FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.
Eurobike Show is Approaching!
The Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen, Germany is just around the corner. It's the largest bicycle trade shows in the world, so if you're into cycling you should know about it. Eurobike was first held in 1991, and has continued annually ever since. It has grown each...
Single Track on a Montague: West Thompson Lake
After putting in some road miles this past Saturday, I headed to Northeast Connecticut on Sunday morning to do some mountain biking. A friend who lives there decided we should explore the trails around West Thompson Lake. If you know the area, it's just off I-395 in...
Enter for a Chance to Win a Montague Crosstown Folding Bike!
Montague Bikes is organizing a bike giveaway for one brand new Montague Crosstown folding bike. The only thing you have to do to enter is like our official Facebook page and answer the following: If you receive a Montague Crosstown, what would you use it for? How...
Outside Providence: A Road Ride on the Montague FIT
The near perfect weather we had in New England over the weekend was begging us to get out and ride our bikes. I found myself in Providence on Saturday visiting a friend, so he took me on one of his favorite rides along the Providence river and down to the harbor in...
Understanding the Tour de France: A Beginner’s Guide
It's that time of year again. We're a full 11 stages into one of the longest, most difficult, and certainly well known bicycle races in the world, the Tour de France. For many, this may be the only time of year there is an opportunity to watch professional cycling....
Watch Out for the Unexpected: Bike Safety
The general tips for bike safety are well known among bike commuters, but there are often dangerous scenarios that arise even when you follow the rules of the road. Unfortunately, some drivers don't know the laws regarding bikes, they do unexpected things, or simply...
Montague Bikes at the Beach: Cape Cod
Recently, a group of friends and I headed down to North Truro on Cape Cod to spend the weekend there. Of course we brought our Montague bikes along. If you're not familiar with the Cape, it is the Easternmost portion of Massachusetts which extends into the Atlantic...
Filming the Montague Crosstown
We recently went out to film a new video for the Montague Crosstown, a 7-speed 700c folding bike that's perfect for bike paths, commutes, and around town riding. Take a look at the latest edit, as well as some photos from our day of shooting. A few behind the scenes...
Folding Gravel Bike: Disc Brakes and Drop Bar Levers
After installing the headset and fork, and preparing the wheelset, I'm now going to install the disc brakes. I have a set of Hayes CX Pro mechanical brakes and 160mm rotors. Most disc brakes are made to install on post mount frames with bolt holes 74mm from center to...
Tour of the Americas: Ecuador
After our adventures in Colombia, we crossed into Ecuador via the small village of Tulcan. Needing an inexpensive place to stay for the evening, we ended up in a hotel which charged us per 12 hours - instead of per 24. You can already imagine which kind of hotel this...
Folding Gravel Bike Build: Part 2
The next step in building the 700c folding gravel bike. Starting with a Montague FIT Custom folding frame, I've installed the headset and fork (read about that here). Now I'm going to prepare the wheelset. For this build, I'm using Whisky Parts Co. carbon rims laced...
Folding Gravel Bike Build: Part 1
The gravel bike. A 700c road style frame with fast rolling knobbies that can take you just about anywhere; dirt roads, gravel roads, singletrack, you name it. When you want to follow those fire roads and escape into the wilderness, the gravel bike is the choice for...
Riding Natchaug: MTB
Here at Montague, the bikes we make are more than just folding bikes, they're Real Bikes That Fold. We want you to be able to ride single track, gravel roads, and rocky paths, while having the freedom to keep your bike in the car trunk. We want you to ride 30 miles on...
Tour of the Americas: Colombia
In Colombia we 'enjoyed' the first days in Cartagena, where we mostly spent our time doing paperwork to get our car out of port. Paperwork is not at all an enjoyment, but Cartagena has a lot of life and is quite a beautiful city. After a quick stop at Volcan de Totumo...
The Importance of New Clipless Cleats
There are several designs for clipless pedals out there, but they all work in a similar way. A cleat which is specifically designed to lock into your pedal system is attached to the underside of your cycling shoe. Since you inevitably walk on your cleat sometimes,...
Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Cyclists
A reminder to all you sons, daughters, and husbands out there: Sunday May 11th is Mother's Day! “Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sisters, aunts and...
Google Self Driving Car Recognizes Cyclists
As the idea of self driving cars comes closer to reality, the concern on most people's minds is the safety of other road users. The most vulnerable of which would be pedestrians and cyclists; those not in a protective, airbag equipped vehicle of their own. It's hard...
AAA Expands Bicycle Assistance Program
The American Automobile Association, or as most know it AAA, is by definition a motorist's organization. AAA was originally created in response to a lack of roadways suitable for automobiles in the early 20th century. While that certainly isn't a problem anymore, AAA...
