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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike
for pilots?

It seems like all the ones I've seen are either (a) way over-priced or (b)
junk. And in at least one case, both.

I was at Sam's the other day and noticed that they had one of the Montague
Hummer folding bikes for less than $300... The Montagues advertised
elsewhere were at least twice that price... Not sure how good they are
though -- never had a chance to ride one...

"Grumman-581" wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Hey Mark -- does your company make a decent (and affordable) folding bike
for pilots?

It seems like all the ones I've seen are either (a) way over-priced or (b)
junk. And in at least one case, both.

I was at Sam's the other day and noticed that they had one of the Montague
Hummer folding bikes for less than $300... The Montagues advertised
elsewhere were at least twice that price... Not sure how good they are
though -- never had a chance to ride one...

I'm really not into talking down competitors' products, but the Hummer
bike is pretty marginal for those who'd actually plan to ride it any
distance. There are better folders out there, though they cost quite
a bit more (that inescapable law of physics / economy).

A couple options:

www.bikefriday.com
www.dahon.com

One of the problems with folders is that there might be a considerable
amount of rigging to get 'em ready to roll. For those of you who
regularly attach wings, that's not going to seem like an
insurmountable obstacle.

Mark "non-folding" Hickey

Mark wrote:
A couple options:

www.bikefriday.com
www.dahon.com

I have had my Dahon for a while, still love it but might get me a
Hummer or a Montage because my daughters are embarassed to ride along
side daddy on a Dahon. To them it looks like a kiddie bike. :^)

The Monk

Hummer or a Montage because my daughters are embarassed to ride along
side daddy on a Dahon. To them it looks like a kiddie bike. :^)

Before we had 2 folding bikes, I borrowed a friend's Dahon and we took it
and a Go-ped (gas powered) in a 172 to First Flight NC. We agreed I'd ride
the go-ped and she'd ride the bike to the beach, and we'd switch on the way
back.

On the way, a woman sees us ride by and yells "Typical man! Making the woman
do all the work!"

We still laugh about it with great regularity...

"JohnH" wrote

We agreed I'd ride the go-ped and she'd ride the bike to the beach, and
we'd switch on the way back.

On the way, a woman sees us ride by and yells "Typical man! Making the
woman do all the work!"

What you needed was a 15 foot piece of rope, to tow the bike rider!
--
Jim in NC

"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
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I have had my Dahon for a while, still love it but might get me a
Hummer or a Montage because my daughters are embarassed to ride along
side daddy on a Dahon. To them it looks like a kiddie bike. :^)

I guess I would have to agree with them on that one... I would have to be
pretty desperate to ride one of them... The Montague Hummer model looks like
something that you wouldn't have to get used to people snickering about...
When I fold the rear seats down in my Grumman, I can put 2 full size bikes
in there as long as I remove the front wheels... A quality folding one would
be nice, but it's not a high priority to me right now...