Comments for SwissBike: Tips and stories from riders around the world http://site.swissbike.com/blog Folding Bike commuter, boating, aviation, and living tips complimented by folding bike reviews and updates. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:31:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 Comment on Off to the Races! (Update) by RideTHISbike http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/02/20/off-to-the-races-update/#comment-62 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:39:29 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/02/20/off-to-the-races-update/#comment-62 That's cool but if you really want an extreme adventure, how about rowing roughly 4000 miles across Europe and using a SwissBike LX to pull the rowboat overland when necessary. That's what Colin &#38; Julie Angus are doing. When rowing, Colin will stow the Swissbike LX in a watertight compartment on the rowboat. When he needs to portage, he'll pull out the SwissBike LX, unfold it, attach the bike to a trailer, lash the boat to the trailer and pedal away. For more about this unique adventure, visit... <a href="http://ridethisbike.com/2008/02/rowed-trip-seeing-europe-stroke-by.html" rel="nofollow">Rowed Trip - Seeing Europe Stroke By Stroke</a> That’s cool but if you really want an extreme adventure, how about rowing roughly 4000 miles across Europe and using a SwissBike LX to pull the rowboat overland when necessary. That’s what Colin & Julie Angus are doing.

When rowing, Colin will stow the Swissbike LX in a watertight compartment on the rowboat. When he needs to portage, he’ll pull out the SwissBike LX, unfold it, attach the bike to a trailer, lash the boat to the trailer and pedal away.

For more about this unique adventure, visit…
Rowed Trip - Seeing Europe Stroke By Stroke

]]> Comment on Off to the Races! by Don http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/01/29/off-to-the-races/#comment-58 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:20:08 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/01/29/off-to-the-races/#comment-58 Sounds awesome. I am going to buy the Paratrooper (to represent my 20-years of military service) and want to participate again in triathlons (maybe an Ironman in the future). Saw this article and was impressed and inspired. I will be thinking of converting mine, too. Can't wait to see the looks from other triathletes looking at this green monster. Angel, do you care to share a listing of your components, modifications (if any), and problems (if any)? Sounds awesome. I am going to buy the Paratrooper (to represent my 20-years of military service) and want to participate again in triathlons (maybe an Ironman in the future). Saw this article and was impressed and inspired. I will be thinking of converting mine, too. Can’t wait to see the looks from other triathletes looking at this green monster. Angel, do you care to share a listing of your components, modifications (if any), and problems (if any)?

]]> Comment on Ride, Fold, Bag, Repeat as necessary. by celpjefscycle http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/12/ride-fold-bag-repeat-as-necessary/#comment-13 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:20:22 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/12/ride-fold-bag-repeat-as-necessary/#comment-13 Thanks for information. many interesting things Celpjefscylc Thanks for information.
many interesting things
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]]> Comment on Car Free Getaway in Napa Valley by Alicia http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/01/08/car-free-gettaway-in-napa-valley/#comment-12 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:40:27 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2008/01/08/car-free-gettaway-in-napa-valley/#comment-12 Thanks for reminding people that Napa Valley is a great place to ride. Much better than driving. My husband and I are long time Montague bike owners and recently did a trip with our bikes to Napa. I'd like to add two more places people should really check out. One is V.Sattui Winery, its a great place to stop and have lunch. Not only do they have wine but they have a great deli and cheese shop and they have picnic tables where you can sit and enjoy the great food, wine and scenery! We also loved the tram ride at Sterling Vineyards, its a little pricey$20.00 but you can get a discount by going to their website and its well worth the price to see an amazing view of the valley. Happy Riding! Alicia (CX) and Jon (Paratrooper) Thanks for reminding people that Napa Valley is a great place to ride. Much better than driving. My husband and I are long time Montague bike owners and recently did a trip with our bikes to Napa. I’d like to add two more places people should really check out.

One is V.Sattui Winery, its a great place to stop and have lunch. Not only do they have wine but they have a great deli and cheese shop and they have picnic tables where you can sit and enjoy the great food, wine and scenery!

We also loved the tram ride at Sterling Vineyards, its a little pricey$20.00 but you can get a discount by going to their website and its well worth the price to see an amazing view of the valley.

Happy Riding! Alicia (CX) and Jon (Paratrooper)

]]> Comment on Cycling Around Mallorca by Larry Lagarde http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/27/cycling-around-mallorca/#comment-9 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:47:27 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/27/cycling-around-mallorca/#comment-9 Will submitted his final post today from Mallorca. He was there for just under 2 weeks and rode a total of 466 miles. If you'd like to read all Will's posts from his great bike trip or see his outstanding photos, you'll find links to each post here (as well as Will's comments regarding the performance of his Montague MX from RideTHISbike.com)... <a href="http://ridethisbike.com/2007/12/montague-mx-mallorca-bike-tour-final.html" rel="nofollow">rideTHISbike.com/2007/12/montague-mx-mallorca-bike-tour-final.html</a> Will submitted his final post today from Mallorca. He was there for just under 2 weeks and rode a total of 466 miles.

If you’d like to read all Will’s posts from his great bike trip or see his outstanding photos, you’ll find links to each post here (as well as Will’s comments regarding the performance of his Montague MX from RideTHISbike.com)…
rideTHISbike.com/2007/12/montague-mx-mallorca-bike-tour-final.html

]]> Comment on Ride, Fold, Bag, Repeat as necessary. by Larry Lagarde http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/12/ride-fold-bag-repeat-as-necessary/#comment-8 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:44:08 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/12/ride-fold-bag-repeat-as-necessary/#comment-8 Following is one of the stories about the trip I just referenced above. Of particular interest to readers of this blog would be the photos of the Montague full size folding bike in the carry bag on the Amtrak train as well as the photo of the bike unfolded at the train station. Strapped onto the back of the bike is a 26" suitcase... <a target="_blank" href="http://ridethisbike.com/2007/08/my-journey-to-traillink-2007.html">RideTHISbike.com/2007/08/my-journey-to-traillink-2007.html</a> Following is one of the stories about the trip I just referenced above. Of particular interest to readers of this blog would be the photos of the Montague full size folding bike in the carry bag on the Amtrak train as well as the photo of the bike unfolded at the train station. Strapped onto the back of the bike is a 26″ suitcase…

RideTHISbike.com/2007/08/my-journey-to-traillink-2007.html

]]> Comment on Ride, Fold, Bag, Repeat as necessary. by Larry Lagarde http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/12/ride-fold-bag-repeat-as-necessary/#comment-7 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:17:08 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/12/12/ride-fold-bag-repeat-as-necessary/#comment-7 Mating a Montague full size folding bike like the SwissBike LX with the new SwissBike soft case makes perfect sense for traveling. I took the Amtrak Cascades train from Seattle to Portland, rode with a friend in his RV to Anacortes, took the ferry to Vancouver Island and the fast ferry back to Seattle, flew from Seattle to Dallas &#38; drove from Dallas to New Orleans. The entire time, I had my full size Montague folding bike and soft case carry bag with me. Sometimes, I used the carry bag; other times I didn't. Without it or the Montague folding bike, this fabulous trip would not have been possible. Despite being transported so many different ways, being stored in the carry bag and being handled by airline baggage handlers, the bike was not damaged in any way (photos are up on my site to prove it too). Nice going, Montague. Mating a Montague full size folding bike like the SwissBike LX with the new SwissBike soft case makes perfect sense for traveling. I took the Amtrak Cascades train from Seattle to Portland, rode with a friend in his RV to Anacortes, took the ferry to Vancouver Island and the fast ferry back to Seattle, flew from Seattle to Dallas & drove from Dallas to New Orleans.

The entire time, I had my full size Montague folding bike and soft case carry bag with me. Sometimes, I used the carry bag; other times I didn’t. Without it or the Montague folding bike, this fabulous trip would not have been possible.

Despite being transported so many different ways, being stored in the carry bag and being handled by airline baggage handlers, the bike was not damaged in any way (photos are up on my site to prove it too). Nice going, Montague.

]]> Comment on SwissBike Goes Blogging. by Swissbike http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/11/30/swissbike-goes-blogging/#comment-6 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:39:50 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/11/30/swissbike-goes-blogging/#comment-6 Hi Kate, Glad to hear you are enjoying your TX. There is some amazing riding to be had in AZ. Hopefully this year I will be able to get out there myself and post some trail reviews. You can send all of your pictures (and your stories) to stories@swissbike.com. They will then be posted in our gallery which will obviously make you incredibly famous! Hi Kate,

Glad to hear you are enjoying your TX. There is some amazing riding to be had in AZ. Hopefully this year I will be able to get out there myself and post some trail reviews.

You can send all of your pictures (and your stories) to stories@swissbike.com. They will then be posted in our gallery which will obviously make you incredibly famous!

]]> Comment on SwissBike Goes Blogging. by Kate http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/11/30/swissbike-goes-blogging/#comment-5 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:24:34 +0000 http://site.swissbike.com/blog/2007/11/30/swissbike-goes-blogging/#comment-5 It's great to see Montague has a blog. I bought a swissbike tx this summer and am really enjoyed it. I just took mine out over Thanksgiving to Arizona and had some great rides. It definitely help offset all the turkey I ate! Can't wait to see more. Will we be able to post pictures here? It’s great to see Montague has a blog. I bought a swissbike tx this summer and am really enjoyed it. I just took mine out over Thanksgiving to Arizona and had some great rides. It definitely help offset all the turkey I ate! Can’t wait to see more. Will we be able to post pictures here?

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