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Custom Drop Bar FIT Folding Bike by James Caron

Montague Bikes — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:28:55 +0000

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Montague Expands Official Park&Pedal Program with State of Massachusetts

Montague Bikes — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:35:14 +0000

Last spring Montague Bikes worked with the state of Massachusetts to establish the nation’s first official Park&Pedal program. The multi-modal commuting network encourages car commuters to park outside the city and cycle the second half of their journey. It provides a stepping stone to bike commuting for those who live too far from work to […]

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Montague Launches Official Park&Pedal Program

Montague Bikes — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 21:37:05 +0000

Here at Montague Bikes we’ve been encouraging the concept of Park&Pedal commuting for many years. If you normally drive to work and your commute is too long to do entirely by bike, park half way or a reasonable distance from work and ride the remainder. It provides a manageable step toward bike commuting and can save […]

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Folding Bikes and Long Haul Truckers

Montague Bikes — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:27:56 +0000

The life of a trucker is that of constant travel and unfortunately, long hours of inactivity. One athlete turned truck driver is bringing a new culture of fitness to an industry that has some of the highest rates of obesity and lowest life expectancies in the US, and he’s doing it with a Montague bike. Siphiwe […]

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Montague Folding Bikes Helping to Serve a Mission

Montague Bikes — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:29:51 +0000

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 mission of helping people. The versatility of a full size folding mountain bike helps medics, […]

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Operation Injured Soldiers Fishing Tournament – Bike Giveaway

Montague Bikes — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:58:01 +0000

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 through airplane doors. Thus, the Montague Paratrooper was born. A few weeks […]

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AAA Expands Bicycle Assistance Program

Montague Bikes — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:35:52 +0000

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 still lobbies heavily for various highway initiatives, and offers a variety of […]

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Flex Parking: Cars and Bikes Share Spots

Montague Bikes — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:07:05 +0000

As cycling for transportation becomes more and more popular, cars and bikes often clash. When a parking space is removed to make room for a bike rack, we cyclists rejoice. Score one for the good guys! Well there’s always differing opinions on something like this, and we all know parking in cities is scarce for […]

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Doctors Prescribe Cycling

Montague Bikes — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:12:54 +0000

You and I both know cycling is healthy. If more people took to the bicycle for transportation, we would have a healthier nation. Well now, doctors in Boston can write a prescription for cycling. An initiative by Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Medical Center was unveiled on Wednesday which allows doctors to prescribe a membership to the […]

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PeopleForBikes Green Lane Project: Boston

Montague Bikes — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:00:15 +0000

The nation’s leading bicycle advocacy group, PeopleForBikes is implementing the second edition of their Green Lane Project. The program will provide financial, strategic, and technical assistance to build protected bike lanes in 6 new US cities; Atlanta, Denver, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Montague’s home town of Boston, MA. The proposed bike lanes from the Green Lane […]

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