by Montague Bikes | Aug 1, 2012 | Commute, Environment, Lifestyle |
Along with all the Olympics news coming out of London, there has been some cycling news outside of the races. Changes in the great historic city of London are reflecting a change in the times, away from the car-centered past and a turn toward a...
by Montague Bikes | Jul 31, 2012 | Commute, Lifestyle |
Yesterday I shared some lessons from my recent car-bike incident. Now to help keep your bike safe. As much as many of us would like to be riding all day long, every day – most of the time that cannot be. Even bicycle couriers have to stop and leave their bike...
by Montague Bikes | Jul 25, 2012 | Lifestyle |
What are the necessary parts on a bike anyway? It all depends upon your build philosophy. From a Minimalist Perspective First one needs a frame. A bicycle requires wheels to roll upon (included therein: tires, spokes, hubs, and all that lay beneath these). It...
by Montague Bikes | Jul 20, 2012 | Environment, Lifestyle |
Utopia The word utopia comes to us from Sir Thomas More’s 1516 work of that name. It means the ideal place or perfect society, but it comes from the Greek roots for “the place that cannot be”, or “no place”. Being no place in particular...
by Montague Bikes | Jul 17, 2012 | Commute, Environment, Lifestyle |
Villages – Were We Started From Once upon a time, we started out in villages. Well, obviously it’s a quite a bit more complex than that, but for our purposes we’re starting here. In small communities you know the people who pass you on the street,...
by Montague Bikes | Jul 16, 2012 | Accessories, Lifestyle |
Hello folding bike: What’s in a name? Or a symbol for that matter? How about a head badge? Some sort of heraldry? Way Back When Human beings have been using symbols as signs of solidarity for millennia. From before Roman times when military units could be...
