MMENE MUNGANENERE PA NJINGA: LIPOTI LOYAMBA (M'DZIDZI, POSACHEPA!)

Wolembayo amakoka kuyang'ana (matayala amenewo!) Ndipo amapeza malangizo amomwe anganenere njinga m'nyengo yozizira, mkati mwa Maine Woods.

Njinga zamafuta zimakopa chidwi.Anyengedwa ndi matayala a bulbous kukula kwake 3, 4, ngakhale mainchesi 5 m'lifupi, ndi ngolo zambiri kuposa njinga yamapiri.Ndipo ngakhale kuti matayalawa amalola okwera njinga kugudubuzika pafupi ndi mtunda uliwonse, amalimbikitsanso anthu ongoima pafupi kunena.Zomwe zikutanthauza kuti ndimadzidalira pang'ono pomwe ndikusintha mpando pa Trek Farley yanga yobwereketsa (m'lifupi tayala: mainchesi 4.5) pamalo oimika magalimoto a AMC's.Medawisla Lodge & Cabinsku Maine Woods.Womangidwa m'mizere yachisanu ndi nsapato za chipale chofewa, ndikuwona mwayi wabwino wochita manyazi pamapazi oundana 50 pakati pa ine ndi mutu wa trailhead.

"Awa ndiye matayala akulu kwambiri kuposa kale lonse!"mayi wina anafuula uku akudutsa pa ine atavala nsapato za ski.Winanso wa skier akuyenda kuti awone bwino ndipo akuti adangoyesa kuyendetsa njinga zonenepa kwa nthawi yoyamba sabata yatha.

Malo okhala ndi chisoti atamanga, sindingathenso kuchedwetsa.Ndikukwera mwendo panjingayo, ndikukhazikika m'chishalo, ndikuyamba kugudubuza.Pali chowonadi m'mawu oti simudzayiwala kukwera njinga, koma zimatsimikizira kuti njinga iliyonse imamva mosiyana.Njinga yonenepa iyi siili yolimba ngati njinga yanga yamsewu.Sindikhala ndikutembenuza zolimba pa thanki iyi, koma imagwedezeka pamalo oundana popanda kutsetsereka.Ndimayenda panjira ndikukweza liwiro pang'onopang'ono.Wosambira akuima kaye kuti andione ndikudutsa."Hei, zikuwoneka ngati zosangalatsa!"Akutero.Inde.Inde ndi choncho.

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Kufotokozera kumodzi komwe kukukulirakulira kwa magalimoto oyendetsa matayala amafuta ndikuti kukwera pamatayala ojambulidwawa kumadzaza kufunikira kwa okwera njinga okonda.Ndamvapo okwera angapo akunena za "phodo" la njinga zawo, ngati kuti ndi oponya mivi ndi mivi ingapo, iliyonse imakhala yolemera komanso yokhala ndi nthenga malinga ndi momwe zinthu zilili.Njinga yamsewu yopita kumayendedwe, njinga yamapiri yopita kumayendedwe, liwiro limodzi lamzindawu.Mabasiketi okagula, kuyendera, miyala, ndi kuyenda panyanja.Woyendetsa njinga amatha kukhala ndi mayendedwe ake panyengo iliyonse, pamwamba, ndikugwiritsa ntchito.Koma mpaka njinga yoyamba yamafuta italumikizidwa palimodzi, panalibe njira yopangira matalala kapena mchenga.

Kufotokozera kwina kwa kutchuka kwa njinga zamafuta?Iwo amangokhala osangalatsa kukwerapoiliyonsepamwamba.

Ndili ndi njinga ziwiri zowonda kwambiri: njinga yamsewu ndi njinga yopita.Chipale chofewa choyamba chikagwa, amapita pakhonde n’kukapachika, osanyalanyazidwa, kwa miyezi ingapo.Chifukwa chake nditakhala ndi mwayi wokhala kumapeto kwa sabata la February ndikudutsa ku Maine Woods, ndidakoka zolimba zapanjinga zanga kumbuyo kwa kabati, ndikunyamula zikwama zanga, ndikuyitana Erik daSilva, wogwirizira pulogalamu yamaphunziro aBicycle Coalition of Maine.Ofesi ya AMC ya Maine Woods inali ikuyankhula ndi daSilva za kupanga maphunziro anjinga ndi chitetezo kwa ogwira ntchito m'malo ogona, ndipo ulendo wanga unali chowiringula chabwino kuti iye akwere kuchokera kunyumba kwawo ku Orono, Maine, kukakwera tsiku lachisanu.

Phodo la DaSilva limakhala ndi njinga zisanu ndi zinayi, kuphatikiza ma retro-liwiro atatu, recumbent, ndi tandem.Akamayenda pa basi, daSilva nthawi zambiri amaika njinga m'chipinda chonyamula katundu kuti azitha kuyendetsa mpaka komwe akupita komaliza kuchokera kokwerera.“Chimodzi mwa zimene ndimakhulupirira n’chakuti mpata uliwonse umene tingapatsidwe woti titsike m’galimoto n’kukwera njinga, ndiugwira,” akutero pa foni.Kwa iye, kuyendetsa njinga si ntchito yatsiku chabe.

Ngakhale kuti daSilva wakhala akupalasa njinga moyo wake wonse, njinga yake yonenepa inamasula mwachangu maulendo ake ena atagula zaka zisanu zapitazo.Iye anati: “Sikuti ndi njinga yanga yodalirika yokha, komanso njinga imene ndapeza nayo ndalama zambiri.Amaugwiritsa ntchito ponyamula zida za msasa kudutsa m'nkhalango zakutali kwa masiku angapo;amayenda mozungulira mayendedwe ake apanjinga akumapiri;ndipo, ndithudi, iye amakwera iyo nyengo yonse yozizira.Akufotokoza njira yaposachedwa yomwe idadutsa m'mapaki ndi madera ambiri, kudutsa nyumba za abwenzi m'njira.Chithunzi chomwe chili m'mutu mwanga si cha akulu omwe akuyenda mtunda wautali koma gulu la anaZinthu Zachilendo, akuwononga tawuni yawo yaing'ono, kusangalala ndi ufulu wawo wopatsidwa ndi njinga.

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Malo a Maine Woods a AMC - maekala 75,000, malo ogona atatu, mtunda wamakilomita 140, onse mkati mwa boma.100-Mile ChipululuConservation Corridor—kwakhala malo abwino kwambiri okakwera mapiri, kupalasa, kusodza ntchentche, ndi malo otsetsereka otsetsereka kumtunda kwa zaka zopitirira khumi.Koma okwera njinga adapeza chisangalalo cha malowa posachedwa, pomwe AMC idatsegula ma 80 mailosi a mayendedwe apanjinga amtundu umodzi pa Phiri la Trout, pafupifupi mamailo atatu kum'mwera chakum'mawa kwa malo ake ogona atsopano, Medawisla.Onjezani izi kumayendedwe okongoletsedwa a ski a AMC, ndipo zimapangitsa kuti pakhale imodzi mwamaukonde akulu kwambiri ku Maine otsegulira kupalasa njinga nthawi yozizira.Ulendo wina kuno kwa tsiku lokwera.Ena amasungitsa malo okhala ndi pedal lodge-to-lodge.

Ngakhale zili choncho, m’chipinda chodyera ku Medawisla, ndine wochepa kwambiri.Otsetsereka amanyamula matebulo.Ali pankhokwe ya mwanawankhosa ndi magalasi a vinyo, akusimba za zochitika za tsikulo ndi kucheza mosangalala za chimvula cha chipale chofeŵa chomwe chinanenedweratu kuti chidzagwanso theka la phazi.Nthawi zambiri ndimakonda kugawana nawo chisangalalo chawo, koma ulendo uno usanachitike, ndauzidwa mobwerezabwereza kuti malo abwino oyendetsa njinga amakhala oipa komanso mosiyana.Kotero pamene woyang'anira malo ogona asintha zoloserazo kukhala mainchesi 1 mpaka 2 ndipo otsetsereka akubuula pamodzi, ndinachoka patebulo ndikutumiza imelo kwa daSilva.Nthawi yomweyo akuyankha kuti: “Kodi ndi litinso pamene tingakhale osangalala chonchi chifukwa cha chipale chofewa choipa?”

Kuchokera ku Medawisla, okwera njinga ndi otsetsereka amatha kuyenda pakati pa mizere yamanyumba kupita ku Lakeside Trail.Kuchokera pamenepo, ndi kusankha ulendo wanu.Pitani kumanzere kuti muwone mlengalenga wozizira wa Second Roach Pond.Khalani molunjika kwa mphepo m'mphepete mwa nyanja kum'mwera kwa dziwe.Kapena tembenuzirani kumanja ndikulowera kumapiri ndi mapiri, kupitilira komwe mungapeze malo ena ogona a AMC, Little Lyford ndi Gorman Chairback.DaSilva akafika ku Medawisla m'mawa wotsatira, timayang'ana mapu mwachangu ndikusankha njira yachitatu.

Timalowera kum'mawa, kutali ndi malo ogona komanso pakati pa zipinda.Ndi kumverera kosamvetseka, kukwera njinga yamafuta.Matayala akulu, osawonjezedwanso, amadumpha pang'onopang'ono pamene ndikupalasa, ndikusalaza mabampu munjira.Chipale chofewa chikamachepa, m'pamenenso mpweya wofunikira umakhala wotsika, choncho ndikukwera pafupifupi mapaundi 5 pa sikweya inchi (psi).Poyerekeza, ndimapopa matayala a njinga yanga yamsewu mpaka 120 psi ndipo ndimamva mwala uliwonse ndikusweka mumsewu.

Ine ndi DaSilva timakwera mbali imodzi, tikumacheza za mmene tinayambira kukwera njinga.Zimakhala zosavuta kuyenda poyamba, ndi njira ikukwera ndi kugwa pang'onopang'ono.Kenako timafika kukhotera kwathu ku Shaw Mountain Cutoff ndikulowera kumapiri.Njirayi imayamba kukula.Posakhalitsa ndimayamba kumva kutentha kosasunthika m'miyendo yanga.Ulendowu watsala pang'ono kukhala wovuta.

Ndimayima kuti ndipume, ndipo daSilva mokoma mtima amatulutsa mpweya pang'ono m'matayala anga kuti asamire m'chipale chofewa.Tikuyenda, daSilva akulankhula zambiri tsopano.Amandiuza za masiku ake othamanga mumsewu, pamene adagwetsa mano ake akutsogolo pangozi.Kuthamanga kwapang'onopang'ono kwa njinga zamsewu kumawoneka ngati kwakutali kwambiri ndi zomwe tikuchita pano.Ndikuyenda mwaukali koma ndikuyenda pafupifupi mailosi 5 pa ola.

Kubwerera kumalo ogona, Shaw Mountain idawoneka ngati chala pamapu, okhala ndi mawonekedwe ozungulira mozungulira nsonga zapamsonkhanowo (2,499 ndi 2,641 mapazi).Timakhotera kumanzere pa mphanda ina, ndipo Skyline Trail ikuyamba kudutsa mapewa a kumpoto kwa phirili.Ndiyenera kuyima kuti ndipumenso.Kubwezeretsanso mphamvu yanga sikophweka, komabe.Ndimapopa ma pedals mokwiya ndikugwedezeka kutsogolo ngati kamwana kakang'ono ka mawilo awiri, ndikuchoka padzanja lokhazikika la kholo kwa nthawi yoyamba.

Chitsanzocho chimabwereza mobwerezabwereza.DaSilva tsopano ndi kadontho kamdima patali.Potsirizira pake ndimasiya ndikuyenda panjinga kupita kumalo otsetsereka kwambiri.Ndimalandira chitonthozo poganiza kuti kuli ngati kusefukira kumtunda: ndikungopeza nthawi yanga.Kuti 600 mapazi okwera amapindula pa mailosi otsiriza?Ntchito yonseyi idzapindula ndikadzawuluka kubwerera pansi.Koma choyamba tikufuna kukhudza pamwamba.DaSilva amandidikirira kuti ndimugwire ndikundilimbikitsa kuti ndibwererenso m'chishalo.

Titakwera makilomita 4, timasiya njinga zathu ndikukwera mtunda womaliza kupita kumtunda.Ndiye nthawi yotsika.DaSilva amatenga njira yachindunji, ndikutsitsa kanjira kakang'ono ka nyimbo imodzi.Ndimabwereranso panjira yotakata yotsetsereka yomwe tidakwera kumene ndikusangalala ndi mphepo yapankhope yanga ndikamathamanga.Ndimamva mfuu ikudutsa m’mitengo—“WOOOO-HHOOOOOO!”—ndikutsatiridwa ndi mabuleki.Ndine wokondwa kuti ndasiya kukwera kwaukadaulo kupita ku daSilva.Ndimagwira zogwirizira zanga ndikugudubuzika munjira, ndikugunda mabuleki kuti mchira wa nsomba panjira iliyonse.Ndizosavuta komanso zokondweretsa.

Ndangoyambanso kupondaponda pomwe daSilva amangobwera kudzakumana nane.Akuchita mwano."Zomwe ndangochita zinali njira yabwino kwambiri yanjinga ya chipale chofewa yomwe ndidakhalapopo!"Akutero."Yosalala, yachangu, yoterera pang'ono: inali ndi zigawo zonse."

Ndi changu chake komanso kuthamanga kwa kutsika kwanga, kukwera koyaka ntchafu kumayiwalika.Kupopa kwa Adrenaline, tikubwerera kumalo ogona kuti tikadye chakudya chotentha.

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Oyenda panjinga ndi otsetsereka otsetsereka akugawana njira zikadawoneka zosamveka osati kalekale.Sizinafike mpaka zaka za m'ma 1980 pamene oyendetsa njinga zamoto anakonzanso kukwera kwawo chifukwa cha chipale chofewa ndi mchenga.Monga momwe bolodi loyamba la chipale chofeŵa linkapangidwira pomanga ma skis awiri pamodzi, ochita masewerawa ankawotcherera mawilo achikhalidwe kuti akhale m'lifupi mwake.Mwa kusintha zomwe zadziwika, adapanga masewera atsopano.

Kukwera panjinga zonenepa kunatuluka pagulu la anthu ochita-wekha kuti mupeze anthu ambiri pafupifupi zaka khumi zapitazo.Mu 2005 Surly, wopanga ku Minnesota, adayambitsa njinga yoyamba yamafuta ogula, Pugsley wofiirira wowala.Malonda adakula mkati mwa zaka zingapo.Quality Bicycle Parts, yomwe ili ndi Surly ndi wopanga wina, Salsa, idakula ndi 187 peresenti mu 2010 ndikutsatiridwa ndi 246 peresenti mu 2011. Opanga zazikulu, monga Trek ndi Specialized, anayamba kupanga zitsanzo zawo ndipo, malinga ndiWogulitsa Panjinga ndi Nkhani Zamakampani, malonda a njinga zamafuta adakwera 44 peresenti m'chaka chimodzi, mpaka pafupifupi njinga za 37,000, mu 2014.

Zogulitsa zatsika, koma ndi zikwi makumi masauzande za njinga zamafuta zomwe zikugwiritsidwa ntchito, sizilinso zachilendo.Oyenda panjinga amawakwera chaka chonse, m’malo onse—osati pamchenga ndi chipale chofeŵa chokha komanso m’tinjira tambiri ta njinga zapamapiri ndi m’misewu nyengo yoipa.Mutha kugula imodzi ku Wal-Mart pamtengo wa $219 kapena kusiya $7,000 pamzere wapamwamba Wapadera wopangidwa pafupifupi kwathunthu kuchokera ku kaboni.

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Titabwereranso kutentha kwa malo ogona, ndimatsitsa mbale ziwiri za supu ya phwetekere ndikuthamangitsa ndi masangweji a tchizi okwanira kuti ndisawerenge.Ndatopa kwathunthu.Koma mayendedwe amakopa, ndipo posakhalitsa tikudumphiranso mu chishalo.

Nthawi ino timakhota kumanzere kuchokera ku Lakeside Trail ndikupita ku Second Roach Pond.DaSilva akuponya gudumu ndikuyesa kuyendetsa tayala limodzi.Atalephera kulimba mtima n’kugwera pamsana, amalira ndi kuseka, akupalasabe njinga imene waigwira m’mwamba.

Posakhalitsa tinawolokera phirilo n’kufika padziwe lozizira kwambiri, pamene mkwati wayala njira yopita kutsidya lina la nyanjayo.DaSilva amawona miyala yambiri yomwe ikutuluka mu ayezi ndikuthamanga.Amapalasa ku thanthwe lomwe lili pafupi kwambiri ndipo, akuligwiritsa ntchito ngati kampanda, kuwulukira mumlengalenga.Amalumphira kuchokera ku yotsatira ndi yotsatira mpaka atayesa zonse.

Titanyamuka kupita kugombe lakumpoto, tinanyalanyaza njirayo, tikumaluka pakati pa madzi oundana odutsa mphepo ndi kuwomba m’chipale chofeŵa.Timakwera motsatana kupita ku peninsula mpaka daSilva atatsegula.Amadutsa m'mphepete mwa chipale chofewa n'kulowera m'mitengo.Tikachoka pa ayezi wotseguka, tiyenera kuyang'ana kwambiri kukwera mzere wowongoka.Ufa wakuya ukhoza kutidya ngati mchenga wothamanga ngati tikhotera mainchesi angapo kumanja kapena kumanzere.Timabakha pansi panthambi zolendewera, n’kutsika m’magiya osavuta, n’kugubuduza miyala ndi mizu yotuluka m’chipale chofewa.

Izi ndizo.Ichi ndi chisangalalo cha mafuta okwera njinga.Kuyenda kudutsa ayezi kenako ndikugubuduza m'nkhalango.Ndi njinga ya maloto anga aubwana: galimoto yamtundu wa mawilo awiri yomwe imatha kugubuduza chilichonse chomwe chili panjira yake.Tangoganizani kawiri musanayese kukwera phiri.

DZIWANI ZAMBIRI: PALIBE OPANDA

Kukwera njinga zamafuta ndi kukonza ndikufanana ndi njinga zanthawi zonse zamapiri, zomwe ndizosiyana ziwiri zodziwika bwino: matayala akulu akulu, omwe amafunikira kutsika kwamphamvu kwa mpweya.Dan Meyer, wolemba ndodoWoyendetsa Panjinga,amakwera njinga yake yonenepa chaka chonse m'misewu pafupi ndi Missoula, Mont., Ndipo amapereka malangizo otsatirawa pakukweza ndi kuwononga:

Pansi: 8 mpaka 10 mapaundi pa inchi imodzi (psi)
Dothi lodzaza: 5 mpaka 8 psi
Chipale chofewa ndi mchenga: 2 mpaka 3 psi

Mikhalidwe ya chipale chofewa imasiyana kwambiri, malingana ndi kutentha ndi kudzikongoletsa, ndipo mungafunikire kusintha ntchentche.Samalani mukayandikira malekezero apamwamba ndi otsika a Meyer's scale, komabe.Kuchepetsa kupanikizika kwanu, chiopsezo chachikulu chowononga mipiringidzo ngati mutagunda chinthu cholimba.Kumbali ina ya matayalawo, kuthamanga kwambiri kwa matayala akuluwo kumapangitsa kuti matayalawo akhale amphamvu kwambiri, zomwe zingawononge.

Palibe kusintha komwe kungateteze njira zina kuchokera kumatayala anu."Ngati mukuyenda m'njira zambiri, ndikotentha, ndipo mikhalidwe ndi yofewa, muwononga," akutero Meyer.Ngati mumadziona kuti mukumira mu chipale chofewa ndipo mukumenyera kukokera, mwina kumakhala kotentha kwambiri kukwera.

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