History
Montague Corporation was formed in 1987 by David Montague, while in graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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. Montague had worked closely with Schwinn and the bike was marketed through Schwinn dealers. When Montague Corporation was founded as a separate entity, Harry Montague continued designing bikes to be compatible with Schwinn industry standard parts, a departure from other folding bike makers use of more proprietary parts in order to make the frames more compact. Montague also developed the Clix wheel hub quick detach system which is incorporated in most Montague bike models but also found on other brands of bikes in the industry. Montague pioneered development on the octagon adjustable handlebar stem system which is also made available and compatible with several other bicycle brands.
Inventor Harry Montague died February 2, 2011.
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