Montague is a manufacturer that designs and produces full-size folding bicycle

Folding bicycle

A folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings and workplaces or onto public transportation or more easily stored in compact living quarters or aboard a car, boat or plane...

s for civilian and potential military customers.

History

Montague Corporation was formed in 1987 by David Montague, while in graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...

. The first bicycle

Bicycle

A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....

 designed by Montague was dubbed the "Montague BiFrame" for its patented Concentrus system, which unites the two parts of the frame with concentric seat tubes, one nested inside the other. This system allows a bike with a full-size frame to fold in half while maintaining the structural integrity of the design.

Inventor Harry Montague died February 2, 2011.

Military partnerships

In 1997, Montague received a two-year grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), who recognized the importance of folding bikes, to work with the United States Marines in developing the Tactical Electric No Signature (TENS) Mountain bike, it was not general issue. For this project Montague developed a new folding design, enabling the bike to fold faster for Paratrooper exit from military aircraft while also increasing its load bearing capacity. This gave rise to the Paratrooper folding Tactical Mountain Bicycle, Montague’s non-electric Military Mountain Bike

Mountain bike

A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...

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The following diagram demonstrates the efficiency of Bike/Electric Bike Infantry :

System	Load Capacity	Daily Range	Speed	Daily Consumption
Fuel	Food	Water
infantry Infantry Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...	50 lb	25 mi	3 mph		3 lb	24 lb
bicycle infantry Bicycle infantry Bicycle infantry are infantry soldiers who maneuver on battlefields using bicycles. The term dates from the late 19th century, when the "safety bicycle" became popular in Europe, the United States and Australia. Historically, bicycles lessened the need for horses, fuel and vehicle maintenance...	50 lb	75 mi	10 mph		3 lb	24 lb
horse cavalry Cavalry Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...	100 lb	100 mi	15 mph	40 lb hay	3 lb	164 lb
electric bicycle infantry Bicycle infantry Bicycle infantry are infantry soldiers who maneuver on battlefields using bicycles. The term dates from the late 19th century, when the "safety bicycle" became popular in Europe, the United States and Australia. Historically, bicycles lessened the need for horses, fuel and vehicle maintenance...	50 lb	100 mi	15 mph	electric charge station	3 lb	24 lb
motorcycle infantry	100 lb	300 mi	40 mph	55 lb gasoline	3 lb	24 lb
medium truck	10,000 lb	400 mi	40 mph	350 lb diesel	6 lb	48 lb
APC	10,000 lb	300 mi	35 mph	665 lb diesel	6 lb	48 lb

External links

• Official Montague Corporation website
• Paratrooper information