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He tried the various small-wheeled folding bikes on the market\u00a0but they were not sturdy enough for his size and they were inefficient in getting him where he needed to be in a timely manner. He looked for a folding bike with standard 26 inch wheels but there was no such product on the market.<\/p>\n<p>As Harry was an architect and inventor, he immediately began designing a high quality bicycle that would suit his size; a bike he could take with him on his travels. Harry invented a full-size high-performance folding bicycle that accommodated both his height as well as his mobile lifestyle. For a number of years, Harry built and sold these custom-made bicycles out of his garage for people in the Washington D.C. area.<\/p>\n<p>David Montague, Harry&#8217;s son, being a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alumnus and holding a degree in Aerospace Engineering, joined his father in June of 1987 to form a partnership for the design and manufacture of the most innovative folding bicycles in the world. The company was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1988. 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