Listening to some of the haters out there, you might believe that the fixed-gear “trend” is over, as if something that dates back to the dawn of biking could be considered a trend to begin with. I guess somebody needs to tell the bike companies about this, and while they’re at it, they might have a whisper in the ears of the thousands of cyclists who find a simple, low maintenance, and fun to ride fixie* to be the perfect city transport.

But the one trouble in using a full-sized 700c bike in the city is overnight storage. You certainly don’t want to leave your bike outside, but tiny city apartments don’t have much spare space. What about a full-folding fixed? That would be the Boston from Montague.

The Boston isn’t quite as clean-lined as a brakeless, Aerospoked fashion-machine, but the aluminum framed folder should be both light and sturdy. The most curious aspect is the folding mechanism itself, which looks a little like a mountain bike suspension system. The whole front-end is one solid piece, and the rear triangle pivots around the seat-tube and locks on to both of the double top-tubes. Handy for hauling up to elevator-free apartments, and even handier for bagging and taking on vacation.

Bike-wise, it has Alex rims and a flip-flop hub which slides into track-ends, not drop-outs. The gearing comes in a very city friendly 42 x 16 Suntour crank-set with one of those useless integrated chain guards that don’t protect your jeans. Front and back brakes come fitted. Even the price is a surprising $700. That’s less than a new Bianchi Pista.

Product page [Montague. Thanks, Lara!]

*Yes, I just said “fixie” annoy you.