Nov 1, 2011 | Bike Racing, General, Travel |
While we here at Montague and the Folding Bikes Blog concentrate on certain aspects of cycling more than others, we still like to take the occasional foray into areas we don’t focus on as much. We do a lot of commuting and recreational cycling, but we also harbor an...
Sep 20, 2011 | Activism, Bike Racing, Commute, Events, Lifestyle |
This Thursday, September 22, Boston joins 1000 cities in 40 countries worldwide in celebrating World Car Free Day. An initiative of the World Car Free Network, an organization that promotes getting out of the car and onto, or into, alternative forms of transportation,...
Sep 13, 2011 | Bike Racing, Events, General, Lifestyle |
Just when you thought there weren’t enough exciting things to do in Las Vegas, along comes interbike – the largest bicycle trade show in North America. Interbike brings folks together from every corner of the cycling industry – you get everything from bikes to...
Aug 8, 2011 | Bike Racing, Environment, General, Lifestyle |
Whether you’ve been to college or not, when you think about courses of study, you probably think about subjects such as history, engineering, biology, or communications. But now, thanks to an initiative at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC, students have the option...
Jul 25, 2011 | Bike Racing, Events, Travel |
The Tour de France, which began on Saturday, July 2, finished yesterday, Sunday July 24. Cadel Evans of BMC became the first Australian to win the Tour in the race’s 108-year history, and the second oldest (at age 34) in the post-war era. Evans finished the tour with...
Jul 18, 2011 | Activism, Adventure, Bike Racing, Commute, Environment, General, Lifestyle |
Sure it’s convenient to be able to take your Montague folding bike on a plane, but what if you could get there faster by riding alone? The Amazing Race Is riding a bike faster than flying? This past weekend, with I-405 closed for construction for 10 miles between...
