How The Amazingly Burly ‘Buffalo Bicycle’ is Changing The World

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Published 2024-05-12
The Buffalo Bicycle is a robust, utilitarian, and serviceable bicycle made to help the most remote communities on the planet. Today, we will closely examine the Buffalo Bicycle and show how its incredible engineering has created perhaps the most purpose-built machine ever and how it helps communities access healthcare, clean water, education, and more.

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All Comments (21)
  • @SethsBikeHacks
    It has only been 2 days and you guys raised over $7100!!!!!!! That's clean drinking water, medics, school children, food, and anything else that can be transported by bike, all being done more efficiently and effectively. WOW.
  • @skytoll1
    This is "COMMON SENSE" engineering, something the automobile industry needs to learn.
  • @Arfonfree
    I've been a silent backer of WBR for years. You wouldn't believe how happy it makes me to see somebody with your reach promote WBR and the Buffalo bike. Thank you.
  • @bookoobeans
    After getting jaded watching all the high-tech bicycle channels showcasing $5k+ bikes, this is a breath of fresh air & much more inspiring.
  • I, a suburban American Dad, want this for myself. And I want the spiritual counterpart for every product I own. Pure utility, built to last and be fixed by the owner forever.
  • @woozertoo
    If I may suggest, Seth: the Buffalo Bike is not only one of the most interesting bikes you’ve ever reviewed, but it is THE MOST IMPORTANT bicycle you’ve had on the channel. Thanks again for promoting them.
  • @magnet215
    Watching from Zimbabwe. I have personally seen how these bikes help from community healthcare personnel to children attending and people going to work. Thanks for raising awareness
  • @GrahamvandeRuit
    As a bike shop owner in Harare, Zimbabwe, whenever we get customers wanting a bike under $300 we always recommend the Buffalo. They'll outlast most bikes costing 10 times that, and when they do need spares they're available locally and cheaply. They do also offer a couple of models with gears, one of which has an innovative method of shifting between the two gears by back-pedalling.
  • @zubayrbhyat8077
    Man, videos like this are the reason I love cycling. With so many cycling channels focusing on the higher end of stuff it's refreshing to see you talk on things that matter to more people. Thanks Seth!
  • @jestnutz
    This. This is what I support. User centric products. Non greedy and helping the people. This is what companies should be.
  • @user-fy4df5tv4k
    I cycled in Senegal 30 years ago. I took over my Rocky Altitude. About halfway through my stay I wondered if I should not have been on one of omnipresent Chinese bikes ( Pigeons?) Yes, single or maybe 3 speed commuters like the Buffalo. I broke parts, lost parts, had tools stolen. I had to go to a Mercedes dealership to get an Allen wrench. I patched one tube 12 times in one day from thorns and pinches. I bought patch glue in used pop bottles, and cut a dead tube for patches. I had to be seriously 'en brousse' to not see one of those steel behemoths wheeling around. At one stay the local bike mechanic borrowed mine for a ride. I showed the gearing, and he took off. The beam on his face when he returned ! Then he asked about maintenance, as he saw me earlier with the rear cluster off, and repacking bearings in the hub... he was not amused. So yeah, water bottle mounts? What's a water bottle? I was using old bleach jugs to carry water, and filled on old pop bottle in my handlebar bag. Spoke guards are just something to break or get gummed up. Helmets were non-existent, I only wore mine on the tarmac areas. I would like to see more on the pump... the lever looks ingenious.. less struggle to get the hose off the valve without damaging it (no wiggling etc.), wouldn't be surprised if there's a wrench head built in. And, glad there was not a whole lot of talking about 'the people', or "lifting up" and keeping the focus on the bike and the realities of being off grid, and using bikes as an everyday work horse!
  • @DalstonVinyl
    I honestly think this is possibly the best designed, most thoughtful bike I've ever seen AND its just wonderful how a great bike can truly transform lives in developing countries. Thanks for choosing to explain the Buffalo on your channel. Great work!!
  • @yammienoob
    I was so excited to see you promoting this bicycle. We did a big push for WBR in 2021 as part of our 1M subscriber special video. These are awesome and the ethos is on point!
  • Thanks, just contributed. Buffalo Bikes remind me very much of the old Schwinns I used and abused the heck out of on rural Missouri gravel and dirt roads in the late 40s and early 50s. Glad to see that they still exist. Now if they only had a headlight connected to a spring-loaded generator that you could flip against the front wheel when the sun went down.
  • @seanhine6929
    While other channels are starting to feel like 10 minutes ads to make me buy stuff I don’t need, I love videos like this on how bikes can change peoples lives. I spent $150 this weekend on 2 parts to keep my son’s bike on the road so donation of $225 (Australian) for a whole bike that may make a difference to someone’s life was an easy decision.
  • @jeffstreck
    12:15 Bike mech from South Africa here. I am guessing lack of bottle mounts is also to limit water ingress potential.
  • @seattlegrrlie
    Thank you for promoting this charity. Their work quite literally saves lives and changes others
  • @davidmorris8121
    Seth, i've watched your videos since the days of you messing about on that Trek! Pleased to see that you've remained the same humble, thoughtful, kind-hearted person, despite your successes! Therefore, an ideal person to show us such an important bicycle!