by Montague Bikes | Jun 15, 2012 | General, Uncategorised |
If you ride the Montague Boston, or if you’re interested in the bike, you may already know about one of its more interesting features: the flip-flop rear wheel. The Boston is a single speed bike, which means no gears and no derailleur. But that doesn’t mean that you...
by Montague Bikes | Jun 12, 2012 | General |
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...
by Montague Bikes | Jun 7, 2012 | Activism, General |
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,...
by Montague Bikes | Jun 4, 2012 | Accessories, General, Maintenance |
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 really impact your ride, so it’s important...
by Montague Bikes | Jun 1, 2012 | Accessories, General, Maintenance |
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...
by Montague Bikes | May 25, 2012 | Accessories, General |
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....
