Who needs a Gravel Bike when you can ride Vintage Steel?

Join me for a day out in the Cape Winelands on our Vintage Steel bicycles where I show you some beautiful scenery and the amazing Toeka Store & Restuarant which is home to an equally amazing collection of vintage goodies.
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[@davidgallop654]

First time seen your channel , I ride a steel Peugeot 1980 ish with 700c wheels and modern tyres , it flies can’t beat steel bikes! Keep up the good work

[@silverhawk911]

Seems like a great ride even on a vintage steel. Now, even I am itching to switch to vintage steel. Long live vintage steel.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

These old bikes keep on surprising me, they built them tough back in the day 😉👍🏼

[@jezztech]

"Even on vintage steel" ?/ say what, try doing that on a Carbon frame and see how your joints and a--e bone feel day after.

[@25inspector]

Back in the 1970's I rode vintage steel bikes everywhere here in Canada and on all kinds of surfaces. That's all we had back then. Did the job. If you were lucky you had decent tires that would help with avoiding punctures. Thank for this view of your beautiful area.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Yep, good tires make a big difference. I try and run 28C tires where possible but some of the race frames don’t allow anything larger than 23C.

[@0xsergy]

@@BuffsVintageBikes thats unfortunate given studies showing 28-32 performing the best. 32 is slightly slower but you get a softer ride.

[@noeldoran8884]

Brilliant scenery great to see older bikes working so well, I ride a 30 year old Basso Gap got rid of my carbon bike. Keep up the great vids Noel in the UK

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks for the feedback Noel 👍🏼 I still have a carbon road bike but I don’t think I’ve ridden it in the past 2 years... #steelisreal 😁👍🏼

[@glennoc8585]

Did you keep your modern gearing?

[@noeldoran8884]

@@glennoc8585 Hi Glenn yes still got Campagnolo 10 speed Record headset, bottom bracket and rear mech with Centaur Ergopower levers all works really smooth. Cheers Noel

[@ninetailsnet]

its so satisfying to beat those branded and highly upgraded bikes on a climb and sprint.. their reaction was so priceless every time they looking at my rusty step through japanese bike

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

🤣👍🏼

Beautiful! I love my 1990 Miyata Triple Cross for my gravel rides. Built it up with Tiagra 4700 groupset and newer wheels with 40mm Schwalbe G-One tires, it's comfy and nice :)

[@thecaveofthedead]

Hey thanks for this. I'm 48 and a bit of a beginner also here in Cape Town. I've been using a loaned aluminium mountain bike - a bit small for me - to get around. Now I'm planning to get an inexpensive road bike that's a bit zippier (and bigger) and I've been thinking about getting a decent '80s steel bike. I really feel the appeal of the comfortable ride (along with the great looks of course). This really reassures me that a vintage road bike will do fine on good dirt roads and tracks as well as tar, even if I can't fit wide tyres. My only remaining reservation is dealing with the hills without it being a slog. The gearing on these old bikes seems a bit hardcore for where I'm at currently.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Nowadays the gear ratio issues can be overcome by fitting a derailleur hanger extender which then allows you to run a larger ratio on the rear (maybe 34 tooth) without having a gear changing issue on the short cage rear derailleurs.

[@evgenyuspenyev7887]

Fantastic band of brothers,cheers

[@650gringo]

I love my mid 1980's Trek 400! We have graded dirt canal roads here and that old bike is right at home on them.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks for sharing, these old bikes are perfect for ripping up canal roads 👍🏼

[@jimmansi1187]

Awesome video, thanks for showing us subs all the different bikes, they are absolute gems! That was a helluva ride & a really cool place to stop and eat, stay safe!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the support 👍🏼

[@fergusfitzgerald977]

Super love my vintage 1980’s Tommasini! No criticism of modern bikes they are great as well ! It's sentiment really - the modern will be vintage some day - it's the “cycle” of life !

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Absolutely and it seems to happen so quickly 😊

[@petergiourelas3753]

I ride 86 steel frame motioncraft, with 1105 groupset biopace crank, no plans to change, love it.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

It sounds awesome 👍🏼

[@jbirdperez6003]

my choice of bike everyday ... Vintage . the ride the shifting the steering the strength is perfect .

[@acewilliams7917]

I love that seat post. I need one!!!

[@noahgoyette467]

ride an 87 peugeot triathlon that probably had 600 original miles on it when I bought it. Only thing replaced non period correct is tires and tubes. It is BEAUTIFUL to ride. mavic, 105, chromoly, original slotted shoes. A weird and wonderful challenge and experience.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Sounds like a great bike 👍🏼

[@bindingcurve]

I used to ride those new, yikes I'm old 😭

[@handlebarchap898]

Great Video, I've a 1981 Colnago Super and you've inspired me to take a long trip this weekend!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Glad to hear, check out my other videos when you get a chance, I’m currently busy with a full restoration on a Colnago Super. You’re fortunate to own such a beautiful classic 👌🏼

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

what a cracking place that restaurant is - thanks for sharing :-) always good to get out on the bikes, even though some of us may now be a "few" kilos heavier than in our racing prime :-)

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Absolutely, every day is a good day to ride a bike, despite your body shape 😄👍🏼

[@felixjackson2670]

Lovely day out. Modern living has a great deal to learn from Vintage gear!!

[@stuartm6710]

Hi, I am sitting on my sofa in Surrey, UK feeling very nostalgic. I left SA 21 years ago and seeing that Peugeot Mirage and Clasique made me remember lusting after them in Westville Cycles KZN. My parents had a Hanson tandem, and Alpina’s were always very cool. My dad had a Peugeot Galaxy which took pride of place in his bar. I suspect it was a rebranded Vitus or Alan... Do you have any knowledge on Benino bikes? I had a blue and white one, my 13th birthday present I think it had Tange steel tubing and Shimano Sante which I assume was quite low end, I got my dads hand me down 105 groupset when he upgraded his with internal cable brake levers. I would love to know some history on them. I thought at the time it was an Italian bike but I suspect it was just an Italian sounding name. So nice to see those bikes are being cared for. I am still riding and think bicycles are one of man’s greatest inventions - It’s hard to be in a bad mood after a couple of hours riding a bicycle. You earned a new subscriber

[@zaneslocombe8008]

Beautiful scenery.

[@scottbalsai]

Cool . Yes, all I have are old or "vintage" steel bikes. We have two 1987 bright yellow Schwinn touring Paramounts (another for my wife) from the Waterford, Wisconsin factory that are both three by 7's (one is converted from a 3x6). Both are made from Columbus tubing. We think those were the last of the Paramount touring frames ever made before the Paramount factory started focusing on racing frames only. I have a 1983 Mondia 2x6 with Reynolds 531 tubing. By far my prettiest frame. I have a Bianchi Osprey 3x7 steel bike for fishing and gravel. I have a Schwinn Paramount Series 50 Mt Bike from 1994 with Prestige tubing. And lastly, I have a Team Marin from 2000 made of Columbus Zona tubing. (My wife also has a 1970's-'80's red Celo Europa 2x6 of Columbus tubing.) The bikes I ride regularly all have fork tube extensions (or Zoom stems on the older bikes with quill type headsets) with 4 inch riser bars to raise up the handle bars for my arthritic neck. All of these bikes are mounted with Mt. bike break levers and shifters as well because being up so high puts my hand farther away from the old down tube shifters. So having them on the handle bars is safer and more efficient. Go vintage steel.---!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

It sounds like I certainly don’t have to convince you that #steelisreal 😄🙌🏼

[@scottbalsai]

@@BuffsVintageBikes Yes, I do like steel bikes. But having said that, I really have never ridden any other material, like carbon fiber or aluminum. But maybe that's because I have always been satisfied with steel and never felt a need to try something else. Could be my loss, but then ignorance is bliss,...I guess.

[@terrancefields4414]

I love the Cape Winelands. I haven't been there in 18 jaare. I would have loved to cruise on a bike fiets na de Franschoek. I always stay narby Stellenbosch center. I love ZA!!! You guys enjoy living in the land of wonder. Het jy leaker dag. Cheers!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Hahaha, great attempt at Afrikaans Terrance 👍🏼 SA has its issues but it remains an absolutely beautiful country to explore and enjoy on a bike 👌🏼👍🏼

[@ivanwhippy1706]

Thank you for sharing this video... 3 days ago i picked up my first ever vintage bike... its a Steel Frame Centurion Team Leader bike... from what i can gather it was built in May 1988.. May i add, it is also my very first Down Tube Friction Shifter experience... I was wondering where i could ride this bike since i live on a group of volcanic islands in the middle on the South Pacific Ocean, but after seeing what you and your frineds do i am seriously contemplating making this bike my go to bike... I will place 700 x 28 or 30 puncture proof tires on the bike and see how that goes... Thanks again for this

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks for the feedback and congrats on your recent purchase of a steel Classic 👌🏼 These old steel bikes are capable of a lot more than we can imagine, we just need to get over the marketing hype that places bikes within set margines. There’s a huge amount of overlap that allows us to explore way beyond tar roads only 👍🏼 Enjoy the ride 🚴

[@keithburt7874]

So encouraging, I found a good motorcycle deal riding my vintage Bianchi out to the last road in the county, I may make it my Holiday Bike for that O/O°

[@coffeepot3123]

6:44 I dunno why, but seeing all kinds of bikes up under a roof looks beautiful.

[@wesharris2559]

I ride my 1984 Super Record Eddy Merckx all the time!

[@ericpmoss]

The title alone gets a thumbs up for the video. I think that bikes for most people took a wrong turn when they became race-only machines for race-only personalities with race-only bodies and race-day pocketbooks.

[@BleakVision]

And 98% of whom never race in their life. And good on them as bike racing as a hobby is beyond stupid.

[@isitrachelorj3953]

Bianchi, Motobecane, Fuji, Panasonic, Peugeot and the bike that started it all - 1971 Raleigh Gran Prix (all original) vintage steel hang in my bike cave. Love them, ride them - though mostly just look at the Raleigh remembering what it felt like to be ten years old, on a bike out of earshot of my mom on my way to get ice cream.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

They certainly invoke many a childhood and young adult memory. Fortunately they are timeless if looked after properly 🙌🏼

[@davidheppell4001]

Love Stuarts Alpina. It brings back so many great memories of living in Jo'berg. I bought my first ever 'proper' bike which was an Alpina with 105 groupset from Westdene Cycles. I used to ride everyday to work from Florida Glen to Edenvale on that bike. Hardly any traffic in those days and used to greet Wally Hayward most mornings as he jogged by in Bedford Biew. Im now sitting freezing my ass in UK and miss those days cruising through Yeoville and Hillbrow. Still very regularly riding some nice classic bikes though!l!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Glad you’re still getting out on the bike at least David, it helps the mood and the dull and dreary days. Fortunately we’re going into summer now so long vintage rides are on the cards 👍🏼

[@glennoc8585]

Nice to see guys are keeping these old bikes going. I think the down shifters are still cool but I'd only get index types myself.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

I have to agree, STi shifters/Brifters was certainly a huge leap in technology for bicycles 👍🏼

[@jimmcclure3727]

Steel touring bikes were the gravel bikes of the past.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Absolutely Jim, they still are in the underdeveloped parts of the world 👍🏼

[@davidsaxby5400]

For “underdeveloped” read “ those that know better” I fully believe in the mantra “ If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. So good to see guys of my vintage riding the kind of bikes I love. I feel encouraged to get out and ride. Thanks for a great video.

[@tomkunich9401]

Despite me having owned every bike possible, the best bikes I have ever ridden were a Basso Loto with Oria tubing and an Eddie Merckx Strata OS.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Quality steel bikes 👌🏼🙌🏼

[@xavierderck3910]

I'm 56, Flemmish and cycling since I can walk. All kind of bikes but only steel left. Best bike ever I ridden, and still own, is the Belgian Bertin. Fantastic bike

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

Very cool, enjoyed it, cheers from NM , USA.

[@lolgrant]

First time viewing your channel and loved the countryside, culture, vintage bikes and even the condensed milk coffee (may find that difficult to locate at a coffee stop here up in the Pennines, UK). Seem like a nice laid back group of guys who seem to enjoy their riding and bikes but don’t take the rides ok seriously. My kind of cycling. Looking forward to more vids. Chapeau lads from Lol in Bury, Greater Manchester, UK.

[@lolgrant]

Oh yes and that coffee stop rocks! I wouldn’t be able to tear myself away for the return leg

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks for the feedback Lol. You’re absolutely correct, we’re very much a laid back lot and enjoy our cycling more for the social aspect now that we’re a bit older and wiser 😊👍🏼

[@joebarrow4074]

Great vid mate. Popped up on my YT feed here in the NW of the UK. Wow what a beauty that Alpina bike is never seen one before. Lovely ride well done fellas.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks for the message Joe, glad you enjoyed the video 👍🏼

[@richardcarr6493]

Exactly what l use my old miyata for too anywhere and everywhere ,also have room for bigger than the 38x700c l use now !! l use modern components and get the best of both worlds l think :) PS l have rim brakes too

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Great to hear Richard, so many people think these old bikes are limited to tar roads but they are capable of so much more 👍🏼

[@user-nq9gz4xf7f]

Great video. I.love vintage bikes. I bought a Benotto vintage this year. It has no innertubes so flat worries..glued on..i love this bike..took it into a bike shop...he said sell it ..you cant switch wheels get a new cassette gears or get part for anything that breaks. Sad

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Change your bike shop and go looking for someone more into old school bikes. There’s many options for replacement parts if you talk to the right people.

[@user-nq9gz4xf7f]

Ya he was pretty negative i will try to find vintage friendly shop in Ottawa thanks

[@trajtemberg]

I keep an old frame setup with 26x1.75's for rippin' gravel. Very comfy.

[@joehilling1482]

So glad I found your channel. Its a shame we don't have vintage rides out in the UK? Brill!!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Hi Joe, thanks for the comment 👍🏼 Look up Eroica Britain or UK on google, I’m sure they have it as an annual vintage event over there as well. Well worth a visit 👍🏼

[@MajesticSmokinElvis]

Great change-up in the format Buff. Keep throwing these in once and a while. Ride on!

[@redwallace7934]

I ride an 84 Torpado Nuevo sport with straight gauge Columbus tubing

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

I don’t know the bike but it sounds interesting, who built them?

[@redwallace7934]

@@BuffsVintageBikes Torresin workshop i

[@redwallace7934]

Sorry "butter fingers" Torrisini workshop in Padova Italy the name being a combination of the two tor-pado

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks, I’ll look them up 👍🏼

[@cristiancattalani]

La borsa anteriore della benotto è fantastica 🤩

[@davidward4329]

Great video , gives me more confidence to do a 4000 km ride across Australia , on my 74 PX 10, 32 mm Tires

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

That sounds like a great adventure, all the best with your ride 👍🏼

[@rudyramos5911]

Great new format..... ...best regards.......Rudy

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks Rudy, appreciated 👍🏼

[@OOTurok]

I ride MTBs... & every time I ride the bike park, there is always at least 1 person with a fancy, broken carbon fiber frame. Never seen anyone brake a steel or aluminium frame on the trails.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

It happens but a lot less. It’s generally easier and cheaper to fix a broke steel bike frame as well 👍🏼

[@marcusathome]

So you went to Paarl, my 2nd home! Nice... Wished I could have met you at Toeka's.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Pretty close to Paarl.

[@neoveloretro9443]

Beautiful Peugeot !!! Nice !!!

[@GabrielLopez-nd5fc]

Beautiful seatpost

[@p49N]

Did many of the vintage bikes you show here need to be "Spread" rewelded to accommodate wider tires? Nice vid!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thank you. No, none of them were modified to accept the wider tires. You just need to carefully select which frame you’re going to use for gravel riding as not all of them are accommodating.

[@thecatsonholiday5932]

I'm an inverted snob and I like to call Peugeot "per-got" said phonetically. BTW love ya content

[@thecovidprisoner]

Keep It Real Keep It Steel 🚲👍😀

[@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage]

Great video! Lots of interesting stuff.

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Exactly we rode road bikes for years off road it was called rough stuff but now we have the word “gravel “ to sell more bikes

[@nickidewet7711]

Nice route

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

I love this route Nicki, stunning views and very little farm traffic 👌🏼

[@solitaryrefinement6787]

Excuse Makers: "It's going to be wet & windy." Vintage Steel Bikes: "So? Hold my lube..."

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

🤣 Edzakery 😉

[@solitaryrefinement6787]

@@BuffsVintageBikes 😁

[@sidoutdoors1551]

I would love to have a vintage bike someday.

[@jbirdperez6003]

if you're in the L. A area i have one with your name of it ..

[@kentjoosten8149]

Rebuilt my 1984 Miyata 710 with new Shimano 105 components. Man, does it ride nice - I’ve put about 1500 km on it so far. All road, though. Not sure what tires I could fit on it for gravel.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

The durability of the old 105 components is impressive 👍🏼 Panaracer make a great 28C tire called the Pasella which I can recommend. Recently Goodyear also start making the 28C Eagle in a tan sidewall. It’s price point is good as well.

[@kentjoosten8149]

@@BuffsVintageBikes Thanks. I'm running 25C now and I think 28C should fit. I may have to give those a look.

[@kentjoosten8149]

@BuffsVintageBikes Belated thanks. I picked up some 28c Panaracer GravelKings, and they fit the Miyata fine. I totally rebuilt the Miyata with Shimano 600 components, rear rack and flat bars. Makes a great hybrid bike.

[@doylerabjohn3435]

Great video.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks!

[@MilesCobbett]

I wish I still had my 1977 Ferdi Kessels 531,Reynolds TDF road racing bike frame #32. It was campy and cinelli components and had a 39.5 inch wheelbase. It rode like a dream. On a positive note I did recently get given a Vitus 792 mark I race frame like Sean Kelly raced on back in the 70's. The frame angles and wheel base look to be almost identical to my Kessels frame. I wonder what it will ride like since it's aluminium ? Anyone have experience with one?

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

As a bonded aluminum frame I think you’ll find the Vitus a very compliant and comfortable ride. Similarly to my the Bridgestone Radac I would guess. A lovely bike to do long miles one 👍🏼

[@pebar]

Fantastic video, great to see the vintage steel getting an outing. But the BIG question is: Is that cheese and jam on toast? With bacon and beans??

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Yes to both those questions Peter, you haven’t lived until you’ve had cheese & jam on fresh toasted bread 😊👌🏼

[@pebar]

haha!. I think I might have to take your word on that one. Is it a well known South African delicacy?

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Not sure it can be classed as a delicacy but it’s very popular as a breakfast snack 😄👍🏼 Just make sure you use the correct cheese, either Gouda or Cheddar.

[@rkbllc]

1983 Biachi Limited......Ishiwata 022, Suntour Cyclone GT2, SR, Araya, Dia-Compe.......23 pounds and it's pretty.......it's older than most riders I meet.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

And probably still in better condition than the riders you meet as well 😄👍🏼

[@migueltrujillo5932]

I was in The Cape early 70s.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

It remains a beautiful place 👍🏼

[@monkeyraven1617]

Wow this is Great

[@Mosely2007]

I still ride 70s, 80s, 90s steel bikes. Tried carbon for 25 yrs and 8 broken frames. Glad I kept the old fleet. In 2015 I added a Ritchey Road Logic . Has that well made steel ride. 2 yrs ago added a steel Salsa for gravel. I have 2 aluminum gravel and cross bikes. No more carbon. It stays indoors on a trainer . When it breaks I have less chance of getting hurt Steel is real. The modern carbon shapes are ugly to me. Ride on!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

That Ritchey Road Logic has always appealed to me, it looks like a great ride 👌🏼👍🏼

[@Mosely2007]

@@BuffsVintageBikes it's a nice bike. My favorite road one. All Dura Ace 10 spd with Dura Ace carbon wheels. I ride mostly gravel now . Looking at the Richey Outback.

[@charlcoetzee93]

8 broken frames in a lifetime have to be in the top 1% of frame breaks per person

[@jackferriday5022]

I have a 1980 Fuji - was about $400.00 when I bought it. Still have it - just can't let it go. I needed to get rid of stuff for a big move from New Jersey to New Mexico - was thinking of giving the bike away, but after watching this video I'm glad I didn't. Great to see guys my age (you're all a bit younger than me, tho - haha) riding well-cared for vintage bikes. 10 or 12 gears is tough on up hills - but we all did it alot when that was all we had. Thanks for the ride!!! I subscribed.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Welcome on board Jack 👍🏼 You did the right thing keeping the Fuji, these old classics still have much to offer. In a future video I’ll share some gearing options to make that outdated gearing range a little better on the climbs 👍🏼

[@worldofameiso5491]

Buffy the Gravel Slayer...nice.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

🤣 it’s got a nice ring to it 😉

[@JC-qf1jd]

Out of interest how does an old steel vintage bike compare with a gravel bike for sturdiness? I’d get a vintage bike for my daily commute if I knew for sure it would handle the ups and downs on curbs. Thanks 🙏

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

They are extremely durable. The fact that there are so many still around after 40 years is testimony to this fact 👍🏼

[@splashpit]

Get a vintage cyclocross if you want to compromise. I use an old Alan cyclocross, must be thirty years old and still going strong .

[@jenmclernon9249]

it comes in handy when boondocking

[@terrancefields4414]

Schwinn bicycles are built for this! The high velt or the hills of Tennessee a 40-60LB bike can take it. After all the first motorcycles were made from these. Ha!😀

[@bryanooi8815]

Hi, your Bell helmet is also vintage??

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

LOL… yeah pretty close to it 😊

[@nicholass1218]

Where can I find that peugeot skull cap?!!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

I got mine through my local bike shop in Cape Town, Mark’s Bicycle Workshop but I’m sure you’ll be able to find them online 👍🏼

[@neiltorceno6051]

what tire size is good for vintage frame using a 700c rim? and can carry larger rider and able to perform well in small gravel ride? thanks in advance

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

It all depends on the maximum tire size your steel frame can accommodate. I ride 28C tires on my Peugeot and they have served me well but 32C is preferable if they can fit in your frame.

[@neiltorceno6051]

@@BuffsVintageBikes can i know what tire pressure you usually use? I've been having trouble adding tire pressure using floor pump and it's uncomfortable during ride, I'm using a 27.5 1 ⅜ tire what tire pressure can you suggest

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Pressure is always tricky as it has a lot to do with the terrain you’re riding on and the tire width i.e. I’ll ride a 32C softer than a 28C tire. The trick is to get the pressure just at that point where a pinch flat can be avoided and nothing harder otherwise the ride becomes harsh. I’ll often over inflate to around 5bar and then reduce the pressure on the ride until I’m comfortable with it.

[@mistarraifrafat5957]

i like vintage roadbike, i am from indonesia country

[@mariojavier1623]

what size of tires and wheels are on that Benotto? I have the same bike.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

700c rims with a set of 32c gatorskin tires

[@marcusathome]

Can you please share the tour info?

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

You looking for the route we took? I can drop it to you from Strava 👍🏼

[@marcusathome]

@@BuffsVintageBikes That'd be perfect. I'm still looking for good gravel roads in the area, and yours just looks like what I wanted to do.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Plenty gravel roads around Paarl to enjoy.

[@courtmarker1779]

my favorite brand BONJOUR

[@trehoje]

What tires do you use for gravel

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Most 28C road tires will work just fine on gravel. I use 28C Panaracer Pasela’s and Goodyear Eagles 👍🏼

[@bindingcurve]

@@BuffsVintageBikes What you call "gravel" I call the easy part on my ride. I moved up to 45 Riddlers and finally don't feel like Bambi on ice. We have well maintained bridal paths at our state park (that you almost never see horses on). So your riding on a centimeter of loose gravel with 15% slopes and hairpin curves. There are tracks cut in by other bikers, but you have walkers on them.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

@@bindingcurve I live in Africa, believe me there’s plenty of gravel a lot worse than what I show in this video but this particular route has fairly well maintained gravel roads.

[@bindingcurve]

@@BuffsVintageBikes I have the other problem, the paths are TOO well maintained. There is a layer of 1-2 centimeter deep loose gravel. I live near a state park with a equestrian vet university so we have awesome (if slippery) paths.

[@Bueben91]

Hola! Cual es el ancho de las ruedas?

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Some bikes were running on 28C and some on 32C 👍🏼

[@johanvandyk6923]

Surely riding vintage bicycles means wearing vintage riding kit.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Sadly the vintage kit isn’t always as durable as the vintage steel bikes 😁

[@gerritfourie2239]

Het jou vid baie baie geniet. ,,,,het nog altyd my '84 DU TOIT in my besit.,,,,(Wellington)

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Dankie Gerrit, jy moet ons kom join op ‘n vintage coffee shop ride een of ander tyd 👍🏼

[@rafaelbez2668]

I'm riding a old Bianchi everyday

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Great choice of bike, I love my Bianchi’s 👌🏼

[@kervilou5905]

good

[@vintagesteel]

I used to own a 1980's era Miyata 315 in mint condition but I lost the bike through some unfortunate events. Now I ride a 1975 Motobecane Grand Touring that I've fully restored.

[@lediffzitro7902]

2:26 Holy Cow

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

No, just a large Bull 🤣

[@dabrestauracion7404]

👏👏👏👏💪

[@markwalker2986]

Fantastic video buddy! I'm well impressed your bikes and it just goes to show that the biking industry tries to sell you all kind of bikes you don't need 🤔I've two road bikes a £500 alloy and a carbon bike . I love vintage though.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Thanks Mark and you’re spot on, use the tools at your disposal. The same thing happens in the motorcycle industry and vehicle industry.

[@markwalker2986]

@@BuffsVintageBikes yeah I agree! I've got a kawasaki zx9r 2004 and my mate tells me it's dated but I've had it for years and kept it mint! It's plenty fast enough for me and it won't lose its value unlike the latest stuff! Keep up the good work 👍

[@jorgeduran5138]

😍😍😍😎😎

[@pchykins6680]

I ride vintage steel bikes and yes they are less stiff thus more comfy for long rides ON ROADS (pavement, dirt roads or cobbles)....but I still can't see the point of it discrediting gravel bikes (because I own one too). Just because one of the riders had a tech issue on his bike , that also surely happens on vintage bikes; that's just unfair...for what it's worth, any gravel rider could laugh at roadies having a pinch flat or slipping on mud! First main reason is that though vintage steel bikes can offer more comfort but these bikes can't have wider tires - wider tires with less pressure (40psi) could offer more comfort than a 25c (90psi) road bike tires. Second, just like any roadie, you can't ride those skinny tires on skinny rims on rougher terrain as any well setup gravel bike could. Surely, you'd get a pinch flat early on. Your video only showed you riding easy roads...try the woods and see if your vintage bikes could better a gravel bike. Third, and maybe the best advantage of a gravel bike would be the wider and more aggressive tires which are great for muddy sections, single tracks and grassy terrain. The disc brakes could offer more stopping power and control on slippery sections where I know very well that any road bike would fail...I know because I've ridden them. I love both type of bikes but roadies are limited to easy roads...gravel bikes are more flexible. This video may be great in all it's aspect but I guess you're just being biased. It's always better to have an open mind before we comment on anything.

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

I think you’re taking this out of context, maybe consider practicing what you preach regarding an open mind. At no stage did I say vintage bikes are better than gravel bikes. I asked a question in the title. I too have a dedicated gravel bike and it’s carbon not steel. I race it in places I know my vintage bike will pick up issues, mostly pinched flats or heavy sand. But that’s not to say a vintage bike can’t go there. Keep watching my channel and I’ll prove to you in an upcoming video just what kind of terrain a vintage steel bike with thin tires can handle. Peace out ✌🏼

[@JoelAmadCycling]

wait, so you mean i can ride vintage steel on offroads?

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

All day, every day 😄

[@RevoltingRudi]

that squeeling bikechain is pure torture in my ears

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Maybe stick to tar, dust has a tendency to do that to a chain over time.

[@RevoltingRudi]

@@BuffsVintageBikes neglect has a tendency to do that to a chain over time.

[@asphalthedgehog6580]

I owned a Benotto. Let it litterally rot away in the basement...

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

😳😱 In the old days that would have gotten you a good old flogging 🤔😉😁

[@asphalthedgehog6580]

@@BuffsVintageBikes yes, and rightly so... I had forgotten it, and when we moved I found it. Luckily still own a 43 year old Raleigh in top condition.

[@narcisobramosjr3336]

Can you give me a bike as a gift?

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Yeah sure, how about 10, they grow on trees here? If you want a bike start working towards buying one.

[@narcisobramosjr3336]

Sir I'm from the philippines.in Cebu lapulapu city ..and I experience the typhoon oddette last Dec 16 all our house was destroyed.i ask you if I can have an old second hand bikes only..that I can use as transportation .were zero here ..

[@the.communist]

Guy on mtb must feel outta place

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Just a little 🤣 He owns a vintage Cannondale but chose not to use it.

[@edinelsonramirez5656]

Vintage & gravel don't mix! Gravel requier fatter tires ...duh!

[@BuffsVintageBikes]

Duh, wish I knew that before we did a big ride without issues