Welcome to Stumptown Mundo, North America’s largest Mundo dealer

Arriving in June: The redesigned 2009 Yuba Mundo

12 lbs. lighter, just as strong

Sleeker frame, better materials and spec, new colors

6 or 18 speeds

A complete line of accessories, including child seats, top decks, Go-Getter bags, and more

$1099 6-speed, assembled

$1199 18-speed, assembled

So you’re feeling like bikes should be more useful. Maybe even to replace your car. The Mundo is an all-steel, heavy-duty utility bike with a 440 lb. cargo capacity. Its extremely stiff, strong frame and integrated cargo rack make it more capable and more stable than other, lighter longtails. Pass a steel-buckled cam strap anywhere through the frame and you access the core strength. Carrying rigid shapes like amps, speakers, crates, boxes, is extremely stable. No appreciable frame flex even with 100-200 pound loads.

Stumptown Mundo, part of Joe Bike, is Portland’s original Mundo dealer and North America’s largest independent source for Yuba Mundo utility bicycles and Mundo accessories. The Mundo is Portland’s utility bike, expertly combining a cargo-grade, extended-length steel frame with an intuitive, upright riding position that comfortably accommodates most any rider. Delivering class-leading cargo capacity and utility, the Mundo is an affordable and sustainable utility bike for forward-thinking individuals, business owners and families.

Stumptown Mundo is part of Joe Bike, at 3953 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland OR 97214. (503) 232-1107. Hours: 11-6, 7 days a week.

Photo by bikeportland.org

Note: We have one blue 2008 Mundo frameset available ($475). 

You’ll find the Mundo to be a versatile and cheerful cargo bike that, like all the bikes at Joe Bike, provides an upright, joyful ride. The Mundo’s German designers have spec’ed quality wheels, including the standard 48-spoke rear wheel with oversized axle (14 mm diameter instead of the usual 10 mm). When you start carrying heavy loads on a long-wheelbase bicycle you’ll quickly come to appreciate the value of a strong rear wheel. The Mundo comes with oversized semi-slick city tires, providing a stable, smooth ride.

Take a look at Jonathan Maus’s bikeportland.org review of the Mundo.

To place an order, call Joe Bike at 503 232-1107 (11-6 Pacific time, 7 days a week), use the contact form at this site, or email us at info@joe-bike.com.

Another review here.

Click here to return to Joe Bike’s main site. 

FAQ: How do I add a top-deck to my Mundo?

So you’re interested in adding a top-deck to your Yuba Mundo? You’re not alone! The Mundo’s top-carrier offers an impressive amount of real estate and addign a nice deck over the tubing enables passengers to ride in comfort and keeps loose cargo well managed -especially if you use nets to secure your cargo. If you’re relatively handy and have access to a small collection of power tools, it’s quite easy to build a super-solid, basic, affordable cargo/passenger top-deck for your Mundo.

Top-deck with net and stoker set-up

We recommend using a single 1/2 inch thick piece of beautiful kiln-dried fir. Kiln-dried wood is lighter than air-dried wood (due to minimal moisture content) and therefore better resists shrinking, warping and flexing. Kiln-dried wood also ensures that the timber isn’t dipped in pesticides and fungicides, like its air-dried counterparts. When selecting your wood, make sure to look for a plank that has very straight grain from one end of the board to the other. This will ensure uniform expansion and contraction throughout the life of the deck. The dimensions of the deck that we use is 7.25 inches wide by 29 inches long. We love the width of the top-deck as it enables us to keep the deck in place while utilizing the top-carrier’s tubing for bungees, straps, tie-downs, etc. After cutting the deck to size, we recommend hand or machine-sanding the edges, then finishing all surfaces with marine-grade rosewood oil (or similar, low-VOC, high-UV protecting and waterproof coating).

Unfinished fir top-deck

To attach the deck to the Mundo’s top-carrier, we use 1/2 inch, double-hole plastic conduit clamps, held to the deck using flat-head, 10-24 x 1.5 inch machine bolts, recessed nicely into the top of the board. SImply mark the holes where you want to mount the clamps and drill through the board. The machine bolts then slide down through the board and into the mounting holes in the plastic conduit clamps, which then wrap around the top-carrier’s tubing. The plastic conduit clamps are designed to handle relatively harsh temperature variances, so they should weather well.

After you finish the deck, simply add rubber padding above the top-carrier tubes where the top-deck rests.

FAQ: Where do I get touch-up paint?

Every bike suffers nicks and scratches… especially when you really put your bike to work. Cargo bike frames are designed to take a beating, whether carrying heavy or awkward loads, or simply handling Portland’s weather. Regardless, they still need a little cosmetic love after the work is done. Momma’s gotta look good when she punches out at the end of the day!

Fortunately, owners of blue 6-speed Yuba Mundo utility bikes have ready access to delicious blue touch-up paint. For every customer that purchases a Mundo from Stumptown Mundo, we offer a complimentary jar of perfectly color-matched, hard-coat touch-up paint. This should help you service small nicks and scrapes with ease.

As the paint is enamel, you should first thoroughly clean and sand the surface very lightly before application. The paint coats and spreads very nicely. If you need more or didn’t purchase a Mundo from us, you can pick up this paint at most any sign/auto-detailing supply house. The paint is 1-Shot Lettering Enamel, which comes in the exact same color (Reflex Blue -paint code 155L) that Yuba spec’d for the Mundo. You can find your local 1-Shot Lettering Enamel dealer at the manufacturer’s Web site.

Traffic Trivia

• In 2003, traffic congestion delayed people world-wide for 7 billion hours and wasted 5 billion gallons of fuel.
• Emissions from cars far outweighs that from power plants. Vehicles contribute to an estimated 60-70% of urban air pollution.
• 60% of the pollution created by car emissions happens in the first few minutes of operation.
• The United Nations estimates that about 180,000 people are added to the urban population every day; by 2050, an estimated two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas; the personal automobile is not the solution for moving these people from point A to point B.
• Bicycling burns 500-700 calories per hour. Driving a car burns 5-20.
• Bicycling promotes healthier lifestyles, strengthens family bonds, provides a recreational outlet for youth, and builds closer-knit communities.
• 50% of car trips are less than 2 miles in total distance

• A 4-mile journey in Central London takes 40 minutes by car, yet only 22 minutes by bicycle.
• 7 to 12 bicycles can be parked in one automobile parking space.
• Car emissions produce 60-70% of urban air pollution. Bicycles produce 0%.
• Auto commuters waste 2.3 billion gallons of fuel annually in traffic jams. Bicycles waste 0 gallons.
• Many cities are raising the bar on a new standard for commuting by bike: in the Netherlands, 25% of the population commutes by bicycle; in Boulder, Colorado, 21% of the population commutes by bicycle; and in London, bike commuters don’t pay the congestion charge.

Sources: Trek Bicycles; Union of Concerned Scientists; The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Cost of Automobiles

• Amount of Oregon’s carbon emissions that come from transportation: 53 percent
• Average time U.S. parents spend behind the wheel every day: 72 minutes
• Average time spent with their children daily: less than 35 minutes
• Average number of hours Portlanders spent stuck in traffic in 2005: 38
• Average number of hours Portlanders would spend stuck in traffic if transit service were discontinued: 46
• Average cost of owning a car in the U.S. per year: $7,823
• Average cost of one lane-mile of new urban highway: $300 million
• Cost of one lane-mile of bicycle infrastructure: $2,000
• Average price of a new car sold in the United States: $28,400
• Cost of one fully built Yuba Mundo utility bicycle with fenders and a Hebie bi-pod kickstand: $975
• Number of people killed in motor vehicle related crashes in the U.S. every year: 42,000
• Odds of death due to being in a traffic crash as a pedestrian: 1:63
• Odds of death due to being in a traffic crash as a cyclist: 1:41
• Odds of death due to being in a traffic crash in a motor vehicle: 1:26
• Frequency of pedestrian deaths in the U.S.: every 110 minutes
• Frequency of pedestrian injuries: every 9 minutes
• Children raised within this distance of a freeway have increased chances of severe lung problems: 0.3 miles
• Rate of childhood asthma in the U.S.: 7 percent
• Rate of childhood asthma among kids living in Portland’s I-5 corridor: 13 percent
• Amount by which motor vehicle emissions can be reduced by eliminating 1 percent of automobile trips: 4 percent
• Amount by which allowing commuters to exchange their free parking for cash has been shown to reduce automobile trips: 13 percent

Sources: Towards Carfree Cities; Texas Transportation Institute; Sightline Institute; The Lancet; Victoria Transport Policy Institute; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; American Road and Transportation Builders Association; ODOT; AAA; National Safety Council; National Automobile Dealers Association; Coalition for a Livable Future

BikePortland.org Loves the Mundo

The Mundo gets its first published review in Portland, courtesy of Jonathan Maus of BikePortland.org. Here’s a quick quote:

“With it’s tank-like construction and beefy, integrated cargo rack, it does seem like a human-powered pickup truck. I could envision a group of neighbors buying a Mundo and keeping it as a shared resource for use whenever hauling beckoned (whether it was a trip to pick up lumber or just a long grocery list).

The Mundo is not a city bike, nor is it a bike most people would want as a daily driver, but it excels at its intended purpose — utility. If you want a bike that rides well even while carrying massive loads, without putting a massive dent in your pocketbook, a Mundo might be right for you.”