Hummer Folding Bicycle

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I see there is a folding bicycle named the hummer. Supposedly it was developed for paratroopers to
take with them when they jump out of the plane. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the
bike. I would like a folding bike, but have always been rather learly (sp?) of them. It is suppose
to sell for around $800. Here is a link to the site. hummerstuff.comhummerstuff.comOpen ↗

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Tom

I guess Hummer is marketing the bike because the H2 has less cargo space than a Pinto Wagon.

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I see there is a folding bicycle named the hummer. Supposedly it was developed for paratroopers
to take with them when they jump out of the plane. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the
bike. I would like a folding bike, but have always been rather learly (sp?) of them. It is
suppose to sell for around $800. Here is a link to the site. hummerstuff.comhummerstuff.comOpen ↗

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Tom

I guess Hummer is marketing the bike because the H2 has less cargo space than a Pinto Wagon.

Fortunately, less flammability as well.

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I see there is a folding bicycle named the hummer. Supposedly it was developed for paratroopers
to take with them when they jump out of the plane. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with
the bike.

This bike is made by Montague. Montague has been selling similar folding bikes for 10 years or so. I
understand that they are popular with pilots, boat owners, and police departments (can fold the bike
into the back of a police car).

At one time, Montague was a division of Schwinn, but I think they're been independent for the last
few years. The bikes are good if you want a mid-priced folding bike. There are better non-folding
bikes at the same price. There are also better folding bikes for higher prices.

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I see there is a folding bicycle named the hummer. Supposedly it was developed for paratroopers to
take with them when they jump out of the plane. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the
bike. I would like a folding bike, but have always been rather learly (sp?) of them. It is suppose
to sell for around $800. Here is a link to the site. hummerstuff.comhummerstuff.comOpen ↗

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Tom

Dear Tom,

I'd be leery of this one. (Odd word--no longer associated with the more salacious leering at or
ogling girls, but probably from the same root, meaning keeping a wary eye out.)

I did enjoy reading the claptrap in the ads on the site. (It has to be awful before someone as
ignorant as I am starts snickering.)

I suspect that the "fluorine coated bushings to reduce friction" are a copywriter's fantasy (perhaps
he thinks that it hardens bushings as fluoride hardens teeth), but I'd love to hear otherwise.

No combat veteran could write with a straight face, "Armed with 11-tooth pulley for quieter running
and reduce [sic] chain fatigue."

And God help us if soldiers are spouting mashed-together nonsense like this: "Once on the ground,
the mountain bike traverses terrain silently at high speeds, with no thermal or acoustic radar
signature."

(Modern heat sights will happily pick up the infra-red heat waves from a rider's face, acoustic
detection naturally depends upon sound waves, and radar stands for radio-detection-and-ranging,
which your local traffic policeman will be delighted to demonstrate works just fine on a metal-frame
bicycle. In fact, radar works pretty well on 5-ounce baseballs, as can be seen during the current
World Series.)

I was disappointed that there seemed to be no mention of how many spokes the wheels used. I could
have sworn that I saw such a military mountain bike somewhere that used 48-spoke wheels to withstand
heavily-laden soldiers leaping off ledges.

Still, despite the nonsense, the quick-folding design might be convenient for some people. Just
because something comes swathed in ridiculous advertisements doesn't necessarily mean that it's as
ridiculous as the ad copy.

Carl Fogel

mary said:

I see there is a folding bicycle named the hummer. Supposedly it was developed for paratroopers to
take with them when they jump out of the plane. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the
bike. I would like a folding bike, but have always been rather learly (sp?) of them. It is suppose
to sell for around $800. Here is a link to the site. hummerstuff.comhummerstuff.comOpen ↗

You might want to look at an Airnimal before you made your decision. <URL:
airnimal.comairnimal.comOpen ↗ >. Note that no weight is specified for the Hummer bike. Soldiers are
very fit young men and the military probably place more emphasis on the durability of their
equipment than on minimising weight.

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mary said:

I see there is a folding bicycle named the hummer. Supposedly it was developed for paratroopers
to take with them when they jump out of the plane. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with
the bike. I would like a folding bike, but have always been rather learly (sp?) of them. It is
suppose to sell for around $800. Here is a link to the site. hummerstuff.comhummerstuff.comOpen ↗

You might want to look at an Airnimal before you made your decision. <URL:
airnimal.comairnimal.comOpen ↗ >. Note that no weight is specified for the Hummer bike. Soldiers are
very fit young men and the military probably place more emphasis on the durability of their
equipment than on minimising weight.

Go to montaguebikes.com they will send you a catalog I just got mine. The military models
cost up $ 1000