The Yuba Mundo 21 speed comes standard with a very good and useful sidekickstand. However numerous yubariders and users are looking for a “wider” more stable base.
In the last few months we have been working hard a prototyping, testing  and using various kickstand prototypes. We have now finalized our latest prototype and it is going to be going to production before the end of March. We are expecting delivery of the new Stand Alone kickstand for Mundo around mid-May.

How to haul a Mundo with a Mundo

Life is about sharing firsts.  Last weekend, I introduced a friend to the fun of riding a Mundo, and she introduced me to my first Yoga class.  First I had to pick her up, so I took my Mundo and went by the shop to pick up another Mundo for her, then rode to her house.   I love the looks I get in Sausalito hauling a Mundo around with another Mundo. Funny how nobody seems to notice the $5,000 bikes that the racer-types are riding, but everyone smiles and waves and my Mundo.  I’ll save the Yoga stories for another day, but we had a great time riding over to San Anselmo; about a 12 mile ride.

British filmmakers have released a beautiful new film, Beauty and the Bike, about the experiences of British and Dutch women riding bikes and feeling the empowerment and freedom that bicycles bring to all our lives. Yuba Bicycles is proud to announce that a Mundo was used in the filming. You can see a clip of the Mundo being used to carry a photographer, who sits on the back and shoots photos of the beauties as they pedal behind him. We urge all Mundo fans to check out the film. This project shows the ability of the Mundo to get work done. Here’s a short clip of the Mundo used on Beauty and the Bike

If there are other filmmakers out there who have used a Mundo to make a movie, please contact us. Even if you’re not a moviemaker, send us your photos and film clips that show how you’re using your Mundo to accomplish tasks that previously required a car or truck.

Lights, Camera, Action! photo credit Phil Dixon

Readers in Marin are learning all about the environmental benefits of riding a Mundo cargo bike. The Sausalito Marinscope and Ross Valley Reporter newspapers have a great article

Forget the Lexus. The Mundo is a Babe Magnet

about the Mundo and Yuba Bicycles founder Ben Sarrazin. “Next time you need to haul something large across town, there’s no need to call a mover. Just get on a Mundo cargo bike,” writes reporter Kelly Dunleavy. She also interviewed an owner of Breaking Away Bicycles in Ross about the Mundo. Breaking Away is the first Marin bike shop to carry the Mundo. Pedal on down to Breaking Away and take a test ride. You’ll be astounded at how smooth and easy it is to haul groceries, children…or your girlfriend.

Adam is a strong cyclist who loves a good workout. With the Mundo he can ride places and do things with his girls, who are 7 and 9.  Even with his older daughter seated at the very back of the Mundo’s carrier, the handling of the bike is very predictable. This makes riding easier;  the upper body and brain don’t have to make constant corrections to keep the bike tracking straight.

The video below shows the feeling of one of these afternoons: winding through city traffic, stopping for a snack, making it to the park, cruising home. It’s quality time, out of the car and in the community. Thanks to Grace for editing and posting!

Discovering a new path in Golden Gate park. Photos: rockthebike

photo: plebian regime

Hey there Arizona cyclists, the new 2010 Mundo V3 is now available at Tucson’s Ordinary Bike Shop. Stop by for a test ride and find out for yourself why the Mundo is the hottest cargo bike on the market. Help support Tucson’s No. 1 bike shop and lower your auto expenses by picking up a Mundo. Ordinary Bike Shop also has accessories including the 85-liter Go-Getter panniers that allow you to pick up a week’s worth of grocieries without having to drive your car to the supermarket.

Mundo with the Go-Getter bags

The cycling media is catching on to the life-altering abilities of cargo bikes. The Mundo has won Gear of the Year from Momentum Magazine. “This is a one-size-fits all bike with low stand over height for those who want to carry lots of cargo,” reads the story in the current 2010 Gear Issue issue of Momentum (scroll down the page to see the Mundo review). “It has probably one of the greatest load-bearing capacities of any similar cargo bike on the market.” Exactly! The Mundo V3 is flying out of Yuba headquarters in Sausalito as fast as we can have them built. Check out www.yubaride.com for retail locations or give us a call to order one direct. The Mundo V3 is the bike that can actually eliminate your need for a car or truck for doing errands. Thanks, Momentum, for recognizing all our hard work.

Yeti in Colorado has recently received a Mundo for review.
Check out UpaDowna blog to find out his first impressions of the Mundo V3.0.

Yuba founder Benjamin Sarrazin hauled 330 pounds of food on his 21-speed V3 Mundo

Riding his trusty Mundo cargo bike, Yuba Bicycles founder Benjamin Sarrazin collected and hauled a whopping 330 pounds of food to win the trailerless cargo bike division of the Supermarket Street Sweep, an annual event to benefit the San Francisco Food Bank.

Loading Bags of Rice in China Town

More than 7,500 pounds of food was collected overall by the roughly 150 competitors in the alley cat-style event on December 5, which included cargo and speed divisions. Racers received a manifest with a list of groceries and locations. They then pedaled through the city to collect all the items.

“It was an awesome event. People were out cheering in the streets and it was all for a good cause,” says Sarrazin, who spent $250 to buy the groceries–rice, beans, soup cans, peanut butter and pasta. He loaded all these items onto his Mundo, which is designed to help bicyclists haul bulky objects and run errands without using a car.

Yuba's founder Ben Sarrazin heading to the finish line

“This event fits exactly with the philosophy of Yuba Bicycles,” says Sarrazin, whose company is based just over the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito. “Cargo bikes are not only a great way to exercise and get outside, they can also reduce traffic and pollution and help build healthier communities.”

Sarrazin outfitted the long reinforced rack of his Mundo with an oversided Go-Getter pannier on one side and strapped a plastic bin on the other, stacking massive sacks of rice directly atop the rack. The Mundo’s 21-speed drivetrain helped Sarrazin handle San Francisco’s hilly terrain as he pedaled to stores from Chinatown to the Mission District.

Members and fans of Bay Area-based Rock the Bike, who use Mundos to haul music equipment to gigs, were out in force cheering and helping Sarrazin and riding their own Mundos with their children and friends loaded on the back. “I can’t wait to compete in again next year,” Sarrazin says. “We’re going for 350 pounds next time.”

The Mundo is a sexy cargo carrier. Go to holiday parties in style.

Great news Marin cyclists: Breaking Away Bicycles in downtown Ross has joined forces with Yuba Bicycles to sell the Mundo. Breaking Away is the first Marin County bike shop to carry this pickup truck bike. If you live in Marin, stop by Breaking Away and take the Mundo for a test ride. Marin is the birthplace of mountain biking. Let’s make it a hotbed for cargo biking. Breaking Away Bicycles is located at 7 Ross Common. They can be reached at (415) 461-2959. For more information about the Mundo visit www.yubaride.com