Montague Urban
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 2:14 am
The Urban is Montague's new folding city bike which is head and shoulders better than their old version.
It's a 3x7 full sized folding bike that retails for about $750. There are three different commuter train lines in my area, this meets the size requirements for all of them. I bought it off Amazon and had it assembled for free at a local bike shop.
I had an earlier version that I put over 10k miles on, but this version fixes everything I didn't like about the old one. The bike comes stock with 35mm wide tires (wider tires were a necessary upgrade on the earlier version); an improved folding version that is both more secure and less likely to get caught on your clothes; improved fenders; and a rear rack that doubles as a stand (on the earlier version, you couldn't fold the bike with a rack installed). It weighs about 29lbs and fits on the bike rack I have on the back of my car. It doesn't come with a kickstand, but standard kickstands won't interfere with the folding mechanism.
The only real cons are the seat and grips, both of which you'll need to upgrade if you're riding any distance. The Navigator has notable upgrades for about $200 more.
https://www.montaguebikes.com/product/urban/
It's a 3x7 full sized folding bike that retails for about $750. There are three different commuter train lines in my area, this meets the size requirements for all of them. I bought it off Amazon and had it assembled for free at a local bike shop.
I had an earlier version that I put over 10k miles on, but this version fixes everything I didn't like about the old one. The bike comes stock with 35mm wide tires (wider tires were a necessary upgrade on the earlier version); an improved folding version that is both more secure and less likely to get caught on your clothes; improved fenders; and a rear rack that doubles as a stand (on the earlier version, you couldn't fold the bike with a rack installed). It weighs about 29lbs and fits on the bike rack I have on the back of my car. It doesn't come with a kickstand, but standard kickstands won't interfere with the folding mechanism.
The only real cons are the seat and grips, both of which you'll need to upgrade if you're riding any distance. The Navigator has notable upgrades for about $200 more.
https://www.montaguebikes.com/product/urban/
