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How the amazingly burly ‘Buffalo Bicycle’ offers affordable transport to developing countries

yt.artemislena.eu How The Amazingly Burly ‘Buffalo Bicycle’ is Changing The World

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 communitie...

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Written Article about the bike, for those who are bandwidth limited.

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It makes me sad that these sorts of things never get released in the US, even on a "pay twice the price to get one for you and fund one for the needy" kind of scheme. We want them too!
- Wtf are you talking about? Surly is an American company, they make and sell those things here.
  
  WTF are you talking about? The "Buffalo Bike" isn't a Surly; it's apparently designed by an organization called "World Bicycle Relief."
  OP's third link specifically says:
  But you can’t buy a Buffalo Bike, or at least not for yourself. A $165 donation helps donate a bike to someone in need.

Reminds me of the WorldBike project.
https://inhabitat.com/video-worldbikes-big-boda-transports-cargo-and-improves-lives/

I like it. Especially being able to maintain and repair it with common tools.
- Perversely, while it would be easier for someone with no equipment to maintain in their home, it would be a bigger pain in the ass for a bike shop here to maintain than a typical cargo bike would be.
  
  por qué?

Yes, very nice bicycle indeed, I dig it.

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