Amabhayisikili anamafutha athola amandla phakathi kwabagibeli bamabhayisikili baseSonoma County

Uma uthi nhlá nje, ibhayisikili ekhuluphele libukeka lifana nento egitshelwa i-cartoon clown oughta, amathayi alo amakhulu, aqumbile ngandlela thize asikisela izicathulo ezinkulu ze-floppy kubafana abanezigqoko ezincane kakhulu.

Umkhiqizi wamabhayisikili akhuluphele ohamba phambili, i-Surly, uze udayise isondo lamasondo amayintshi angu-4 ububanzi elibizwa ngokuthi “Isicathulo se-Clown.”

Kodwa eminyakeni eyishumi noma ngaphezulu kusukela inkampani ezinze eMinnesota iqala ukuletha ibhayisikili elinamafutha emakethe enkulu, amafreyimu anesisindo esinzima anamathayi aminyene, athole ukuhlonishwa okukhulu emhlabeni wamabhayisikili - nakuba abalandeli bethi bathanda kakhulu ukuwagibela ngoba zimnandi kabi.

“Kufana nokuthi uneminyaka engu-4 ubudala futhi ugibele ibhayisikili lakho lokuqala,” kusho isakhamuzi sase-Santa Rosa u-Sebastian Brewer, inxusa elihlonishwayo lamafutha.“Kuyamangalisa ngempela.Kuyadabukisa kakhulu, kuyahlanya.”

Kusukela emabhayisikili esikhashana aqale ahlanganiswa emagaraji nasezindaweni zokusebenzela, ikakhulukazi abagibeli bamabhayisikili abancane enyakatho eneqhwa abazimisele ukuphuma ngamasondo amabili ebusika, amabhayisikili akhuluphele athole ngempumelelo indawo endaweni evamile, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwamabhayisikili asezintabeni njengoBrewer.

Amathayi awo abanzi, anomfutho ophansi ahlinzekela indiza ebanzi yokuxhumana nomhlabathi, enikeza ukubamba, ukudonsa okuphakeme kanye nokumunca ukushaqeka kuyilapho evumela ukuntanta esihlabathini, eqhweni nasedaka, kanye nokuzinza endaweni enombhoshongo noma enamatshe, ngisho nasezindaweni ezinamatshe kakhulu. isivinini esiphansi.

Yize kuseyinto entsha endaweni yonke egcwele kakhulu amabhayisikili emigwaqweni ezacile nama-trim, amabhayisikili asezintabeni anemisipha, amabhayisikili anamafutha - amanye manje anamathayi angama-intshi angu-5 ububanzi - kubikwa ukuthi umkhakha okhula ngokushesha kakhulu emakethe yamabhayisikili.Atholakala kumabhrendi amaningi, ngamanani amanani amaningi, futhi ngawo wonke umuntu ovela ezitolo zamabhayisikili ezibhekelela isixuku esisebenza kahle kakhulu ukuze uthole izaphulelo ezitolo ezifana ne-Kmart.

Isakhamuzi saseWindsor, uMiguel Suarez, 36, uthe wazi ngokushesha nje lapho ezama cishe eminyakeni emibili edlule ukuthi wayesethandana.

“Bengithengela ibhayisikili … ngizama ukuzama zonke izinto ezintsha,” kusho yena.“Ngathi uma ngizithela phezu kwalelo bhayisikili elinonile, ngabona ukuthi yilokho engangikufuna.”

Amabhayisikili anamafutha okuqala emugqeni wesikhathi wokuziphendukela kwemvelo kuthiwa avela ngasekupheleni kwawo-1980, umkhiqizo wesidingo kanye nokusungulwa kwenzalo yawo, kanye nemizwa emisha yabashayeli bamabhayisikili ababamba izinsimbi namathayi avamile ukuze bakwazi ukugibela amabili nantathu- ziqondane neqhwa, iqhwa nogwadule, okwenza umkhondo obanzi ongazigcina zingacwili.

Ukuhlolwa kwasekuqaleni kwavela kakhulu e-Alaska, emjahweni we-Iditabike owaqala ukwethulwa ngo-1987, wagcina uholele emikhiqizweni ecwengisiswe kakhulu, ephuma kanye ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi nengxenye.

Ekugcineni, kwafika isondo elibanzi namasondo okwaholela ngo-2005 ekukhululweni kwe-Surly's Pugsley, ibhayisikili lokuqala elinamafutha elitholakalayo kwezohwebo.

Abakhiqizi baqhubekile nokuphusha imvilophu, bekhiqiza amasondo amakhulu, ububanzi obuhlukene bamathayi namathrendi, bengeza ukumiswa okugcwele kumafreyimu aqinile.

Sekukonke, amabhayisikili asekhuluphele, ngakho amamodeli amasha "afana nendlovu, amabhayisikili akhuluphele," kusho uMqondisi Omkhulu we-Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition uGary Helfrich.

UHelfrich uthe ugibela isondo elingu-3 1/2-intshi ububanzi, kodwa uthi amafutha eqiniso "akuleso sigaba othemba ukuthi umngane wakho omkhulu uzolithenga, ukuze ukwazi ukuliboleka."

U-Tim Anderson, umphathi wezindaba zikahulumeni we-Sonoma County Water Agency, uthe wabona ibhayisikili lakhe lokuqala elinamafutha e-Truckee cishe unyaka odlule kodwa wacabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe u-62 wayesemdala kakhulu ukuba abe i-trendsetter.Umngane wamqinisekisa ukuthi akahlukile, futhi ngenyanga edlule wathenga eyodwa ukuze asebenze ohambeni lwakhe lokuya emsebenzini phakathi kwe-Fountaingrove nehhovisi lakhe e-Airport Business Center, enyakatho yedolobha.
“Ngangiwulungele umbono omusha,” kusho u-Anderson.“Ziningi izindlela zokujabulela ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, futhi lokhu kuyinto entsha ngokuphelele.Ngikujabulela kakhulu.”

Ibhayisikili, nakuba lihamba kancane kunelidala, nalo lihle uma kuziwa ekubhekaneni negquma elingamamitha angu-500 okufanele aligibele lapho eya ekhaya.

“Inegiya le-creeper eliphansi impela, elicishe lifane nogandaganda.Ngikwazi ukumane ngigaye umqansa ebusuku ngaphandle kobunzima obuningi,” usho kanje.

Ukunaka kwabadlulayo kuyajabulisa futhi.

“Abantu basondela kimi ngezimoto zabo, bese begingqika eduze kwami ​​bese bethi, Ingabe uyayithanda?Izingane ezigibele amabhayisikili zazo ziya esikoleni zingiphakamisela isandla futhi zimamatheke.… kube mnandi ukuthola ukunakwa.”

Akubona bonke abadayiswayo.

U-Yannick Calvez, 18, usebenza e-Cotati's Hub Cyclery kanti uthe uzame ibhayisikili ekhuluphele izinyanga ezimbalwa kodwa wagcina elidayisile.Yayinamasondo angama-intshi angu-3 futhi "yayingumoya" ukuyigibela, kodwa yayingaguquguquki ngendlela ayefuna ngayo.

"Abantu abathanda amabhayisikili abo kakhulu," kusho u-Raphael Sonstein, umphathi wezobuchwepheshe kwaMike's Bikes ePetaluma, "leli akulona ibhayisikili labo lokuqala.Kuyinto nje ehlukile, futhi lokho ukuthatha kwami ​​ngakho. "

Umthombo: pressdemocrat

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