 90s saw a steady increase in obesity rates, but these...
The Bard and the Bike, Act II: A Winter’s Tale and Hamlet
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may remember that back in October, we had a post where one of Shakespeare's famous speeches from the Merchant of Venice was re-worked to reflect the conflict between cyclists and drivers. One of the reasons Shakespeare has...
New Discovery Channel Show Features the Paratrooper Folding Bike
Tonight, at 10pm EST, a new show called Combat Cash is premiering on the Discovery Channel. In the same vein as the History Channel’s American Pickers and Pawn Stars, SpikeTV’s Auction Hunters, and PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, except with a focus on military history, hosts...
Bicycle Commuting as an Urban Safari
One of the best things about cycling, even in winter, is that it brings you closer to your surroundings than car travel or public transportation. You might wonder how close you want to be to your surroundings in the middle of winter, but here in Boston, it’s been...
New Year’s Revolutions: Bicycling Magazine Reviews the Boston Folding Bike
Is this the year you finally decide that you want to get more exercise? Do something good for the environment? Cut down on your expenses? If so, then riding a Montague folding bike is a great place to start. With a full-size folding bike, you’ll find that it’s easy to...
A New Way to Fly with a Folding Bike?
Are Montague Folding Bikes a Festivus Miracle*?
Many of us are familiar with the miracles associated with the holidays observed this time of year – for example the holy oil lasting for eight days instead of just the one after the reclaiming of the Temple for Hannukah or the virgin birth and bright star for...
Bike Pop Art
Here at Montague, we know that our bikes can be something of a conversation starter. While they have the same ride quality as non-folding bikes, the double top-tube on the pavement bikes and the thicker mono tube on the mountain bikes do draw some attention,...
The 12 Days of Cycling
It’s that time of year. Rather than providing an assortment of products that you might purchase for yourself or a loved one (although we always do recommend a folding bike and accessories…heck, we’ve even got t-shirts!), please enjoy this parody on everybody’s...
Winter Bicycle Storage
One of the great things about Montague folding bikes is that they can handle all kinds of conditions – even winter weather. Although it's been a pretty mild winter in New England so far this year, parts of the Midwest have already received their first ice and snow. If...
Great Britain and Great Transportation
Just last week, we told you about the 2 Mile Challenge. CLIF Bar is trying to encourage people to ride more, especially for shorter trips, by providing a way for participants to track their mileage, and then converting the mileage to the amount of pollutants that were...
Ride More, Drive Less: The 2 Mile Challenge
Last week, we looked at a report from The Wall Street Journal that suggested a link between exposure to fuel emissions and neurological disorders. While driving is sometimes necessary, we know it’s not great for our health: as part of a sedentary lifestyle, it can...
Bike Lock vs. Tree
In many cities, there are local ordinances that prohibit using trees as bike racks. Several years ago, I was running some errands, and as there weren’t any official bike racks on the block, I locked to a small tree, and ran into a store for maybe 10 minutes. By the...
Ease Traffic Congestion, Ease Your Mind: Ride a Bike
I recently read an article in The Wall Street Journal titled “The Hidden Toll of Traffic Jams”, which examined the effects of prolonged exposure to vehicle emissions on the brain. While it’s too early to draw any direct connections between car exhaust neurological...
A Trip to the Polling Station with my Folding Bike
Today is voting day (municipal elections), and dutiful citizen that I am, I left for work 15 minutes early so that I could hit my polling station on the way in and still arrive on time. Since I ride my bike to work, I also rode to the polling station. But after I got...
