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Up to 112 bikes!!❤

We’re not gonna stop til we’re 10x that. Every kid in Africa gets a bike. Let’s do this 😎

Nobody cares about the poors in africa

if they make the rack a little longer, you could stand the bicycle upright on the back wheel and reduce wear on the seat, while we are on this they could rework the frame to be more cargo like the swift sidney 20/26"

Same, but they never will at least in north America. Best u can do are fixies that u modify yourself at least thats what I did.

This - They build products like this for developing countries where it's life or death, but refuse to sell them in the US because they want to milk us for every cent. So many great products get released almost everywhere except here, and maybe Canada. It's getting to the point that it's almost worth paying to buy some of this stuff through Mexico where it's actually available, instead of buying the under-engineered subscription-based US counterpart.

same, I would love this bike, I don't want or need an over engineered bike with complicated gizmos/gadgets to fix/tune constantly just something that works when I want it to work and be simple to fix when that isn't the case. I would be happy to buy two bikes if they'd let me, one for me and one to be sent to someone in need.

@@randzopyr1038don’t worry, 3rd World USA coming soon. Maybe we can buy one then.

Check out the Honda Element. One of the most utilitarian versatile car/van thing ever made.

Same here! I've always wanted to see these in person or video ever since I ran across the campaign.

Ditto! I’ve donated 2-3 of these for people over the years. 🙂💪 Edit: Had to check - make that 6-8 if SRAM matched my donations 1:1 as I believe they did. Best xmas gifts I’ve ever had the chance to get someone - highly recommended. Thanks for doing the work you do WBR!

well not that silent

Thank you for your support!

@@CodSlap Thank you for your support!

Oh they know it, but they have tossed it out the window because they don't make as much money by making it so you don't have to go to them for essentially everything.

Look up the IMV 0/Hilux Champ. It's a new, cheap, beautiful Toyota truck that will be released everywhere besides the United States, because it's basically outlawed. We've been regulated into oblivion by the same people who are destroying the US dollar.

I'm getting jaded its not for sale in the U.S.

@@PSIChris They could sell this for $500 in the US and the profits alone would allow them to continue doing great work, and it would still be an absolute deal on a solid bike here in the US.

Yup absolutely,the more people that have access to a bicycle the better the world will be ❤

I got a question then. Seth said that the bike costs around 165. Is that a lot for those communities and people, who this bike is aimed for? How long do they need to put money aside to get one? Or can anyone else answer me these questions? :)

@@Vixen1525 check out the link above ,and they give the bikes out free.

​@@Vixen1525 the bikes are given out to the communities from what i can gather, wbr is a non profit organisation funded off donations.

Not just that, they also sponsor people in the community to become mechanics with the tools and training to maintain them over time. They also target small business owners and farmers that can use them to transport goods. It's a really great project.

As with many things in africa someone has the money to buy them and then they are sold of as used second hand. Eventually they get to the people that need them at a much cheaper price.

This is funny if you look up the meaning of the term 'Fred' in road cycling particularly 🙂.

I wish there were more shops like this. Unfortunately, one shop I know pays more for rent than payroll (and they have 12+ employees) so unfortunately I don't think we'll get there anytime soon, at least in my area.

We've done 3 containerloads for medics and teachers in Timor L'Est. Does that count?

Pfiew that shop sounds like a dream. They charge way more where I’m from.

Where’s this

I guess if you are using a bike for things bikes aren’t normally designed for that’s true and lets not forget if it wasn’t for charitable people that bike would cost a whole lot more!

@@MikeR65 Why would it cost more? There's nothing too complicated or expensive that would require it to cost any more than it does. The most expensive part is probably the shipping of a 55lbs bike.

@@filipruml Well there's this thing called profit

​@@saisamsuri Well, there's also this thing called non-profit. I know it doesn't mean there are no profit margins on the product, but considering that profit margins in the bicycle industry aren't huge to begin with, do you really think that WBR is making a lot of money on this? Not to mention that I was replying to @MikeR65 that there is no reason for such bike to cost more than what it already does.

Glad to hear about the 2-speed version. When this initiative was getting going I quizzed SRAM guys about these hubs. They told me they were going to quit production of the one they made.

Almost reminds me of a Framework laptop, but as a bike

I dunno.... If I had to guess, I would bet that Kenda's shareholders are pretty happy with the exclusive and proprietary tire deal.

​@@be1100 depends on if they make any money from it. Certainly its a good ad for them though.

You get what you pay for. The Buffalo is nothing I'd ever want to ride. Give me the "bike of the shareholders" any day.

Sounds like a commie talking!

100%

Being released from sponsors probably got him more creative freedom than ever before.

It's interesting seeing how engineers and designers address different goals. I find the design of high end road bikes fascinating, but there are only so many videos I can watch on that before they get repetitive and boring. I think more exposure to different designs for different purposes is good for the biking community in general. Because really, rather than one community it often feels like a bunch of different communities that don't want to be associated with each other - or each other's advancements in bicycle technology.

This is a high end bike just different aim

@@MatthewEng2593 It's really not, and that's by design. A single Rohloff or Pinion gearbox costs an order of magnitude more than a Buffalo bike, and they would have to be imported. WBR tries to keep bike production affordable and local. They could use better alloys to bring the weight down and/or improve corrosion resistance without sacrificing strength, but that would drive the cost up.

I am not a mech but I was thinking the same thing, less holes, less places for water to go. Thank you for posting, I feel less silly now lol.

@@asth3tique You're probably smarter and more intuitive than you allow yourself to believe.

So There is no way to mount a bottle holder without drilling a hole Lol Smart very smart

That's smart. The thing that caught my mind immediately is that these bikes are customized so often. So leaving that part of the bike as a clean surface for welding arbitrary rider-specific attachments may be an intentional goal as well.

@@MaddieM4 absolutely. I love how something so simple can be so many things to so many people. It's the van of bikes.

Dude! That comment was an impressive piece of social media prose! Shop talk as poetry…I’m truly inspired. Makes me want to crack open a hub & 6 pack of yuenglings & get greasy. ✊🍷🎩🎩🎩🕊🌏🚴🚴🚴🧑🏻‍🦽🧑🏻‍🦽🧑🏻‍🦽

Like, I don't know if they do so, but if they sell these bikes for at least twice the price (with a few optionals like very easy gearing and water bottle holder [debatable]) to some warm milk drinking soft sheltered individuals (me) that sounds like a great deal - get a bike that will last a lifetime and also you know you're supporting a great cause - directly and very strongly.

Not, they simply studied the end user, the buffalo was based on a local model called the Black mambas and the people who use them never use a water bottle thus their was no need to introduce one. The bikes are mostly used for local commuting like going to school, carrying things from the shopping centre. The distance is never more than 10 kms and you don't need to take water, you will take water when you reach home plus if you really needed to take water on the road, you can always stop and ask from the nearest house.

Plus you can just weld / strap a bottle cage to it if you really want one.

So true hahah. My grandpa’s even had a light that was powered off of the front wheel! It’s just like how communist era basic furniture is now becoming popular again.

Commuter bike vs specialized sport bike

@@kv-yj3wc I remember the whirring sound of the generator as the light dimmed and brightened with the change of velocity. I haven't thought of that in years.

Doesn’t matter the fact it’s here and available to people that didn’t have this 30 years ago giving them and other places a chance

@@Monkeyzzbiznizz that's nice but don't sell it as something game changing and totally new when it's old standard technology used in the same way it has been always used

KZfaq isn't taking a cut? That's out of character for them. I wonder if they are developing a social conscience or simply charged more and paid less for advertising.

Did you ever upgrade to a person who uses a bike as their only form of transportation because you have other choices?

The only issue with giving away bikes to developing nations is that it puts the local bike shop owners out of business. Similar to sending shoes abroad to outcompete local cobblers.

Can a regular person buy one, and I mean just one, be kinda nice to have

@@michaelmay9728I don’t think so, I looked into other a few years ago and it wasn’t possible without connections.

​@@michaelmay9728not avalable in the us

Not that i can find. Would love if they did like Tom's shoes and i could buy one for me at even triple price, to have the rest of the money go to the foundation to make more elsewhere.

@@michaelmay9728 Ozark Trail has decent reviews for being a fairly basic bike. It's not quite as cheap as this but it also has some extra features. I'd say a bike like the Buffalo is amazing for those who actually need it due to it being extremely robust and durable. But that kind of bike in a modern city would be overkill and would also be quite uncomfortable. Not many city dwellers need a bike that can hold 200+ pounds and all that extra weight would be exhausting day after day. Having a bike with gears is a huge advantage and cities also have bike shops to deal with normal issues. We have the privilege of being able to afford comfortable bikes rather than the necessity of something like the Buffalo which is intended to be ridden long and hard until it's completely unusable, and then still keep going despite that.

I think you are absolutely correct in what you say. Here in England, the Post Office used to have loads of bikes for their workers to use for local deliveries. They were heavily built bikes with carrying racks front and rear. When the Post Office discontinued their use, a charitable business bought up masses and refurbished them, branding them "Elephant " bikes. For every one sold in UK, another was donated to Africa. My local bike shop has a fleet of them for use as day hire bikes. Slow but very, very tough....

Thank you for your support!

Feels great to donate to someone who needs a bike in this world! Thanks Seth for making this possible, Thanks @ghsteen for that exact comment you made, well done!

Depends what you mean by better and more practical. For my needs a 50-pound bike would not be practical at all. I'd never ride it. There would be no market for something like this anywhere in the developed world. People here won't even wear sneakers that don't have a fancy name-brand on them.

@@GNMi79 What do you think a beach cruiser is? Some $10,000 downhill bikes are easily 50 lbs. Spoken like someone who works in a cubicle, lives in an apartment in the city and doesn't know how to change their oil, let alone fix a flat tire. The bicycle industry is failing because they are catering to those you describe and not the mass majority of people. People who want quality and practicality, without the huge price tag.

@@GNMi79 Umm, the standard Dutch bike is ~44lb. There's a lot of demand for those - even outside the Netherlands.

@@shraka Could have fooled me. I've never seen one in the US.

​​​​​​@@ADAMJWAITELOL. Boy, have you got me pegged wrong. I've never worked an office job in my entire life. Always outdoors, in a very physically demanding occupation. But I'm retired now, so most of my time is spent in the "cubicle" of my 2000-square-foot house. I live in a rural area on 20 acres. I've always hated big cities. I've been changing my own oil and flat tires since I started driving, 47 years ago. I always find it hilarious when the liberal weenies try to convince me that buying a $60k EV would save me a lot of money because they don't need oil changes. 😂 An oil change costs me $15 and 45 minutes of my time. And I'd never own a beach cruiser. They are practically useless bikes for people who know nothing (and care nothing) about real bikes. They're worthless to anyone who ever wants to ride on anything but perfectly flat terrain, or go much faster than walking speed. And even they aren't 50 pounds. Not even close. That's e-bike weight we're talking about. But if you're going to give me a beach cruiser for free, as they do with the Buffalo bikes, sure, I'd take it. Beggars can't be choosers. I'd sell it right away, though, and get something like a Trek Dual Sport, as an upgrade to my 25-year-old Trek 4000 hybrid, which I've done all the maintenance, adjustments, and repairs on myself. (I don't trust the "professional" high school kids working on bikes at the bike shops.) A hybrid is more practical than any beach cruiser or carbon fiber mega-buck bike, let alone the Buffalo bike. And certainly more practical than a $10,000 50-pound downhill bike. Not many people have the luxury of riding only downhill. If that's all you do, I suppose it would be even better if the bike weighed as much as an SUV; more mass equals greater velocity. But it's nothing that any normal bike rider would ever want to ride.

I'm sure the folks behind WBR appreciate you helping them push their agenda in Africa..."Free Bikes" for students, as long as they embrace and promote the agenda.

100% regular dutch bike, except they bent the horizontal bar and removed the lights.

Good old fashioned safety bike, works always. Reminds me of the days I cycled 13km into the wind, both ways, in de brugklas 😉

@@ramdynebix HAH it was a 21km to, 21km back for me. Though that all changed when I got a brommer.

It pretty much is, yeah. I just fixed up my old Gazelle bike using only a wrench as well, had no idea that was remarkable.

It is essentially just a dutch bike on steroids.

Thank you for your support!

@@WorldBicycleRelief No, thank you. I am from a country in development and devoted my whole life to teaching. There are meaningful ways to make a difference, so many thanks for what you do.

Except it’s affordable.

​@@Where2bub Dutch omafietsen (granny bikes) are often times cheaper than this bike... And are also extremely durable and easy to repair. I saw there were also charity/companies that import dutch omafietsen by the shipping containers.

@@Where2bubHuh? My Gazelle bike was €100 second hand. If you’re paying more you’re getting ripped off

Along with Caloi’s “Barra Forte”, the power duo of the simple man.

What is the purpose of the circle in the frame?

@@somethingelse9535Sturdiness, I guess

Do you always donate to "charitable" organizations without first investigating their political objectives? Would it bother you to know that the guy in charge is a member of the WEF and that the "Free Bike" program to students comes with strings?

Your wife is you mother?

Thank you for your support!

they don't sell them to communities they donate them. The cost $165 for us first worlders to donate.

@@callumhowarth8057 Donating them is not the right approach. Donations disrupt and destroy small economies.

[Edit: I looked it up, and the organization tries to keep production in or near the communities they serve.] That depends on the local economy, no? Interfering with local businesses is bad, but denying people access to transportation for lack of funds is also bad, and more people with bicycles can mean more business for bike shops (maintenance, repairs, replacement parts), plus those same bikes can make other local businesses more efficient. It certainly is not as simple as "sending bikes to Africa = good" though, and it's true that donation drives can have negative long term effects. I get that the video was more about the bike, but I do wish we got more detail on how the charity operates. That said, there are a number of comments from people about the bikes having positive impacts in their communities, which I take as a good sign.

@@SnakebitSTI That's the right approach ! otherwise is called dumping. Dumping is what the NFL does with non winner teams T-shirts and TOMS with their shoes. Destroying local shoe and tshirt makers. It's very difficult to compete with things that are free. Additionally people develope dependency and once the company doesn't give away free stuff people get poorer than they originally were.

I thought they were local to us too (Zimbabwe). They really are workhorses.

You can afford this bike

@@ChrisLoew But it appears to not be for sale.

They can't because the bikes would handle like complete crap on trails due to weighing kgs more than their competitors, so most riders would hate them off road and go back to the lighter, but more delicate options. They're built for a purpose and that's to be the last bike you'll ever need to buy for use in getting yourself and some cargo from A to B with no focus on speed. It's like asking why, since Ford Transits are so cheap, versatile and repairable, isn't everybody using them instead of Porsches when they go to a track day.

​@@peglor I'm on my 4th Ford transit. I'd love it if it were as reliable as this bike. But they're absolute junk😂 Unfortunately they're a requirement for my job.

The prepper-tactical fetishists should take note. This is the vehicle to have after society collapses; not some angry jeep trying to be an MRAP.

I've struggled to find a replacement frame for a fully. Manufacturer doesn't sell them directly, forwards me to bike shops. Bike shops don't respond. Maybe need to try again in a few months if the market stays cool and the season start rush wears off....

In terms of bikes North America is like a different planet. Bikes like this are so abundant on the second hand market in Europe. You can get this for 40€ in any city in Europe

why is there a circle in the middle?

​@markifi doesn't seems it has a real explanation, possible it is alternative to reinforce the frame, different from ther models that use extra bar. Indee, it is a cool feature and made strong in the market.

love this quote :D

Braize-on ones don't 😂😂😂

My exact thinking