All good info gang.
I have two of the Montague bikes, one for me, one for the wife, we currently fly a 172, but are interested in the Mooney for it’s shorter cross country times. My post is mainly for help in discovering the capabilities of the Mooney to carry more than just passengers. For us , the back seats seldom carry people, but most often the bikes, and camping gear. So, it sounds like if I were to leave the rear tire on, and only remove the front tires on the bikes, I could still fold the front seats forward and fit them through the passenger door , to the rear seats ?
it seems like it would depend if the model we fly in has the rear foldable seats, if not sounds like the only clean way is removal of the rear seat backs, so I’m not sure if that is always possible ?
still appears the F model would allow for more room, given my bikes are only about 12 to 13 inches wide, the extra 10 or so inches of the stretched fuse could really help.
we typically fold the Cessna rear seats down, and both bikes fit, we strap them down so they can’t shift in flight.
it is super fun to get out on the bikes at the destination field, and be able to get into new towns and pedal around. The new scooters are of interest, now that battery power is capable of longer runs with these, however the weight can add up quickly, especially with two, plus gear as your baggage .
I see some of the posts, some are not familiar with the Montague, as someone mentioned, there big plus is, they are full sized bikes with decent hardware, and ride very strong and solid, they have full size 26 tires, the fold process is very simple and quick, I pull the front tire and fold, use Velcro straps around the frame to pull and keep the bike together for travel, Montague actually makes bags for their bikes, however they are a little pricey, but built for the task. I put detachable pedals on ours, which really helps, as the pedals tend to snag on seats or make it difficult to place flat.
I have the x70 model and one they made years ago for the Hummer, it’s paint matches a yellow hummer, I believe the bike was originally designed for the military to strap the bike to a parachuter, to jump , land , and deploy on a ground based mission .