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Of the three in our crew that can surf Mundos only Adam Pastana has the sense of foundation that allows him to dance while surfing. We were on our way from the SF Bike Expo to power the Genie and yours truly at Baobab Village last night.

My parents have told me to take this off our homepage and focus on selling the Down Low Glow.

I think it's rolling street theater and an absolutely stunning breakthrough in rocking the bike (lowercase). It's inspiring to me, so I hope that, despite the obvious safety considerations, it's inspiring on some level, to you too.

Besides that, this brief video shows three of our most important products in action: Read More »

Adam Aufdencamp spreads his wings on his first Mundo surf.

Below: Video of a Sunday Night Mundo surf with Pastana and Masha. Footage: Aufdencamp.

Yuba releases its all-new V3 Mundo Cargo Bike, with numerous upgrades and usability improvements, making this already beloved bike a true tool for mobility, fitness, and community. Stylish, tough, and highly customizeable, the V3 Mundo stands at the ready for all sorts of missions. The new 21-speed drivetrain and the impressive weight savings -- 9 pounds lighter than the original V1 Mundo -- mean more riders can enjoy a true cargo bike, in more terrains, with no sacrifice in the Mundo's legendary stiff ride quality. Read More »

A TreeHugger post confirms the importance of Side Visibility for cyclists, stating that 60% of accidents between bikes are cars are due to broadside impact alone (and broadside is only one of several accident types that can be considered "Side Visibility" types). This is consistent with what we've been saying about Side Visibility all along. Read More »

Late night Haunted Hay Ride on the Biker Bar, cruising down 18th from the Castro to the District, with five European tourists along for the ride.

Rockin' Halloween colors on our way to Fair Oaks St. with a Masked Masha rolling a Mundo with the Down Low Glow. At sunset, yeow! Read More »

The photo shows Travis from Band of Bicycles hauling a WFMU radio DJ and his guest around Brooklyn on the practice session for a LiveOnBike radio broadcast. The actual broadcast was foiled by rain. Read More »

It was a big weekend.

We hit the road Saturday to Pedal Power the 350.org rally at Justin Herman Plaza.

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A huge shout out to YouthSpeaks and the crew behind Life Is Living, where we pedal powered our first BBoy Battle yesterday! Read More »

This short highlight video begins with the Bicycle Music Festival faithful rolling away from Lindley Meadow in SF's Golden Gate Park to Dolores Park. SHAKE YOUR PEACE! performs LiveOnBike, joined by Sonya Cotton and Cello Joe, leading a raucous singalong of Joey's "Silly Song". With Joey and SYP!'s Gabe Dominguez using the Biker Bar as a mobile stage, they salute the people of Dolores, and the cops, who want to pull the plug. Read More »

Check out the Yes Men's latest brilliant spoof of the NY Post.