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... In fact I have just bought some with that in mind. It is indeed a Montague BiFrame with a Rudge badge on it; all were made in Taiwan but Raleigh sold them in the UK and gave them a Rudge identity. In the UK there are three main versions you will see with 26" wheels plus some 700C wheeled models ...

... As a compromise I have built a kind of touring bike by starting with a Rudge (Montague) biframe, which in standard condition looks like this https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/683/23246711919_646b5cd616_k.jpg and (front wheel out) folds like this https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/655/23246702159_5296be8a6f_k ...

... vs any future plans you might have for this machine. I have a Rudge (Montague) BiFrame for such jaunts, but it officially doesn't fold small enough to count as 'a folding bike' with many rail companies, which may require that it is stuck inside a bin liner or other 'cover'. It is also slower ...

A bit more digging has revealed that in the USA the Montague Bi-Frame design was also sold as - BMW 'Active Line' (RRP of 995USD... ) - Schwinn - A ... CIMG2269med.JPG the rear dropouts look very similar to the ones on black rudge branded bikes http://localbikeoutlet.com/wp-content/themes/sport_grunge ...

... or otherwise) folding bike issues, has seen me get an old-style Montague (Rudge branded in the UK) 'Bi-Fold' machine. This is a little heavier and a lot more like a normal bike than the current Montague machines. Comparing to a 'normal folding bike'; a) it doesn't fold as small (and in theory ...

... on public transport). They hold their value well, too. Suggestion 2; Rudge/Montague BiFrame; with 1.125" tyres fitted the 559 wheels are ~24.5" OD. Obviously if you fit 2" tyres (which you can do with mudguards fitted) they are ~26" OD. Easy folding, rides like a 'normal bike'. Bin Liner On Trains ...

... of such machines. For a used buy, I can -with a few caveats- recommend a Rudge (Montague) BiFrame; the bike will easily fit into the back of a car. It rides like a normal bike, and is only a little heavier than (say) a standard touring bike. The original components are not that great but (unlike many ...

... can of course be repaired better/more easily if you break it. I have a Rudge (Montague) Bi-frame; it has a steel frame, is very reliable and rides well on 26" wheels; current Montague folding designs have aluminium framesets but are not very much lighter in weight. If the folded size is small enough ...

... terms carefully. If you want a 26" wheel folder then take a look at a Rudge (Montague) Biframe. These are essentially folding MTBs, and £100 buys a runner. Even the scruffiest BiFrame with most parts missing can be brought back to life with the simple addition of the parts from a cheap MTB, and of ...

Might I suggest a Rudge (montague) BiFrame? There is one for sale (no affiliation) here; http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/rudge-bi-frame-mens-mountain-bike/1073697068 On the plus side it folds, it accepts many standard MTB parts and you can fit it with mudguards. But not all these things at the same ...

I have an older montague design, the 'BiFrame' (sold as a Rudge BiFrame in the UK). I think it is (structurally speaking) a better frame design than the current montagues, or Dahons, but it is probably a little heavier. One of the best full size folders I have seen is the Ritchey breakaway (of which ...

As some of you may have noted I have been mucking about with an old Rudge (Montague) BiFrame folding bicycle recently. I've nothing against small wheeled bikes per se ( I think they are much more practical for carrying on the tube etc) but the concept of a larger-wheeled folding bike has long intrigued ...

... source. The mythic 'rides normal' folding bike almost exists already; My Rudge (Montague) Biframe takes 559 wheels, and folds in half in ten seconds. With the wheels out as well, it is about the same size as a Bike Friday. It rides exactly like a normal bike, because that is what it is; it just has a ...

... weight, more faffing, more cost, all in varying proportions. I have a Rudge (Montague) Biframe that I'm building up more nicely with intent to use it for train-based touring antics. It (IMHO) rides very much like a normal bike, (just like one with S&S couplings will) but the difference is that the ...

... interesting project for upgrades if this is what you want to do. 2) the Rudge/Montague Biframe. This is that rare thing, a 'normal bike' that happens to fold. True, it doesn't fold enough for every purpose, but when unfolded it rides exactly like a normal bike but it is just a little heavier. You can ...