ʻO ka māmā kiʻekiʻe he metric nui i ka haʻuki o Formula 1. E like me ka inoa e ʻōlelo nei, ana ʻo ia i kou wikiwiki e like me kou hala ʻana i ka piko o ke kihi.No ke aha he mea nui?No ka mea, hoʻoholo maoli ia i kou wikiwiki holoʻokoʻa a me nā mākau hoʻokele.ʻO kou wikiwiki ma ka piko o ke kihi e pili ana i ka braking pololei a me ke kihi ʻana.Ke hoʻopau ʻoe i kēia mau hana ʻelua, e piʻi ʻoe i luna i ka hikiwawe loa, kahi e hoʻonui ai i kou wikiwiki ma ka puka ʻana a, ma ka hopena, e hoʻonui i kou wikiwiki ma ka ʻāpana aʻe o ke ala.
Pili nā loina like i ka holo kaʻa mauna.E pili ana i ka braking kūpono a me ke kihi kūpono e hiki ai i ka piko a me ke kihi i ka wikiwiki loa.ʻO ke kūpono, ʻo ka lanakila ʻana i ka piko, ʻo ia ka mea ʻaʻole ʻoe e paʻi i nā kaʻa, akā ʻo ka pedal i ke kakahiaka nui.No laila, ʻōwili ʻoe me ka inertia.Inā he hiʻohiʻona i lalo, lawe ka ʻumekaumaha.Inā ʻoe e uhaki pono, e hoʻokuʻu ʻia nā kaʻa i ko lākou palena - traction akā ʻaʻohe paheʻe - a e holo wikiwiki ana ʻoe ma waho o ke kihi, mākaukau e hele i ka wā e holo pololei ai ke kaʻa.
Eia kaʻu mea i loaʻa mai ai ma hope o ka holo ʻana i ka Evil Bikes "The Follow" maʻamau i kekahi mau manawa.Ua hoʻomaikaʻi koʻu wikiwiki kiʻekiʻe ma mua o nā kaʻa kaʻa ʻē aʻe aʻu i holo ai.No ke aha mai?No ka mea, ʻo ia ke kumu.
Ua hoʻololi ʻia ka holo kaʻa mauna i ʻano ʻē aʻe o nā paikikala.Hiki ke maʻalahi loa a maopopo iaʻu e ʻakaʻaka ka poʻe he nui i kēia poʻo inoa waho-alanui hou.Eia nō naʻe, ma hope o 30 mau makahiki o ka holo kaʻa mauna, ʻo ka ulu ʻana o ka haʻuki a me kāna mau ʻenehana ʻenehana i alakaʻi maoli i kēia: ka holo kaʻa mauna ma waho.
He hybrid ia e hui pū ana i lalo (DH) a me ka ʻāina keʻa (XC) i hoʻokahi mīkini.ʻAe, aia lākou ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe o ka spectrum bike mauna.Loaʻa i nā kaʻa kaʻa DH he 200mm hoʻomaha.Kaumaha lākou, me ka geometry palupalu loa, ʻelua lei aliʻi poʻo, coil spring haʻalulu, aggressive kaʻa a me nā laina paʻa paʻa, ʻo ka mea wale nō āu e hana ai, ʻo ke kī i ka pedal.ʻO ka ʻokoʻa, loaʻa nā kaʻa uila XC ma kahi o 100mm o ka hoʻokuʻu.He māmā lākou, loaʻa nā lima lima paʻa me nā kaʻa kaʻa wikiwiki a me ka pae kiʻekiʻe loa.Malia paha ʻo ka Holy Grail ka mea maikaʻi loa o nā ao ʻelua: he kaʻa kaʻa wikiwiki e piʻi i nā puʻu me ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i nā iho hoʻomāinoino (a hilinaʻi).
E noʻonoʻo paha kekahi poʻe, "ʻO ia ke ʻano o nā kaʻa kaʻa?"Pane au, "Aole loa."Ua hoʻomaka wau e hoʻomaopopo ʻaʻohe wahi no nā kāne ma ke ao holo kaʻa mauna.Makemake au i ka holo ʻana i nā kaʻa uila ultralight 100mm XC.Makemake au i ka holo ʻana i nā kaʻa kaʻa 160/170mm enduro.A ma muli o kēia loiloi, makemake wau i ka holo ʻana i nā kaʻa kaʻa ala 120mm.He mea kupanaha nā mea ʻē aʻe a pau ma waena.ʻAʻohe mea maikaʻi loa e pili ana i kēia mau kaʻa 130-150mm.Maikaʻi wale lākou i ka mediocrity.Inā noʻonoʻo ʻoe he ʻano dumbbell curve kēia, pololei ʻoe.E like me nā mea ʻē aʻe he nui i ka ʻoihana a me ke ola, hiki ke ʻike ʻia nā leʻaleʻa āpau o ke kaʻa mauna i nā haʻuki koʻikoʻi.
No laila pehea ʻoe e kūʻai maoli ai i kaʻaahi alahele?No ka mea he ʻano hou kēia, ʻaʻole pono ʻoe e ʻike i nā kaʻa kaʻa i kuhikuhi mua ʻia me kēia ʻāpana kaulike.Pono paha ʻoe e kūkulu iā ia ma ke ʻano he hana maʻamau a i ʻole me kekahi mau koho koho.No laila, ʻo kaʻu moeʻuhane kēia no ka ʻāina.
ʻO kēia kiʻi hōʻailona ka puʻuwai a me ka ʻuhane o ke kaʻa.E like me kāu e hoʻomanaʻo ai, koho wau i ka Follow for Mountain Bike of the Decade ma 2018 no ka paionia ʻana i ka geometry 29er hou i lōʻihi, lohi a wikiwiki hoʻi i ka iho.ʻOiai ʻaʻole mākou e wehewehe e like me ia, ʻo kēia kaʻa he paionia alahele.Inā ʻoe e hoʻi a heluhelu i nā loiloi, hoʻomaikaʻi pinepine lākou i ka hana iho ʻana o kēia kiʻi huakaʻi pōkole (120mm) a me kona hiki ke piʻi.Eia naʻe, ʻo ka manaʻo nui i kona hiki ke hāʻule.Pehea e iho maikaʻi ai ke kaʻa kaʻa 120mm?He ma'i po'o hui keia.
Akā ʻo ia ka hanauna mua o ka poʻe hahai, a i kēia manawa ke kolu o ka hanauna.ʻO nā hoʻololi nui he paipu noho 77-degere ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka piʻi ʻana;nā pivots hoʻomaha ʻoi aku ka paʻa a me ka lōʻihi;ka hoʻokele uwea kūloko no ka nānā ʻana aku;kaawale ʻokoʻa ma waena o Super Boost hope haʻalele (157mm).
ʻO ka koho hoʻolālā hope loa he mea kūpono e ʻimi i ka wā e hoʻopau ai i kēia hoʻolālā kūkulu moe.E like me kaʻu i ʻike ai, ʻo ka Evil and Pivot Bikes wale nō i hāpai i kēia maʻamau hou (inā hiki iā ʻoe ke kapa iā ia) a hiki i kēia manawa.Ma kahi o 6 pākēneka ka laulā ma mua o ka 148mm Boost spacing maʻamau, a ʻo ke kumu o ia mea e hana maikaʻi ai nā huila 29-inihi.Ma ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka ʻaoʻao haʻahaʻa o ka huila huila (hub), hiki ke hoʻopaʻa ʻia nā huila ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi.Ma muli o kaʻu moʻolelo mua e pili ana i ka wikiwiki kiʻekiʻe, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻonui i ka ukana ma ka huila ma mua o ka neʻe ʻana a hele i waho o ke ala.Hoʻoikaika maikaʻi ʻo ia i nā palena kino o ke kaʻa, e ʻae ana i nā wikiwiki kiʻekiʻe a me ka wikiwiki holoʻokoʻa.Hoʻokuʻu hou ʻo ia i ka derailleur hope, hiki iā ia ke hoʻokau i nā puʻu pōhaku, ʻoiai ʻaʻole ia he pilikia iaʻu i kēia manawa.
ʻO koʻu manaʻo mua ma hope o ka holo ʻana i kēia mana hou, "Pehea wau i kali lōʻihi ai e kiʻi i kahi mea hahai?"ʻEkolu mau makahiki maikaʻi kēlā.A i kēia manawa ua koho au i ka nui nui ma mua o ka mea waena.ʻO wau he 5'10″, kahi e hoʻokomo iaʻu i waena, akā ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o koʻu mau wāwae no laila he nui kaʻu mau pahu ma kaʻu kaʻa.He ʻoiaʻiʻo maoli kēia no ka mea ʻoi aku ka paʻa i nā wikiwiki kiʻekiʻe.Hiki i hoʻokahi paʻa omole ke paʻa i ka ʻōmole wai nui.
ʻO ka lāʻau ma lalo nei he intuitive a hoʻoulu.Hoʻoikaika ia iā ʻoe e ʻike i kāu mau palena, akā ʻoi loa ka indulgent ke hele ʻoe ma waho.Ke holo ʻoe i lalo i kahi ala wikiwiki a ʻoʻoleʻa e like me nā mele CMG kaulana ma Park City, kau ʻoe i kou kaumaha ma kou mau wāwae a hoʻokuʻu i ka hoʻokuʻu hope e hana i kāna hana o ka lawe ʻana i nā puʻu wikiwiki a noho pololei.ʻAʻole ʻo ia ka papa māmā loa o kāna papa, akā he ʻano kuʻikahi liʻiliʻi ia e pili ana i ka ʻoʻoleʻa ma nā kihi a me ka iho ʻana i lalo.
ʻO kaʻu koho ʻana i nā mea kikoʻī no kēia kūkulu moeʻuhane e pili ana i kekahi mau nīnau maʻalahi: pono anei kēia ʻāpana e hilinaʻi iā DH a i ʻole XC?E neʻe wikiwiki paha ia i luna a i lalo paha i ka pali?I ka hiki ʻana mai i ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana, e pili ana i ka hāʻule ʻana, e lawe mai iaʻu i ka Fox…ʻo ia hoʻi ka Fox Factory 34 SC fork me 120mm o ka huakaʻi.Ua kākau ʻia ka ʻāina ma nā wahi a pau.He koʻikoʻi koʻikoʻi ka 34 maʻamau a ʻaʻohe barela ka 32.Hāʻawi kēia i ke kaulike kūpono.
ʻOiaʻiʻo, i kekahi manawa manaʻo wau e holo ana au i ka 150mm Fox 36. ʻOiai he 20mm wale nō ka nui o ka huakaʻi ma mua o koʻu kaʻa XC, paʻa ʻo ia i nā paʻi paʻakikī e like me ka enduro fork - hiki i nā puʻupuʻu ke kumu i ka sag.ʻO ka hapa nui kēia ma muli o ke kahawai shin bypass hou, kahi e hoʻomāmā i ka piʻi ʻana o ke kaomi ea a hāʻawi i kahi manaʻo ʻoi aku ka ʻoluʻolu.a me nā kakaka bipi ʻoi loa.Hoʻohui ʻia me nā thru-axles, pale kēia i ka strut mai ka hopu ʻana ma lalo o ka ukana.E like me nā kiʻi ma lalo nei, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka Factory 34 SC ma luna o kāna papa kaumaha.
ʻO nā ʻōpala a me ka haʻalulu hope o Float DPS, ʻo kahi koho aʻu e hilinaʻi nei no ka XC ʻo ia ke hele me ka mana FIT4 Remote o kēlā me kēia haʻalulu.Loaʻa iā ia kahi lever mamao i kau ʻia i ka lima e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke hoʻokuke koke i nā kūlana hāmama, waena, a paʻa o ka ʻōpala a me ka haʻalulu i ka lele.Kaomi ʻoe i hoʻokahi manawa e koho i ka "Medium" a me kahi kaomi ʻē aʻe e koho i "Brand".A laila kaomi hoʻokahi e hoʻi i ke ʻano wehe (desc).ʻO wau iho, makemake wau e piʻi me ke kāʻei kokoke i paʻa.Makemake wau e puka i waho o ka noho a manaʻo wau he kahua paʻa koʻu ma lalo o koʻu mau wāwae.ʻO ia ke kumu i hoʻomaikaʻi ai au i ka ʻōnaehana ʻo RockShox Flight Attendant no nā kaʻa kaʻa enduro.He manual kēia mana o Fox, akā hoʻokō ʻia ka hana me ka liʻiliʻi o ke kaumaha.Pono ʻo ia i kahi hoʻonohonoho hale hoʻolālā hana me kahi pipette.
I ka wā e pili ana i ka hoʻonohonoho hoʻokuʻu ʻana, loaʻa i ka Follow kahi alakaʻi sag i kūkulu ʻia i loko o ke kiʻi, a loaʻa iā Fox nā ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo i ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i ka Float DPS e kūpono i ke kaumaha o ka mea holo.Akā, ua loaʻa iaʻu kahi ala hou aʻu i kapa ai "e hoʻokuke i ka pedal a me ʻelima."Hoʻemi mālie au i ka sag (PSI) a hiki i kahi e hoʻomaka ai au e hele wāwae me ka ʻole, a laila hoʻonui i ka 5 PSI.Hoʻonui kēia i ka hiki ʻana o nā mea haʻalulu hope a hōʻemi i nā hopena pōʻino o ka paʻi wāwae, hiki ke koʻikoʻi, e like me ka lele ʻana ma luna o ka pā.
Ua hele lōʻihi ka ʻenehana huila kalapona i nā makahiki i hala iho nei a ke hoʻolālā nei au e hoʻohana i nā huila XC ma kēia kaʻa.ʻO kēia kahi aʻu e makemake ai e mālama i ke kaumaha, a ʻike wau mai kaʻu mau kaʻa XC ʻaʻole wau e kaumaha i ka hana.Eia naʻe, ua ʻike koke wau ʻo ka mamao o Super Boost mai Evil e kaupalena ana i kaʻu mau koho.ʻO ka mea pōmaikaʻi, ʻo ka mea wale nō i loaʻa (i loaʻa iaʻu) ʻo ia ʻo Industry Nine, i ʻike ʻia no kāna mau hubs akā ua holomua nui me nā pahu kalapona a me nā huila ʻōnaehana piha.
ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ua ʻōlelo ka poʻe ma Evil Bikes i nā huila kalapona Ultralight 280 no kēia kaʻa, a ʻo kā lākou kākoʻo e hoʻololi i ka ʻokoʻa.Ma ʻaneʻi hoʻi au i noho ai i kahi nani ʻeleʻele a ʻulaʻula.He mea hana huila pūnaewele nui ka Industry Nine kahi e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke koho mai nā kala like ʻole no kāu hubs a me kāu ʻōlelo.I kēia manawa, e hana lima ʻia kāu huila maʻamau a hoʻouna pololei ʻia iā ʻoe.
E like me ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia, ʻo ka Super Boost spacing i hui pū ʻia me kēia mau huila e hoʻolilo i kēia kaʻa i mea pepehi ledge piha.I loko o 200 mau mile o ka hoʻokele hoʻoikaika kino, ʻaʻohe oʻu leaka.ʻO kekahi ʻaoʻao ʻo Hydra SB57 24-hole hubs i loaʻa wale no kahi mauna rotor 6-bolt.He hapa wau iā CenterLock, ʻoiai ʻoi aku ia e pili ana i ka ʻoluʻolu/aesthetics ma mua o ka hana.
ʻO kekahi o nā manaʻo nui o ka drivetrain ʻo ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi crank hana kiʻekiʻe me ka spacing kūpono no ka hope hope o Super Boost.ʻO kekahi o nā koho maikaʻi loa (a palekana) i loaʻa iaʻu ʻo ka Shimano XTR FC-M9130-1 crank.ʻAe, he mau milo kēia.Loaʻa iā lākou ka offset (Q factor) e kelepona i ke kaulahao pololei no ka mea ua kipaku nui ʻia ka cassette i waho.Ua aneane like me ka māmā a me ka ikaika e like me XC cranks.Hoʻohana pū wau i nā cranksets kaʻa mauna 170mm e mālama i ka puʻupuʻu pedal i ka liʻiliʻi.
Eia nō naʻe, no ka mea he hana moeʻuhane kēia, ua koho wau i kahi bracket lalo a me nā sprockets aftermarket.Hana ʻia ka mea mua e Enduro Bearings, ka mea e hana ai i nā mea ʻē aʻe XTR e like me ka XD-15, me nā heihei kila nitrogen cryo-treated a me nā bearings silicon nitride Ceramic Grade 3.No nā kaulahao, hāʻawi ʻo Wolf Tooth i kahi koho nui o nā kaulahao, me nā mea i hoʻolālā ʻia ʻaʻole wale no Shimano pololei mauna 12-wikiwiki, akā me nā wā Super Boost.Hana ʻia lākou mai ka alumini 7075-T6 a loaʻa i nā mana 30, 32 a me 34 ton.Ua hele mua au me ka 32t akā ua hoʻopau wau i ka 30t e pili ana i ka cassette drivetrain.
E kamaʻilio kākou e pili ana i nā mea hana.Hāʻawi ʻo Shimano i ʻelua cassette XTR 12-wikiwiki a me ʻelua mau derailleurs hope no ke kaʻa kaʻa 1X.ʻOi aku ka māmā o ka cassette stiffer (10-45t) ma mua o ka 10-51t a ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ka lele ʻana ma waena o nā pahu.ʻAe kēia i ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi derailleur hope XTR me kahi hale paʻa waena, ʻoi aku ka māmā a me ka liʻiliʻi o ka paʻi pōhaku.Ma ke ala, ʻoi aku ka like me kahi hoʻonohonoho DH: paʻa a me ka noʻonoʻo.Eia hou, hana kēia i ka hoop mua 30-tonne ke koho maikaʻi loa no ka pae holo kaʻa haʻahaʻa loa.Eia naʻe, ʻaʻole kēia ka hoʻonohonoho kūpono no nā ala lōʻihi.Ma ke ʻano he mea ʻono, ua hoʻololi au i nā pulley stock me nā pulley ceramic Enduro Bearings no ka ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi a me ka hana.
ʻO nā kaʻa kaʻa kekahi o nā mea koʻikoʻi o ka holo ʻana ma waho o ke alanui.ʻO kēia kaʻu mau disc brakes punahele mai ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka XTR 9100. He mea maikaʻi loa ka mana ʻelua-piston no ka ʻāina, akā pono ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ʻāina ʻehā pistons no ka caliper.Hiki paha iā ʻoe ke kau i ʻehā ma mua a ʻelua ma hope i mea e mālama ai i ke kaumaha, akā ua koho au i ʻehā me ʻehā.E like me kaʻu i ʻōlelo pinepine ai ma mua, pono ʻoe e lohi i ka neʻe wikiwiki.Hoʻopili ʻia lākou i mua a me hope 180mm XT rotors (6 bolts) no ka hoʻopaʻa ikaika me ka luhi lima liʻiliʻi.ʻO kaʻoiaʻiʻo, e kau paha wau i kahi rotor 203mm i mua inā maikaʻi ka Fox Factory 34 SC me ia.Auwe, a hiki i 180mm.
ʻO kēia paha kahi aʻu e manaʻo nui ai.He aha ka paiki ma waho alanui?He aha ka laulā kūpono?ʻEhia ka nui… a i ʻole ka liʻiliʻi?
ʻO ka hopena mua: ʻO nā kaila 2.4-inihi ka koho maikaʻi loa no ka hoʻohana ʻana i waho.Loaʻa iā lākou ka leo a me ka hehi e hoʻopili ai a hāʻawi i kahi cushioning hou me ke kaumaha ʻole i ke kaʻa.ʻOiaʻiʻo, aia wale nō i loko o kēia ʻāpana he ākea ākea o nā kaila.No laila, hele maoli mai i ke ʻano hehi.Pono lākou e ʻōwili wikiwiki a ikaika hoʻi e paʻa i nā kihi.Pono ka mua i nā lima ʻaoʻao pipi e hoʻomaka i nā huli, a ʻoiai hiki iā ʻoe ke haʻalele i kekahi no nā kaʻa hope, ʻoi aku ia e pili ana i ka piʻi ʻana o ka puʻu.
ʻO ka mea pōmaikaʻi, loaʻa iā Maxxis ka hopena huila mua.ʻOiai ua hoʻolālā ʻia e like me ka huila hope, ʻo ka Minion DHR II kahi paʻa wikiwiki me nā ʻano ʻano āpau āu e pono ai e hoʻokuʻu i nā ala hao a paʻa i nā pali mai kahi piko.I ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i nā huli, hāʻawi ka puʻupuʻu waena i ka braking laina pololei.Hiki ke hoʻokuʻu hou ʻia kēia huila e like me ka Minion DCF II.
I ka holo ʻana i ka WTB Ranger i nā kūkulu mua, ʻike wau pehea e hana ai i mua a i hope.ʻOi aku ka manaʻo o ka pā ʻeleʻele, he 875 grams wale nō ke kaumaha, ʻoi loa ka lōʻihi a me ka paʻakikī.ʻElua mau manawa aʻu i manaʻo ai he puncture - ua ʻike ʻia a lohe ʻia - akā ua kū ka paʻa.ʻO ka puʻupuʻu lāʻau he mea paʻa loa, mālama i ka traction ma nā piʻi kiʻekiʻe.
He paipu lōʻihi ko ka Next e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana i kahi kumu pōkole.I ka wā e pili ana i ka hoʻokele, ʻo ia ka wahi āu e makemake ai e hilinaʻi i ka DH me ka XC.Hāʻawi ʻo ENVE i ka hui pū ʻana o nā kumu M6 (50mm) a me nā kumu M6 (ākea piha) me 25mm hāpai.He māmā ia e like me ka hiki, akā hāʻawi i ka lōʻihi a me ka maʻalahi o ka lawelawe ʻana.Ke noʻonoʻo nei au i nā hoa ENVE M7, akā ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka enduro-friendly.
I ka pau ʻana o ka hoʻokele, ua hoʻololi au i nā poʻo poʻo ʻo Wolf Tooth a me nā axles e hoʻohālikelike i nā hubs.I koʻu hoʻāʻo ʻana i ka puʻupuʻu Wolf Tooth, ua hoʻopau wau me ka ODI Vans Dynaplug Convert.Inā ʻaʻole ʻoe i hoʻoponopono hou i kahi keʻena me Dynaplug, ʻaʻole ʻoe i hoʻoponopono hou i kahi keʻena.He mea kupanaha wale no.E hoʻopili wale i ka puka, e hoʻoulu hou i ka huila a hele.Loaʻa i kēia mau lima nā pahu ʻehā (ʻelua ma kēlā ʻaoʻao kēia ʻaoʻao) i wili ʻia ma ka hope o ke koʻokoʻo.He mea hoʻololi pāʻani piha.
No ka pipette, ua ho'āʻo mua au i ka Fox Factory Transfer SL hou me 100mm o ka huakaʻi, ʻo ia ka 25% māmā ma mua o ka Transfer maʻamau.He hoahu nui keia.Eia naʻe, he binary nō hoʻi.No laila e piʻi ʻoe i luna a i lalo paha.ʻAʻohe hydraulics ma waena o lākou e kākoʻo i nā kolamu.Ma hope o kekahi mau kaʻa, ua maopopo iaʻu aia ma ka ʻāina he pono maoli kēia mau kūlana waena - i ka pōkole, no ka piʻi ʻenehana, no ka hele wāwae ʻana ma ka ʻāina puʻu, ʻaʻole e komo nā noho i ke ala.
Ua hoʻopau wau i ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka Transfer SL me kaʻu kaʻa XC a laila hoʻohana i kāna RockShox Reverb AXS e hoʻomau.He koho maikaʻi nō hoʻi ʻo Standard Transfer, akā ʻo ia ka mea i loaʻa iaʻu.No laila ua lawe au i ke kaumaha mai kaʻu kaʻa kaʻa XC a loaʻa iaʻu ka pahu kūpono ma waho o ke kaona no Evil.Hoʻohana pū ka AXS hauʻoli me ka Fox mamao ma ka hema.I ka hopena, ua koho au i ka noho liʻiliʻi WTB Volt Carbon e hoʻomau i ke kaumaha me ka ʻole o ka ʻoluʻolu.
Inā ʻoe e nānā iā ia mai kahi hiʻohiʻona XC, pono ʻoe i kahi ala e ana i ka mana mana.No ka mea ʻaʻole hāʻawi ʻo Shimano i kahi mika mana MTB i kūkulu ʻia, ʻo nā pedals Garmin Rally XC200 hou ka mea maikaʻi loa.I ka wā e pili ana i ke ana mana a me ka hoʻonui ʻana, hāʻawi kēia ʻano ʻelua ala iā ʻoe i nā ʻikepili hou aʻe ma mua o kou ʻike i ka mea e hana ai me ia.Ana ia i kēlā me kēia wāwae me ke kūʻokoʻa a me ka maikaʻi o ka hana ʻana o kēlā me kēia wāwae i ka holo ʻana o ka pedal holoʻokoʻa, pehea ka nui o ka mana āu e hana ai i ka wā e noho ai a kū ana, pehea ka maikaʻi o kou kūlana cleat, a ʻoi aku.
ʻO kekahi o nā hiʻohiʻona maikaʻi loa ʻo ia ka mea i hoʻolālā ʻia i ka maʻamau Shimano SPD, kahi e hōʻoia ai i ka hoʻohālikelike kiʻekiʻe no ka poʻe e holo ana i nā kaʻa paʻa mauna Shimano.Ma ke ʻano he paepae pedal, ʻoi aku ka nui o lākou ma mua o nā pedal Shimano XC.ʻO nā paona a me nā mea uila e hoʻohui i kahi kaumaha, akā naʻe.ʻIke pū wau ua hāʻawi lākou i ka lana ma mua o nā pedal Shimano.ʻO ka hopena, ʻo ka pōmaikaʻi nui loa o ka mika mana pedal ka hiki ke lawe pū me ʻoe i ka wā e hele ai a i ka wā e hoʻolimalima ai i nā kaʻa kaʻa ʻē aʻe.ʻAʻole ʻoe e nalowale i ka ikaika.
ʻO ke ʻano maʻamau ʻo Backcountry e lilo ʻoe i ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa i ka puʻu, e lawe i nā pilikia a hoʻokau iā ʻoe iho ma mua o kou palena.Pono kēia e kuhikuhi i nā koho ʻē aʻe.No ka iho maoli, ua hoʻohana au i ka mahiole maka piha POC Sports, nā pale kua, nā pale a me nā pōkole.ʻO ka mea maʻamau, ke ʻimi nei au i alakaʻi i ka hana kiʻekiʻe ma waho o ke alaloa.
He mahiole enduro me ka uhi hope lōʻihi a me nā hiʻohiʻona palekana koʻikoʻi, me ka MIPS no ka pale ʻana i ka hopena rotational, kahi kukui RECCO no ka ʻimi a me ka hoʻopakele, a me ka "split visor" no ka pale ʻāʻī hou aku.Ua hōʻoia ʻia ʻo E-MTB no ka paʻi ʻana i nā wikiwiki kiʻekiʻe.ʻO ka hoʻolālā ʻana he ʻoluʻolu maikaʻi no laila hiki ke mālama ʻia nā goggles ma lalo o ka visor piʻi a ʻaʻole e ālai ʻia ke kaula goggle i kekahi o nā puka makani.Ke noʻonoʻo nei i ka nui o ka pale e hāʻawi ai, he mahiole maikaʻi kēia.ʻOiai he mamao kēia mai ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā mahiole ʻano XC māmā.ʻO ka uhi haʻahaʻa a puni nā pepeiao e kaupalena ʻia nā ʻano aniani hiki iā ʻoe ke komo.ʻAʻole kūpono loa me nā aka i loaʻa nā luakini pololei.
No laila, paipai wau e hoʻohui i kēia mahiole me nā makaaniani POC Devour.Ua kūpono lākou me ka pāpale mahiole, e hiki ai i nā lima ke'ōwili i nā pepeiao me ka hakakāʻole me ka mahiole.ʻO ka mea maikaʻi loa, hāʻawi lākou i ka maka goggle-like a me ka pale maka i kahi ʻano hanu.Ma hope o nā mea a pau, ua hoʻopau maoli kaʻu mau kaikamahine ʻōpio i ka nānā.No laila ua ʻae ʻia lākou e nā mākaʻi fashion Gen-Z.
Hoʻohana au i nā ʻūhā POC VPD no ka iho ʻana, akā ʻoi aku ka nui o kekahi mau hiʻohiʻona no ka holo ʻana i luna.Hāʻawi ʻo Oseus i ke kaulike kūpono o ka pale, ke kaumaha, ka hanu a me ke kūʻokoʻa o ka neʻe.Loaʻa iā lākou ka padding VPD like ma ke kuli e iho liʻiliʻi i ka wāwae lalo.Hiki iā lākou ke hoʻohana i ka kuʻekuʻe wāwae ma nā piʻi lōʻihi a hoʻopaʻa ʻia me kahi zipper ma ka iho.Hoʻolālā ʻia nā kaula o luna e paʻa a pelu i lalo e hōʻemi i ka nui o ka pā i ke ʻano piʻi.He kūpono lākou no ka holo ʻana ma waho o ke alanui.
No nā koho mīkina lima kuaʻāina, kūpono ke koho ʻana i lalo iho.Loaʻa i ka Resistance Pro DH ka pale ʻana i nā puʻupuʻu mai ka hana lāʻau pono ʻole me ka ʻole o ka ʻoʻoleʻa a i ʻole ka paʻa.Hoʻopili ʻia ka pāma ma nā wahi koʻikoʻi e pale aku i ka hopena a me ka luhi me ka ʻole o ka hoʻokau ʻana a me ka lawelawe ʻana.Hiki lākou i ka hanu no ka holo ʻana o XC wela, a ʻo nā manamana lima silicone e hāʻawi i ka manaʻo maikaʻi loa.Aia ma ka manamana nui he lole terry e holoi ai i ka snot.
Ke koho ʻana i nā kāmaʻa holo wāwae, ʻo koʻu manaʻo pilikino ʻo XC āpau.Makemake au i nā koho kaʻa kaʻa maikaʻi loa, ʻo ia hoʻi he māmā a ikaika hoʻi, me kahi kūpono kūpono a me ka ea nui.Hoʻonohonoho ka XC9 i ka benchmark i kēlā me kēia ʻāpana.Ua loaʻa iaʻu kahi pilikia me ka hope ākea a Shimano i hāʻawi ai i ka hapa nui o kā lākou mau hiʻohiʻona kiʻekiʻe.Ma hope o nā mea a pau, hilinaʻi loa koʻu mau kāmaʻa kaʻa holo i ka ʻōnaehana pani BOA.Hiki ke hoʻololi i ke kaomi ma luna o ka lele me nā kaomi liʻiliʻi wale nō o ka dial, e hoʻololi nui i ka hōʻoluʻolu a me ka hana, ʻoi aku ma nā holo lōʻihi.
Ka manawa hoʻouna: Feb-23-2023