tricks

How to surf a Mundo

 

Here's a very clear demonstration of the technique. 

See how the calf muscle hooks the front of the saddle? That's how you control the bike. The rear foot plants forward of the axle. 

Pastana Surfs Valencia as Rock The Bike crew roll from Bike Expo to nighttime gig at Baobab.

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 »

Surfin' Mundos with the Rock The Bike Crew in SF.

Adam Aufdencamp spreads his wings on his first Mundo surf.

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

Now go change the world

Urban trials rider Danny MacAskill shows his incredible skill and creativity in this inspiring 5 minute video. Great music, too, from Band of Horses. Set in Edinburgh, Scotland. Thanks for the link, Chris Tom! Read More »

Mike Cobb: Urban Cyclocross, Backwards Circles, No Handed Trackstands, Skids, Stairs.

Former member of our Berkeley workshop community. Now lives and works in Portland, but comes back to hang out and do welding / fabrication jobs in the Bay Area, such as fabing a security fence for Tip Top Bike Shop in Oakland.

Stopped on my commute...

My commute to the Rock the Bike workshop takes me past the Embarcadero, where, if I'm lucky, I'll see flatlander Pete Brandt practicing his latest 'links', or sequences of moves.