Mountain Biking - I wonder if Hummer had to pay Klein patent money?

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Dannihilator
06-21-03, 10:37 PM
http://www.hummerbikes.com/images/Hummeropenandclosedsilver.jpg

I don't think I'd spend 2 grand on it.

khuon
06-21-03, 11:21 PM
Originally posted by danka24

I don't think I'd spend 2 grand on it.

Neither would I considering it's actually made by Montague who sells the exact same bike for about $750. Like the Hummer H1, it was originally designed to MILSPEC though. If you're implying that it's like the Klein Mantra... it's not. The Mantra had a URT suspension. The Montague/Hummer bike is a folding hardtail design.
B1105
06-21-03, 11:28 PM
Its definitley not worth 2K. But it still looks like the mantra, which is ugly.

RacerX
06-21-03, 11:45 PM
Originally posted by danka24

I don't think I'd spend 2 grand on it.

Good, because it wasn't marketed for you in mind. This is a Hummer-owner marketing product. Even if they don't sell a single one, just the fact there is such an accessory makes a Hummer owner feel better.
cyclingshane73
06-21-03, 11:49 PM
Ohhh look its got old school XT rapid fire shifters and quad piston brakes on it.

Can we call them old school yet? :D
Chasbo
06-22-03, 08:49 AM
It looks like a mantra, but is made by the taiwanese company Dahon I think. It's a dead ringer for a foldable bike they have been making for a few years. At least the old mercedes bikes were AMP's. That Hummer bike is a joke.

Chuck
Maelstrom
06-22-03, 11:30 AM
Originally posted by stiffee_shane
Ohhh look its got old school XT rapid fire shifters and quad piston brakes on it.

Can we call them old school yet? :D

Awww...come on they aren't dead yet...:( :)
khuon
06-22-03, 01:09 PM
Originally posted by Chasbo
It looks like a mantra, but is made by the taiwanese company Dahon


Originally posted by khuon

it's actually made by Montague

http://www.militarybikes.com/military.html


History of Montague Corporation

Montague Corporation, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, is a design and manufacturing company devoted to advanced designs and production of bicycles and bicycle technology.


Originally posted by Chasbo
I think. It's a dead ringer for a foldable bike they have been making for a few years.

They look quite a big different to me...

http://www.dahon.com/
http://www.dahon.com/images/bike1.gif


Originally posted by Chasbo
At least the old mercedes bikes were AMP's. That Hummer bike is a joke.

I would not laugh too hard...

http://www.militarybikes.com/lib/montague-military/pro3c.jpg