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potate , in 10 Best Sleek & Efficient Bicycles For Eco-Conscious Commuters - Yanko Design

I think a more apt title is '10 totally impractical bikes that mostly don't exist beyond renders!'.

Yanko is click bait titled listicles. Don't support low effort trash.

AchtungDrempels , in 10 Best Sleek & Efficient Bicycles For Eco-Conscious Commuters - Yanko Design

List lacks the wild wacky action bike.

lettruthout , in 10 Best Sleek & Efficient Bicycles For Eco-Conscious Commuters - Yanko Design

These are fun examples/prototypes but "Sleek & Efficient" and "Eco-Conscious Commuters" are both quite a stretch.

_haha_oh_wow_ , in 10 Best Sleek & Efficient Bicycles For Eco-Conscious Commuters - Yanko Design
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Yanko Design

That's all I need to know, lol

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

I like it. Especially being able to maintain and repair it with common tools.

jerkface ,
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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.

treadful , in How the amazingly burly ‘Buffalo Bicycle’ offers affordable transport to developing countries
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https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/2e845a4d-455c-49a4-9337-75741291d5d4.webp

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

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!

Kaboom ,

Wtf are you talking about? Surly is an American company, they make and sell those things here.

grue ,

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.

Kaboom ,

Oh, I miss read it. But the real question is why a buffalo bike over literally any other steel bike?

Churbleyimyam ,

There are lots of things in the video

atzanteol ,

Somebody should create a video talking about that.

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

Reminds me of the WorldBike project.

https://inhabitat.com/video-worldbikes-big-boda-transports-cargo-and-improves-lives/

ProdigalFrog , in Man who survived ebike fire that killed his family fights for change to UK law
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Hope that sodium battery powered e-bikes hit the market soon. They'll have lower range, but they don't explode or catch fire like Lithium batteries.

Dayroom7485 , in How the amazingly burly ‘Buffalo Bicycle’ offers affordable transport to developing countries

Yes, very nice bicycle indeed, I dig it.

Grass , in Some days it'll be like that, take 2

I have a 50 or 52 on the back of my bike and its a decent amount bigger than any dork disc I've ever seen. They seem to only go up to 34 and I have been thinking of 3d printing one that matches my colour scheme.

FauxPseudo , in Some days it'll be like that, take 2
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I didn't know this was a thing. I've never lost a single spoke. But then I buy cheap stuff that isn't hyper engineered to the tightest specs.

Reddfugee42 , in Some days it'll be like that, take 2

I love that all it takes to stop people from using something helpful is give it a shameful alliterative name like "dork disc" 😅

xiao , in Some days it'll be like that, take 2

Thanks for the zip ties tip !

a1studmuffin ,
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I love the satisfaction when something goes wrong on a ride and you're prepared for it. I came off my bike a few months ago and scraped up my elbow pretty bad. Despite the mild concussion I remember being quite excited to be able to patch myself up in the field, hahaha.

Atelopus-zeteki , in Some days it'll be like that, take 2
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