Mundo comes with a standard braze-ons for Fenders, a rear light, and a front dynamo

April 18, 2011

The Mundo rear carrier includes a plate on which you can install a rear-light. The fork has a plate where a dynamo can be attached. Fenders also.

Great for around-town deliveries

We use the Mundo to carry heavy boxes to the FEDEX depot. We use basic cam straps to secure the loads.

Optional Hebie BiPod Kickstand simplifies loading

The Mundo’s frame accepts standard kickstands, including the Hebie BiPod kickstand. We recommend the BiPod, because it provides the right combination of strength and simplicity needed for utility bike. The BiPod is not a true cargo kickstand. If it were, it would be much wider. Therefore you cannot expect the BiPod to keep your bike […]

Correct assembly of Mundo’s chain guard

The Mundo’s chain guard mounts to a steel bracket that is between the drive-side crank and the bottom bracket. To keep the box small, this bracket is rotated 90 degrees so that it is parallel to the ground. Before installing the drive side crank, this part must be rotated so that it is perpendicular to […]

Customize your cargo bike at Rock the Bike

Gian welding mouning tabs to a Mundo frame. If you have a specific idea for a bike-based business that requires customizing a bike, you’ll find Rock the Bike to be a valuable resource. We’ve been adapting bikes to specific applications for years, including food-delivery and preparation, music events, education, and more. We’ll take a thorough […]

Create a top deck for the Mundo that allows for both passenger transport and utility

Joe of the blog Urban Simplicity has posted the process he followed to make a top deck for his Mundo.

If there’s something you find reassuring about having a tailight this powerful, this large, on your long bike or commuter bike, trust your instincts. Get the Down Low Glow.

Down Low Glow as a rear taillight. Photo: Rob Arnaud For years we’ve been selling the Down Low Glow as a Side Visibilty and Ground Effects light for bicycles. Some of our customers have been trying it out as rear light, and I finally set it up that way for myself. The results are in. […]

Lighter Mundo

The creators of the Mundo have made the current model 13 pounds lighter. The new model is noticeably sportier on hills, and easier to carry down a flight of stairs. The weight savings is related to the narrower gauge tubing in the Mundo’s carrier. The carrier also has fewer tubes. All Mundos sold by Rock […]

Customizing a Mundo with bamboo running boards

It’s easy to customize a Mundo. We used a jig saw to attach bamboo running boards for a dad in San Francisco. The oval holes allow straps to pass through for securing loads. See the full How-To documentation on Flickr. Please note it is no longer necessary to use self-drilling screws into the Side Loaders […]

Rock solid for passenger transport

The beefy steel tubing and integrated rack design of the Mundo makes it easy to carry friends, kids, and spouses. The top surface of the Mundo requires some padding before it’s passenger-ready. A trail blanket would do nicely.

Pedal Powering Awesome Local Music at Sunday Streets Season Opener March 20

March 9, 2011

Posted by fossilfool Time: 03/20/2011 – 11:00 – 15:00 We’re stoked to kick off our 2011 Pedal Powered Stage season with a performance by two Balkan-influenced San Francisco bands, formidable danceable groups with musical flavors from French, Spanish, and Balkan traditions. Check out the video above to see an example of this style of music. Come Pedal Power them at the […]

San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival June 18, Be There!

Posted by fossilfool Time: 06/18/2011 – 11:00 – 23:00 photo: Space Cat 10 Bike Pedal Powered Stage, our largest LiveOnBike mobile stage, and amazing Musical and circus performances. Be There!  

Ride with us to Maker Faire, Pedal Power live music, see the world’s first aerial dance performance from a Tall Bike!

February 21, 2011

Posted by fossilfool This year we’re planning to host the 3rd Annual Dolores Park -> Maker Faire Social Ride, put on the Pedal Powered Stage at Maker Faire, and do a debut of an Aerial dance performance from El Arbol (above).   Meet at Dolores Park’s 19th St. steps at 9:00AM. There will be Bike Blended […]

What’s Rock The Bike planning for Maker Faire this year?

photo: Aufdencamp This year at Maker Faire we’re psyched to be featuring the evolution of El Arbol, our flagship music bike, and inviting Maker Faire goers to help complete it by adding leaves to its Canopy. Over the course of the 2-day Maker Faire, the Canopy will fill up with drawings of projects and inventions, […]

No guarantees it’ll work for you but here’s how I fought the tall bike law in court and won.

January 29, 2011

California’s Vehicle Code prohibits tall bikes, stating you have to be able to put your foot down and stop safely. I agree with the ‘stop safely’ spirit of this law. We don’t want to be seeing people keeling over. But tall bikes are fun, can be designed to be safe, and are great for Bike […]

See a dynamic highlight video from the 2010 San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival, featuring Rock The Bike’s Pedal Powered Stage

January 17, 2011

Start a Bicycle Music Festival in your town? Talk to us for advice on the gear you’ll need! Start a conversation about your Pedal Powered Stage this month and get free shipping. Please use the contact page or call 888-354-2453.

German electronic music performance powered by Rock The Bike Pedal Powered Stage

January 5, 2011

Watch as a Brazilian reporter covers a German electronic music event a park, pedal powered by Rock The Bike gear and the Green Music Initiative. The Portugese is a bit hard to follow in the beginning (though she interviews people in English later), but the Pedal Power dynamic is great throughout. The gear shown in […]

See our best videos, all time, in one place.

November 19, 2010

1. Debuting LiveOnBike at the 2010 SF Bicycle Music Festival. Shows our preparations for the LiveOnBike element of the 2008 Bicycle Music Festival, co-founded and sponsored by Rock The Bike. 2. Old School Human Power Research in the Rock The Bike workshop with Nate Byerley, inventor of our Fender Blender bike blenders, Marquist, neighborhood kid, […]

Fossil Fool performing LiveOnBike at the Barcelona Bicycle Music Festival

November 17, 2010

Highlights from a LiveOnBike performance on my latest custom Soul Cycle, the Blue Whale, at the first ever Barcelona Bicycle Music Festival, timed to coincide with the 10-10-10 global day of action on climate change. The video shows clips of three songs: “Funky Quadricycle”, “Rock The Bike Rider,” and “No Bikes In The Yard”. Brock […]

Put the Sea in Cycling: Rally and Ride

September 2, 2010

Posted by fossilfool Time: 09/09/2010 – 05:30 Help us send a wake up call to Shimano, the largest maker of bicycle components. Their other main business arm is fishing, and they consistently fund anti-conservation efforts to block marine parks and sanctuaries. Replacing reefs and fish stocks is about as hard as replacing the innards of a […]