Montague Bikes
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Montague is a bicycle manufacturer that makes folding bicycles for civilian and military customers.
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[edit] Frame design and folding system
In 1987 David Montague, while in graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, formed the Montague Corporation - a company intent on designing and producing full-size, high-performance bicycles that fold (folding bicycle) -- The first bicycle 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.
[edit] 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. 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. It costs around $695.00 USD.
The following diagram demonstrates the efficiency of Bike/Electric Bike Infantry:
| System | Load Capacity | Daily Range | Speed | Fuel per Day | Food per Day | Water per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infantry | 50 lbs | 25 miles | 3 mph | 3 lbs | 24 lbs | |
| bicycle infantry | 50 lbs | 75 miles | 10 mph | 3 lbs | 24 lbs | |
| horse cavalry | 100 lbs | 100 miles | 15 mph | 40 lbs hay | 3 lbs | 164 lbs |
| electric bicycle infantry | 50 lbs | 100 miles | 15 mph | electric charge station | 3 lbs | 24 lbs |
| motorcycle infantry | 100 lbs | 300 miles | 40 mph | 55 lbs gasoline | 3 lbs | 24 lbs |
| medium truck | 10,000 lbs | 400 miles | 40 mph | 350 lbs diesel | 6 lbs | 48 lbs |
| APC | 10,000 lbs | 300 miles | 35 mph | 665 lbs diesel | 6 lbs | 48 lbs |
