FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.
Spring Mountain Biking on a Folding Bike
This spring has been fantastic for mountain biking in the northeast. It took a while to warm up (it was cold well into april) but once it did it was like summer came early. With beautiful warm days and dry trails, our mountain bikes were calling to us. The Montague...
New to Bike Commuting in Cambridge, MA
I've always been impressed by people biking to work regardless of how bad the weather is. Since I'm not really a 'morning person' and usually take a long time to wake up both physically and mentally, I used to commute by bus. It doesn't take a lot of thinking: go...
Spring Farmland Road Ride
If you happen to live near any farmland, I would encourage you to head in that direction when you're seeking a route for your next bike ride. While it likely won't provide any epic climbs, it's usually light with traffic, sparsely populated with buildings, and full of...
Taipei Cycle Show Recap 2015
Montague just returned from the Taipei Cycle Show, the largest bicycle trade show in Asia. Bike manufacturers, component and accessory makers, distributors, and cycle press gather in Taipei, Taiwan every March to observe and create the latest trends in the bike...
Custom Montague Folding Bikes
With full size wheels and standard components, Montague bikes not only deliver the best ride quality and performance of any folding bike on the market, they also allow for complete customization. Montague riders from all over the world express themselves through their...
Brothers Touring: Mexico on Montague Bikes
After the last leg of their journey through the southwest of the US, Alex and Gregory continued their bike tour into Mexico. They've been touring the world on Montague bikes. What follows is their own account of their experience in Mexico. It was a strange border...
Brake Pad Replacement: Road Caliper
Replacing your brake pads is one of the most common bike maintenance tasks, right up there with fixing a flat. It's a simple procedure, but if you've never worked on your brakes before it can be intimidating. The following is a step by step tutorial on changing the...
Brothers Touring: California, Nevada, and Arizona
When we last checked in with Alex and Gregory, they were preparing to head south from San Francisco and continue their worldwide bike tour which at the time had already led them through 22 countries on their Montague bikes. Let's take a look at their journey through...
Removing Disc Brake Squeal
If you've ever owned a bike with disc brakes, you may have experienced some squeaking from time to time when the brakes are applied. When new disc brakes are first broken in, some of the material from the pad is actually transferred to and embedded on the rotor. If...
Folding Bikes and Long Haul Truckers
The life of a trucker is that of constant travel and unfortunately, long hours of inactivity. One athlete turned truck driver is bringing a new culture of fitness to an industry that has some of the highest rates of obesity and lowest life expectancies in the US, and...
Winter Essentials: A Guide to Cold Weather Cycling
While most people don't think of winter as the ideal time for cycling, it can provide some of the best riding of the year. It does take some extra preparation and the right gear, so here are a few tips for cycling in winter. Clothing The obvious consideration when...
Warm Winter Ride for the Holidays
While I was home for the holidays in Western Massachusetts, the weather was unseasonably warm for New England (unlike now, as I type this it's 0° F) and I had the opportunity to do some riding on the local trails. Most of the trails I found myself on were fairly wide...
Gear Roundup: World Tour on Montague Bikes
Brothers Alexandre and Gregory have been touring the world on two Montague folding bikes. You can read about their journey here (22 countries and over 10,000 km so far). Below is another guest post with an overview of the gear they're using on tour. We left France...
Camping: Bring Your Folding Bike Along
I recently did some cold weather camping here in New England and had the opportunity to bring along my Montague folding bike. If you're in the great outdoors, there's nothing better than having a bike with you that can handle the terrain. If you're car camping, or...
2014 Cyclist Holiday Gift Guide
December is a time for gift giving. If you have a cyclist to shop for, we have some ideas for you. Bike Multi-Tool A handy all-in-one bike tool is a must own for any cyclist. I have a great multi-tool and I could still use another. It's nice to have one in your bag or...
Going Tubeless: How to Convert Your Existing Rims
Tubeless tires are extremely popular in the mountain bike world, and they're starting to appear on road bikes as well. The idea is quite simple; get rid of the inner tube, install a special rim strip, and with the right tire a liquid sealant can be used to create an...
Brothers Tour the World on Montague Bikes
Today we bring you a guest post from two brothers, Alex and Greg, who are currently on a world tour riding two Montague folding bikes. They've been riding since May 2011, and have crossed 22 countries, cycled 9000 miles and carried their Montague folding bikes on...
Vision Impaired Distance Runner Guided by a Montague
Running from Boston to New York. Blind. "Blind ultra runner" is not a phrase you hear often, yet this is exactly how one would describe our friend Simon Wheatcroft. He lost his sight at the age of 17 due to a genetic degenerative eye condition – Retinitis Pigmentosa....
