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Abantu baseSami bangabelusi bezinyamazane abadumile abahlala ezindaweni ezisenyakatho yeRussia, eFinland, eNorway naseSweden. Kunamagama ayi-180 amelela iqhwa neqhwa. Kungashiwo okufanayo nangabagibeli bamabhayisikili abachitha ubusika kunoma yisiphi isimo sezulu sasenyakatho. Ngenxa yezinguquko zesizini ekukhanyeni kwelanga, izinga lokushisa kanye nemvula, okuhambisana nokwanda kokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, cishe kuqinisekisiwe ukuthi azikho izinsuku ezimbili zokugibela ibhayisikili ezizoba zifana ebusika. Lapho, ibhayisikili elikhulu lingasindisa umphefumulo womgibeli webhayisikili.
Abanye abantu bangase bacabange ukuthi ukugibela ibhayisikili ebusika kuzwakala njengesihogo esesabekayo kakhulu. Ngempela, ukuze ube nohambo oluthakazelisayo noluphephile, udinga ukuthuthukisa isu: Yisiphi isigaba esifanele izisebenzi zesikhashana ezinenombolo eyodwa? Amathayi agcwele noma amathayi angagcwele? Ingabe isibani sami singasebenza? Ingabe ngizogibela emigwaqweni ebandayo noma ezindleleni zokuhamba ngezinyawo ukuze ngizibulale? Ngaphezu kokugibela ehlobo, kubaluleke kakhulu ukugibela kusengaphambili, ngoba ukwehluleka kwemishini (njengokushisa komzimba noma i-frostbite) kungaba nemiphumela emihle.
Kodwa-ke, ukugibela ebusika, untanta endaweni ethule enombala ofanayo, kukhona nokuzindla okujulile. Sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka ukuphishekela imigomo kukaStrava njalo futhi ujabulele umlingo wobusika obudlulayo. Ukugibela kuze kube sebusuku futhi ufike cishe ngo-4:45 ntambama ngesikhathi engangihlala kuso, isimo sikaJack London, esifaneleka kakhulu ukusinda, sanda kakhulu.
Emlandweni omude wamabhayisikili, amabhayisikili akhuluphele asemusha kakhulu: Ngo-1980, umFulentshi uJean Naude (uJean Naude) weza nomqondo ohlakaniphile wokusebenzisa amathayi eMichelin anomfutho ophansi ukuze ashayele ama-800 ehlane laseSahara. Amamayela amaningi. Ngo-1986, wanezela isondo lesithathu wahamba cishe amamayela angu-2,000 esuka e-Algiers eya eTimbuktu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abagibeli bamabhayisikili e-Alaska bahlanganisa amarimu ndawonye ukuze bakhe indawo ebanzi yokugibela i-Iditakike, idili lamamayela angu-200 emigwaqweni yeqhwa kanye nemizila yezinja. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, indoda egama linguRay Molina eNew Mexico isebenzisa amathayi angu-3.5 intshi ukwenza amarimu angu-82mm ukugibela amagquma kanye ne-Arroyos. Ngo-2005, umenzi wamabhayisikili waseMinnesota uSurly wadala iPugsley. I-Marge Rim yayo enkulu engu-65mm kanye namatayara e-Endomorph angu-3.7 intshi avumela abantu abaningi ukuba basebenzise amabhayisikili akhuluphele. Lobu buchwepheshe bokulungisa baba yinto esetshenziswa kakhulu.
Amabhayisikili amakhulu ayevame ukufana “nejubane elihamba kancane”, futhi ozimele bensimbi bezimoto ezinkulu zokuqala kungenzeka babenje. Ukungena ephedalini nge-fluff emhlophe engenasisekelo kuwumsebenzi ononya. Kodwa izikhathi zishintshile. Imikhiqizo efana neSalsa, Fatback, Specialized, Trek kanye neRocky Mountain iyaqhubeka nokukhula ngezakhiwo ezilula kanye namathayi anwebekayo ukuze ibhekane nezimo ezimbi kakhulu, kanye nezingxenye ezijwayelekile ezifana nesihlalo se-dropper.
NgoJanuwari, i-Rad Power Bikes yethule i-RadRadover entsha kagesi. NgoSepthemba, i-REI Co-Op Cycles yethule ibhayisikili layo lokuqala elinobukhulu, uhlaka lwe-aluminium oluqinile olunamasondo angu-26 intshi. Namuhla, isisindo esiphezulu kakhulu silula kunezithuthuthu eziningi zasezintabeni. Uhlaka lwe-Salsa Beargrease Carbon XO1 Eagle carbon fiber luka-2021 lunesisindo se-rim kanye nenduku esingamakhilogremu angu-27.
Bengilokhu ngigibela i-Salsa Beargrease Carbon SLX ka-2021 selokhu kwaqala iqhwa enyakatho yeMinnesota ngomhlaka-15 Okthoba. Iyibhayisikili elifanayo ne-XO1 Eagle, kodwa elinokuqukethwe okungaphansi kwekhabhoni, futhi ukuphela kohlelo lokudlulisa kuphansi kancane. Phakathi kwamamodeli amathathu amabhayisikili anamafutha eSalsa (iBeargrease, iMukluk neBlackborow), iBeargrease yakhelwe ukuba nekhono lokuhamba ngokushesha, ngenxa yesimo sayo esiqhubekayo, ekwazi ukuphatha osayizi abaningi berimu kanye nobubanzi bamathayi ngaphansi kwezimo ezahlukene zomjaho. Amakhono kanye nezesekeli eziningi zikhomba imishini eyengeziwe, ukudla kanye nezingxenye zokuphonsela inselelo imincintiswano yebanga elide, njenge-Arrowhead 135 eyinselele.
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Nakuba i-Arrowhead 135 izophuma maduze ekhebhini lami elidumile, i-Beargrease emnyama yekhabhoni iseyindlela yokusabela kusukela odakeni naseqhweni lesizini exubile kuya endleleni yokushayela yempuphu ephuthiwe. Leli bhayisikili linamasondo angu-27.5 intshi namathayi angu-3.8 ububanzi, namarimu afinyelela ku-80 mm, okwenza lisebenze kahle emigwaqweni ecocekile neyisicaba. Kodwa lingasebenzisa namasondo angu-26 intshi kumarimu angu-100mm futhi linamatayari afinyelela ku-4.6 ububanzi ukuze lintante eqhweni elibi. Lingaguqulwa ngisho namatayari angu-29 intshi futhi lisebenzise amathayi angu-2 kuya ku-3 intshi kumarimu angu-50mm ohambweni lonyaka wonke. Uma ufuna ukwengeza i-suspension yangaphambili ukuze uthambise amaqhubu, uhlaka luhambisana nefoloko yangaphambili futhi lunomugqa ophezulu ongu-100 mm.
Ngesikhathi ngiqala ukuhlola iBeargrease enyakatho yeMinnesota, izinga lokushisa lalingama-degrees angu-34 kanti umkhondo wawuyingxube yodaka neqhwa. Njengoba sonke sazi, umuzwa omubi kakhulu obhekene nabantu ababhekana nalesi simo ukuthi ungafakazela ukuthi uvale ithambo lakho lentamo lapho ibhayisikili liphuma ngaphansi kwakho eqhweni futhi ubuso bakho buthinte phansi. Futhi udinga ukuthungwa. Ngenhlanhla, lokho akwenzekanga. IBeargrease izizwa izinzile, ishesha futhi iphephile, noma ngabe amathayi awabethelwanga engxenyeni ebandayo. Ukuqina kwayo kusesimweni sayo esinamandla kakhulu: isikhungo sangaphambili eside (ibanga eliqondile ukusuka enkabeni yebhulakhethi engezansi kuya ku-axle engaphambili), induku emfushane, ibha ebanzi kanye nochungechunge lwama-440 mm, okwenza izwakale sengathi ibhayisikili elingaphandle komgwaqo.
Naphezu kokugibela esitofini esibandayo esinodaka sesizini yamahlombe eMinnesota ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo, i-Belgrade's Shimano 1 × 12 SLX drivetrain kanye namabhuleki e-Sram Guide T asasebenza kahle. Ngokungafani nebhayisikili lami lensimbi elinamafutha, i-Beargrease ayizange ingithinte idolo. Lena inkinga evamile ngamabhayisikili anamafutha ngenxa yesisindo sawo kanye ne-Q factor ebanzi (phakathi kwamaphuzu okuxhumanisa ama-pedal engalweni ye-crank uma ilinganiswa ngokuhambisana nephansi) Ibanga ukusuka ku-bracket axis). I-Salsa iyanciphisa ngamabomu i-Q factor ye-crank ukuze inciphise ukucindezeleka kwedolo, kodwa uhlaka lwe-carbon fiber olulula nalo luyasiza. Ngezinye izikhathi, ekugibeleni kwami, isihlalo esinama-dropper sizoba usizo. Nakuba ibhayisikili lihambisana nesihlalo esingu-30.9mm, aliyona ingxenye yokwakhiwa.
Ezimotweni zomjaho noma ohambweni olude, azikho izindawo eziningi zokugcina imishini. Kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zefoloko ye-Kingpin yebhayisikili, kunezikheji zamabhodlela ezinamaphakethe amathathu noma uhlobo lwe-Salsa oluthi “Anything Cage”, olungasetshenziswa ukulayisha noma yimiphi eminye imishini elula oyidingayo. Ohlakeni, kunezikheji zamabhodlela ezimbili ngaphakathi konxantathu, i-rack yokufaka eyisesekeli ohlangothini olungezansi lwe-down tube, kanye ne-rack ye-tube ephezulu engangena ikhompyutha yebhayisikili kanye nesikhwama se-tube ephezulu.
Kusesekwindla, okusho ukuthi iqhwa elinzima alikaqali ukundiza. Kodwa i-Beargrease inginike isizathu esanele, ngilangazelela ubusika kanye ne-corduroy elungiswe kahle.
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