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Fixed Gear

Updated: Montague Boston

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Montague Boston

Price:

£599.00

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Montague Boston - riding 2

Gallery Reference:

Montague Boston

Folding bikes are always a compromise between the folded package and the ride characteristics. It's not a straight line correlation but the basic rule is that the bigger-wheeled bikes are easier to get on with on the road, but not as easy to hoik onto a train. They don't get bigger wheeled than the Montague: this is a full sized 700c bike, so don't expect it to fit in your glove box.

Focale 44 Relax

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Focale 44 Relax - transmission

Carmageddon: Bike vs jet challenge in Los Angeles

Urban riders challenge scheduled flight as major highway closes

First ride: Milk Bikes Bullet

Eye-catching prototype fixer gets a spin round the block

Your chance to be a Cycling World Champion

If you've ever fancied your chances at a World Championship, now's the opportunity to try; provided you ride a fixed, tandem or recumbent that is

Hub Gear Road Bike Conversion - With pictures!

Thought I'd show off my new(ish) ride....

If anyone's been wondering, how could I make my hipster tastic fixed gear a bit more practical? Here's one option; add a hub gear!

The original frame was a Lemond Fillmore from 2008, with 120mm spacing and track drop-outs.

As you can see, the hub gear is operated using one clamp-on cable stop, and a sturmey archer bar-end shifter mounted 'on the wrong way' (for left-handed shifting) with the gear cable almost completely housed. Other than that, one cable-tie on the down-tube, and a couple by the bottom bracket, and done!