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    Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
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    Image of UberJumper UberJumper
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    "You are drifting to your left! To your left is a long obstacle lying ACROSS your line of drift!


    do something.... ABOUT IT!"


    *grabs right side risers and pulls a slip*


    I wonder if that's for use on ramp exits only? Hmmm I don't think that's small enough to go out a side door.

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    06/18/09

    @UberJumper: never mind me, 1000' AGL is standard for ramp exits, 1200' for door (both non-combat of course).
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    Image of poisonfist is nipponese poisonfist is nipponese
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    You know they are just rebranded swissbikes. [www.swissbike.com]


    Hummer sells a rebranded version of their own too. It has been around for a while.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    @poisonfist: The TX is interesting, and the price isn't too bad at all.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/18/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: If they made it in Ponies size, he could take it on the LIRR.
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    Image of DeadWriter DeadWriter
    06/18/09

    @poisonfist: I think you have that backwards. David Montague holds the patents. I bet they are virtually the same company. Both are located in Cambridge, MA .


    Civilian Gear also badged one of the Montague bikes.

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    06/18/09

    @DeadWriter:

    I stand corrected. It seems SwissBike and Swissmilitary are trademarks of Montage Corporation.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/18/09

    @poisonfist: I prefer Capulet Industries, myself.
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    Image of hu_hu_cool hu_hu_cool
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    A marine on a bike? what else are they going to give them, a whistle?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/18/09

    @hu_hu_cool:



    Maybe you should just learn to use this. If there's a war, just blow on it, and I'll come help you.
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    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    Oh, and I believe the official name for "Cammy Green" is actually Military Green. It is not Olive Drab though. How do I know? I'm making a computer case that resembles the W.O.P.R from WarGames, and I had to track down the different colors to come up with the best match.
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    Image of noone1569 noone1569
    06/18/09

    @MadAsFishGrease_GitEmSteveDave: Funny because on my Army Issued Battle Dress Uniform (BDU for you) it says "Olive Drab"
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/18/09

    @noone1569: Is that the new CADPAT ones, or the old Woodland ones? That being said Olive Drab and Military Green ARE two different colors. Military Green is more gray than OD/OG-107.
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    Image of Yinzers Are People Too Yinzers Are People Too
    06/18/09

    @MadAsFishGrease_GitEmSteveDave: You mean all of those military models I painted as a kid that said to use "Olive Drab" were misleading me? I spent hours accidentally getting high on paint/model glue fumes while innacurately replicating WWII military equipment.
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    06/18/09

    @Yinzers Are Celebrating the Stanley Cup: Well, in the old days, OD WAS a component of camo. But since like the 80's, they have been updating it to be more gray than the standard OD.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    pee wee is not impressed. i am impressed, but pee wee is not.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    It can survive the jump, true. But can it survive the high tension power lines that jumper is about to drift into?
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    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    [IMG][img.photobucket.com]]
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    06/18/09

    @uRbAnlP:



    GitEmSteveDave: Helping people post picts and images since 2007...*ting*.

    [lifehacker.com]
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    $800 for a bike is not that bad actually. My Specialized's frame alone was like $1,100, but it's super light and strong.
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    Image of FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns
    06/18/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Yup. The race bike I built this year came in at just over $8,000. $800 is a bargain.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    06/18/09

    @FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: $800 is not a bargain for some bikes I've seen.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/18/09

    @AmphetamineCrown: if you buy a cheap bike and try to take it on a trail -- you will hate yourself when you're done.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    @AmphetamineCrown: My bike looks like something I dug out of a 2nd hand shop (though I've seen some great race bikes in a few), but the quality of the components warrants the price.


    @valkilmerisawful: My uncle's a huge cyclehead, and has a dozen pricey bikes hanging by his front door, all of which get ridden. His "baby" is currently a titanium home-built that took $10k to complete.

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    06/18/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: @Kaiser-Machead: my old roommate was out riding his bike and got hit by a car. after a broken bike and collar bone he collected a good chunk of cash and then spent well over $10k on his next bike, too.


    my dad still has my old huffy hanging in his garage which he asked me if he could sell to make space. i told him to try and get $25 for it.

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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    they used a crappy RST fork on a bike for marines??? Blasphemy!
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/18/09

    @lpranal: Seriously. If it's going to rely on just front suspension, at least get something like Marzocchi.
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    Image of Whydoesthisalwayshappentome Whydoesthisalwayshappentome
    06/18/09

    In reply to Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Bike Can Survive 1000-Foot Jumps
    I want one of those, but the only way I could possibly afford it is to sell a kidney.
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    Image of jedimaster0103 jedimaster0103
    06/18/09

    @Whydoesthisalwayshappentome: Can you legally sell organs?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    06/18/09

    @jedimaster0103: No. BUT, you can be compensated for medical and other expenses.


    BUT you should never let a girl buy you a drink. B/c a friend of a friend of mine took a drink from a girl, and when he woke up, he was in a tub of ice. And there was a phone and a note which read.....

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/18/09

    @Whydoesthisalwayshappentome: $800 bucks? That's the market price for kidneys nowadays?
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