[Guest]

I'm no expert but...I spent 10 years in the Air Force with 4 months in Pakistan supporting the 82rd Airborn. This sounds like lamest piece of BS I've ever heard in advertising a bike...But they are selling them to all the posers in the blinged out H2's that never been off the pavement so it probably worked...

http://4wheeldrive.about.com/gi/dyn...atures/news/112_news030317_humbike/index.html

 

[dirtrodr]

I'm no expert but...I spent 10 years in the Air Force with 4 months in Pakistan supporting the 82rd Airborn. This sounds like lamest piece of BS I've ever heard in advertising a bike...But they are selling them to all the posers in the blinged out H2's that never been off the pavement so it probably worked...

http://4wheeldrive.about.com/gi/dyn...atures/news/112_news030317_humbike/index.html

Hel! yeah, between the Benzy and this Hummer jobby you could have 2 very expensive piles of [email protected]

"The Hummer Tactical Mountain Bike, designed by military bike manufacturer Montague Corporation, offers the strength of a military vehicle along with the freedom, convenience and portability that an outdoor enthusiast desires. The bike has a patented folding system that was developed to allow Paratroopers an easy exit from military aircraft with a full size mountain bike."

huh???

I have a hard time seeing a group of Navy SEALS storming anything aboard bicycles.
But what do I know.

 

[SoloRider]

By turning one quick release lever, the bike compacts in less than 30 seconds into a 3'x3'x1' pack for easy portability and storage in an H2, closet, or boat.

This has got to be my favorite part of the writeup. The H2 clearly doesn't have the room to accommodate your normal, run of the mill, non-folding bicycle.

 

[A.P.B]

The army did do some testing with bike in the late 90 or early 2000 but they didnt work for what they wanted No sh!!t:madman:

 

[archjake]

huh?

Seeking to grab a share of the $27 billion U.S. auto accessories market, the Hummer division is rolling out accessories and branded products, including a mil-spec bicycle.

since when are bikes part of the auto accessories market?

 

[MyBike'sBroken]

I saw one of these at Play it Again Sports a couple weeks ago. I guess the former H2 driving soccer mom didn't have a need for it. It looked brand new. No, I didn't ask "how much".

 

[Melt]

$795 for a brand new full suspension

sounds like a glorified huffy to me

then again the hummer is just a tahoe that gets worse gas mileage and is boxier

 

[Jayem]

$795 for a brand new full suspension

sounds like a glorified huffy to me

then again the hummer is just a tahoe that gets worse gas mileage and is boxier

Well, H2s and H3s, yeah, but the "real" hummer has planetary gears in the hubs, independant suspension, and so on. It's very different from what's labeled as a "hummer". And yes, we sometimes broke the hubs and other parts, but when your "jumping" vehicles and slamming through rough terrain as we did, it's amazing that more stuff didn't break. They put up with some pretty impressive abuse. I guess that identifies me as "was in the army". :thumbsup:

 

[jacob_hi]

let me weigh-in as MONTAGUE is my official triathlete sponsor ... they gave me a bike that's very similar to the HUMMER Tactical bike. the HUMMER tactical bike is designed around Montague's PARATROOPER, which is the bike Montague gave me for my XTERRA races.

it's a sweet bike. it's super lightweight (about 20 lbs full-assembled). it's tough and rugged ... i've accidentally thrown mine off of some pretty stellar cliffs and had to "hike a bike" down to it and back up the cliff faces -- that bike wasn't damaged any way -- even the gear systems withstood the topple down the mountain. LOL!

the original design for the Montague PARATROOPER was designed for the U.S. Military -- i don't know the full story, i just know that the military teamed up with Montague to produce a bike that the paratroopers could easily disassemble and re-assemble in a matter of seconds ... all of which could be stored in a backpack ... which is exactly what the Montague PARATROOPER X-Bike will do.

i've heard the HUMMER bike, which is also manufactured by Montague is more for looks and "light" trail riding ... as a matter of fact, i believe on the Montague website it clearly states that the bike "is not intended for all terrains." where as the bike i have, the PARATROOPER, "is built to endure the roughest terrains."

i love my Montague!!!

 

[cookiedough]

not that I have many posts, but, shall we say "uh, troll?"

 

[jacob_hi]

i don't get it?!