Onguza: high end steel bikes handmade in Namibia

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[@Josh-Reid]

For those who are wondering, two of the 3 owners of ONGUZA are black Namibians. Sakaria Nkolo is of Himba descent and Petrus Mufenge is of Wambo descent. ONGUZA's (Pangolin Bicycles CC) equity structure also makes room for all future senior employees to gain equity. Omaruru is Dan's hometown and ONGUZA exists to make sure people in Omaruru have opportunities for high value craftsmanship with the training and equity necessary to make a real, fundamental difference in the community. We are hoping more businesses in Namibia see our model and realize there is greater prosperity for all when it's done this way.

[@RobinT346]

Thank you for this info. This is really good to know!

[@jerseybarrier64]

Dan is the top class. Really love what they are doing and adding a story to something where so many are just highlighting grams. If I was in the market and one day I hope to be I’d without hesitation put my trust in Dan and all the special people who are involved in this project. Wishing them the best of luck.

[@felixjackson2670]

Perfect antidote to our Global,Corporate,W.E.F. modern world. Beautiful and of course Hand Crafted. Long may you continue. Thanks for sharing such a lovely insight into this project.

[@jaredkieser9317]

Did a 9day bike packing trip through Lesotho over some ROUGH stuff on their Goat gravel bike. It handled like a beast. Super nimble and light but solid and comfy over long days. Beautiful bikes, world class quality / craftsmanship. 👌

[@jamesnoble2631]

My double arch and seat stay curves are things that get mentioned the most when I'm group riding.
Great video Dan, need to save some 💰 to come and visit you guys.

[@OldManAzeban]

Beautiful craftsmanship! The frame-smiths are maestros!

[@markjthomson]

Those are great looking bikes and nicely made. It good to see a creative aesthetic being applied, more than just "lighter/stiffer/faster".

[@moobaz8675]

Beautiful. That's just so cool and great craftsmanship. People are only limited by opportunity. They must be very proud of their work.

[@RobinT346]

That level of handwork is next level! I love the comparison to jewellery

[@davidlenneberg4303]

Very cool, I hope they continue with their success👍

[@ianbarbar3869]

Fascinating cycling related video. Great watch, thanks for sharing.

[@cb6866]

Thanks Josh ...for showing these people , I thought it was Nic for a second ..be well .

[@pmcmpc]

Look very nice and the involvement and ownership of locals is good. But if they're relying on selling $9k+ bikes as 'jewellery' as Dan seems to want to, I'm not sure that's likely to do too well given the imminent reckoning the industry is headed for.

[@nothingspecial2018]

All the best!!!

[@Luca-pp5cg]

*promo sm* 👇

[@RomanoCortesJorge]

No native Africans owning bike businesses, bike tours, or bike events. Very disturbing and depressing set of videos from Namibia, a land plundered and colonized by Europeans who apparently never left.
As an Asian and a person of color, this doesn't seem welcoming and patronizing these businesses seems to enable the post-colonial white savior mentality.
I do hope you can feature native Africans and get their honest viewpoints.

[@Josh-Reid]

Hi Romano. Two of the 3 owners of ONGUZA are black Namibians. Sakaria Nkolo is of Himba descent and Petrus Mufenge is of Wambo descent. ONGUZA's (Pangolin Bicycles CC) equity structure also makes room for all future senior employees to gain equity. Omaruru is Dan's hometown and ONGUZA exists to make sure people in Omaruru have opportunities for high value craftsmanship with the training and equity necessary to make a real, fundamental difference in the community. We are hoping more businesses in Namibia see our model and realize there is greater prosperity for all when it's done this way. Hope this helps.

[@RomanoCortesJorge]

@@Josh-Reid Thanks that was reassuring to know. Hope you can feature them too. Keep up the good work.

[@pmcmpc]

@@RomanoCortesJorge they're both in the video ....