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Colin: Hi, everyone. I'm Colin from here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to take a look at the Montague Paratrooper Folding Bike. Now this is a full sized mountain bike that has the added benefit of folding up to conserve on storage space. It's going to help eliminate the need for a hitch mounted bike rack or even a roof rack with a bike rack to get your bike from point A to point B.Now the Paratrooper is designed to be mostly off road and mountain biking. But if you're looking for something that's more lighter trails, maybe you can take it on the pavement every once and a while, you may want to look into the Paratrooper Express or the Paratrooper Pro.

Those are going to be a little more suited for both.You may be a little bit hesitant to ride a full size folding bike, and honestly at first, I was too. One of the things I thought about was, "What if I'm riding the bike and all of a sudden the latch comes undone and then the bike folds on me" The thing that put my mind at ease was when I took a closer look at the latch. This is what Montague calls their CLIX quick release system.The first sign I knew it was going to be very safe while riding this folding bike, was that the latch doesn't come undone too easily. And not that it's really hard, what I mean is that you can't just use one finger to pull it off. You really got to get your whole hand behind it.

It's got that nice snap, letting you know there is a lot of tension and that it's going to hold itself together. And even at this point, if for some reason your latch we're to come undone like this, the bike still can't fold. You see I'm really trying to fold it right now It's just not going. You have to push up on the back to get the bike to unlock and to fold up. That just really gave me the piece of mind, knowing that I was going to be safe when riding this bike.Another reason I have a lot of confidence in all the Paratrooper models that Montague makes, is that they actually partnered with the US military to make a bike that was going to be both durable and compact.

They actually get the name Paratrooper because airborne soldiers would jump out of planes with the bike folded up and strapped to their chest. That way when they landed, they could take the bike off, get it folded out and ready to go.Now let's take a closer look at the Paratrooper. It is going to have an aircraft grade aluminum construction, which is going to be very durable and lightweight, so when you have it folded up and carrying it around, it's not going to be too much of a hassle.It also has a 5-layer anti-corrosion finish, which will hold up well to a lot of different weather conditions. It also has a matte cammy green color to it, which does look very nice.The handlebars have great grip, so in any wet conditions you're not going to have to worry about your hands slipping off. I can also access both my brakes and my RAPIDFIRE trigger system that's going to make for easy and smooth transitions when shifting.Now what makes Montague's folding bikes a bit superior to other folding bike companies is that their hinge point where the bike folds is integrated into the seat post tube you can see right there.

Other companies might have the hinge point right here, which could compromise the durability of the bike. If you think about it, when you're sitting on the bike, that seat post tube is where your weight is going. So it only makes sense to have that hinge point right there to be able to support your weight. And it also does a great job of distributing that weight throughout the tubing down below.Now on our gear shifting, on our front we're going to have a turning derailleur from Shimano. On the back we're going to have a Deore from Shimano. Both derailleurs are going to do a great job of making smooth and easy transitions when shifting up or down.Now with the RackStand, I can actually put this down and show you guys the derailleurs at work. I can just start pedaling our bike, and as I shift, you can see it just go right up to third gear, then go back down very easy. In the back you can see the same thing, smooth and easy transitions. It's really important that you have those easy and smooth transitions because when you're mountain biking, if you need to down shift when go up that hill, it's goin