Montague Paratrooper Folding bike is a badass bike, it’s tough and ready for just about anything, you can drop it from the sky, ride it on variety of terrain, or stash in your trunk for the ride home. This is one of many models that Montague offers, the patented folding design has been designed and developed to allow airborne soldiers to drop it out of airplanes or choppers and into combat, yes, these bikes are used by American military paratroopers, so the quality is unquestionable. This bike offers 24-speeds and front & rear mechanical disc brakes, durability, and load bearing capabilities. This folding bike is also an ideal vehicle for everyday commuters, fold it into a compact and portable package where space is limited.
The folding mechanism can be done thanks to patented CLIX System that allows you to fold the bike in less than 20 seconds without any tools. Simply flip the CLIX quick release lever on the top tube to unfold the bike.
From : Montague Bikes
Innovative idea, can be examined
Quality unquestionable? Ok… Well for a start it has mechanical disc brakes which no matter how you look at it are a pile of crap, any mtb rider will second that. The forks look like they’re out the bargain bin at toys r us or halfords. Plus the chainsets and crank arms look incredibly cheep too. In all honesty all the parts look cheap and like they wouldn’t last more than a few months if that. If the American military is dumb enough to buy these than god help them.
Oh sorry because it has DISC BRAKES!!! and SUSPENSION!!! And 24 GEARS!!! We are meant to go WOW!!! kinda put this into context: many sports cars have five gears but… There’s a lot of cheap ones that have five gears too… And we know the difference between a cheap gearbox and a decent one. The philosophy is no different with bikes.
Crap product. And just a hint… Good business works with a win win…not a win and a loss and anyone who buys this piece of junk is going to realise they wasted their money when it falls apart a few weeks down the line.
Get a grip Alex!
Cable discs have an advantage over hydraulics in that cable problems should be easier to fix where there are few amenities. Mediocre cable op brakes are better than hyd discs that are non-functioning because the hoses have pulled out.
They don't state at what price point the bike is being aimed, but we all know you can ride a cheaper bike hard; it just won't last very long.
Perhaps that's the reason why the military have been using these; BECAUSE they are cheap and in a sense throw-away?!