{"id":1037,"date":"2012-07-20T15:24:36","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T20:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transitionamherst.org\/blog\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2012-07-20T15:24:36","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T20:24:36","slug":"comparing-the-yuba-mundo-with-surlys-big-dummy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transitionamherst.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/comparing-the-yuba-mundo-with-surlys-big-dummy\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing the Yuba Mundo with Surly’s Big Dummy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>So last weekend I grabbed my electric bike with the XtraCycle attachment, and biked over to a friend, who has a Surly Big Dummy<\/a>. He agreed to swap the two bikes for a short time to allow me to compare my other long-tail, the Yuba Mundo<\/a>, with his.<\/p>\n

The following is my comparison, which is based on the setup I had for each bike, and that may not be optimal, as the Mundo was set up for my body size and preferences, while the Big Dummy wasn’t.<\/p>\n

Overall I found them both be very similar in how they felt: normal to ride, easy to maneuver and not swaying under loads unlike the Xtracycle attachment that tends to. The Big Dummy seemed to have built with flexibility in mind, that’s why most of the loading area’s hardware can be removed, while the Yuba Mundo has been built for strength, thus the framework on the back is integrated to the bike, making the frame stronger, but non-removable, thus unchangeable. <\/p>\n

The differences I found: <\/p>\n