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What an innovative, practical, which is a folding mountain bike! If space is a problem, and lets you regularly bike in the cold, one of these bicycles are your solution.

There are many versions of the folding mountain bike. They range from heavier and less portable, easy or too hard. Transportation in buses, trains or planes, is simple. At your destination, you have your means of transport at your Beck and call.

The Hummer is a state of the art folding mountain bike, manufactured by Montague. This is the world's leading manufacturer of folding bicycles. It builds on a line of full size folding bicycles originally designed for the U.S. Marines as a bicycle for tactical military use.

The Hummer is in full-size wheels and knobby tires use on any terrain. To fold the Hummer lasts less than 30 seconds and involves no tools. This mountain-bike folding system is a patented military design.

The Hummer bikes are strong, durable, lightweight and robust. It is rumored that they were dropped from a plane without damage! You know that a Hummer folding mountain bike is robust if it has extensive testing by the Marines.

Other advantages of the Hummer are Shimano precision index shifters for a quick circuit, a front wheel suspension with front disc brakes and 24-speed Shimano drive. The folding size is 36 "" x 28 "x 12".

Another folding mountain bike in the stable Montague, the Paratrooper Mountain Bike. This rugged driver unfolded without the need for tools. The use of standard mountain bike wheels and components, simplifies maintenance. Jumping obstacles is fun for these soldiers! He has excellent braking performance.

The innovative technology behind Montague folding mountain bike, will ensure the structural integrity and strength. The Paratrooper folds in less than thirty seconds.

Montague does not stop at its unique folding mountain bikes. A number of accessories in the fun with a paratrooper or Hummer bike. A soft carrying case, consisting of 420 denier nylon, protects your bike during transport. If you are in a really tight squeeze, folding pedals, the width of the bicycle, are available.

The convolution with the Montague folding mountain bike, can be used for the optional use of a steel kick stand. For additional protection, a hard case has now been added to airline travel. In this case, you can use your folding mountain bike as luggage to travel, so that your hands are free.

In another class, the overall Bike Friday. This would probably be a snap, but as wrinkles, but has a complicated and slow procedures for assembly and disassembly. They are however a number of excellent quality folding bikes, similar to custom bikes.

Another folding mountain bike is the Airnimal the Rhino Airnimal the first official off-roader. It has 20 "wheels, and front and rear axle as efficiently on city potholes and curbs, as on rough off-road terrain.

An entirely new concept for the folding mountain bikes, is reflected in the stretching Giatex bike. The steering column folds, but not the frame times in the middle. Instead, it has a large stainless steel bar, located on the rear portion of the bike slides. The resulting length is about 37 cm. If the front wheel is removed, this may be 30 ". The Giatex has good and drives good, with easy portability.

The Giatex also a 6-speed Shimano rear derailleur, which is much more useful than the 3 speed gearbox in the rear hub of most other 16 " 'bikes. The gear is not on speed so much as when the bike easy to ride.

A folding mountain bike might not be stable enough for serious bikers, or on very rough terrain, but it certainly has its place and is virtually the unexpected time.

If you excuse me, I will now bag my bike and from ...

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Rika Susan of Article-Alert.com researches, writes and publishes full-time on the web.

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