FOLDING BIKES BLOG
Stories, tutorials, and advice from the Montague Bikes team.
MTB in Wompatuck State Park
"Wompy", we love you! Last weekend we took a mountain bike excursion in Wompatuck State Park. It was so much fun, I needed to share it with all of you. The park is just a 35 minute drive from downtown Boston, in Hingham, MA. I have the privilege to live two minutes...
Montague Bikes: How to Spot a Counterfeit
With every great idea comes imitators. Some say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but if you're looking for a high quality folding bike, only a genuine Montague will do. Unfortunately, there are some counterfeit Montague bikes on the market today; bikes that...
Montague Folding Bikes Helping to Serve a Mission
While our first folding bikes were created to help people to commute more easily, our current design was developed for the US Military. Our bikes helped USMC Paratroopers serve their mission, and to this day many other organizations use Montague bikes to serve their...
Operation Injured Soldiers Fishing Tournament – Bike Giveaway
Montague bikes have a strong history with the military. Our current frame design was developed under a grant from DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in order to provide the United States Marine Corps with a folding mountain bike that could fit...
Interbike 2014 Recap
Just last week, Interbike 2014, the largest bicycle trade show in North America took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Montague made the journey out west to exhibit our full-size folding bikes, show off some cool new ideas, and take in what the show had to offer. We headed...
Weekend Bike and Hike With the Paratrooper Pro
By Norman Radvany I'm 42 years old and I'm using my Paratrooper Pro folding bike every day to go to work in Brooklyn. I love my bike! This summer I've been getting away from the city to enjoy the great outdoors with my bike. In August, during one of the casual weeks...
4 Day Bike Tour on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail
By Sara Callan During the summer of 2013, my two best friends and I decided we were going to take four days off from our everyday lives and escape on bikes. We made plans, gathered gear, and started out for the East end of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. There were...
Montague Cycling Caps Now Available!
To match our new Silhouette T-Shirts, we worked with Walz Caps in San Diego, CA on a limited run of Montague cycling caps. These are hand sewn, 100% cotton caps with screen-printing on the sides and brim. The 3 panel design makes for a classic look and a very...
A Trip to Scotland with a Montague X50 Folding Bike
A guest post from Sarah Boyle, who recently took her Montague X50 folding bike on a trip to Scotland. Enjoy! Day One. 100 mile drive to Fort Augustus in the Scottish highlands. Glad to get out of the car and have a ride along the towpath on my X50 to watch the boats...
Gravel Getaway on a Custom Montague FIT
This past weekend was another opportunity to take some long bike rides, get off the beaten path, and do some exploring. I was up on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and the area provided some great rides along the beach, through nature refuges, and over gravel roads....
A Chance to Win a Montague T-shirt on Twitter
It’s as easy as that: 1. Follow us on Twitter at @MontagueBikes 2. Tweet using the hashtag #WinMontagueTee and tell us where you like to ride your bike most. Why? On Tuesday, August 12th at 12:00 pm (Noon EST), we will choose a winner to receive one of our Montague...
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...
