Ib lub npe loj hauv roob tsheb tuam ntiaj teb thiab Cotic Escapade tuaj yeem dhau los ua lub npe loj hauv ntiaj teb pob zeb thiab
Sheffield-based tuam txhab Cotic tau tsim tsheb kauj vab txij li xyoo 2002 thaum nws pib lub Soul - ib hom tshiab ntawm roob tsheb kauj vab ncej uas tau tsim kom muaj kev lom zem ntau dua li kev caij tsheb kauj vab hla teb chaws thaum tseem ceev. thiab ua tau zoo. Qhov ntawd yog qhov zoo ntawm Escapade npaj siab ua rau lub ntiaj teb ntawm kev caij tsheb kauj vab, yog li lub thav duab cov ces kaum tau so ntau dua li kev tsheb kauj vab, muaj kev tshem tawm rau cov log tsheb dav li 46 hli, thiab ua rau lub teeb yuag tsis tau. ua qhov tseem ceeb thaum tsim nws.
The frame
Cotic piav qhia txog Escapade li 'poob-bar lub neej tsheb kauj vab' - xav tias txhua yam los ntawm kev taug kev mus rau lub asthiv roadie blasts nrog ntau yam ntxiv ntawm kev tsis raug khi rau tarmac. Cov ncej thiab diav rawg muaj rau £ 349 hauv kev xaiv ntawm ob xim - daj lossis zoo nkauj zoo nkauj matte duck qe, raws li pom ntawm no. Kab rov tav dropouts (xws li lub tsheb kauj vab khiav) tso cai rau koj khiav nws nrog lub hub sab hauv lossis raws li kev xaiv singlespeed. Lub thav duab yog ua los ntawm Cotic tus kheej Fe steel sib xyaw - cov raj yog butted kom txuag tau qhov hnyav, thiab txhim kho kev caij tsheb zoo, nrog cov thawj coj rau cov mudguards thiab pannier racks.
Muaj nyob rau hauv me me, nruab nrab lossis loj, peb 1.77m (5ft 10in) tester tau xaiv rau qhov kev xaiv tsawg tshaj plaws raws li nws tau thov 54cm virtual sab saum toj raj. Cotic qhia tias qhov nruab nrab yog qhov zoo tagnrho rau cov neeg caij tsheb ntawm 1.73m thiab 1.8m siab (5ft 8in-5ft 11in). Thaum qhov ncav cuag thiab lub eeb-rau-bar poob zoo rau qhov me me, peb tau pom me ntsis ntiv taw sib tshooj nrog lub log pem hauv ntej. Lub 62 hli hauv qab-bracket poob txhais tau hais tias koj nyob 8 hli siab dua hauv av dua li txoj kev tsheb kauj vab thiab qhov ntawd ua rau muaj qhov sib txawv tiag tiag thaum caij tsheb, vim tias koj xav tias muaj ntau ntau rau saum lub tsheb kauj vab dua li nestled ntawm nws lub log. Qhov siab ntxiv yog qhov tseem ceeb yog tias koj khiav lub tsheb kauj vab tas thiab xav tau pedal los ntawm cov ces kaum, tab sis kuj ua rau nws tsis tshua muaj ntau yam ntawm cov av sib xyaw.
Cov ntsiab lus
Peb tsis tuaj yeem ua txhaum Shimano 785 hydraulic nres thiab hloov pauv - cov nres ua haujlwm tau zoo thiab lub zog hloov pauv zoo kawg nkaus. Qhov ntau peb siv lawv, qhov zoo dua lawv xav thiab ntau peb tau siv rau qhov loj ntawm lub hoods ntau dua cov uas tsis yog-hydraulic versions. Lawv ua kom caij hla qhov chaw ntxhib thiab nqes toj ntawm lub hoods yog qhov ua tau tiag tiag. Ib lub 50/34 thiab 11-32 cassette zoo li qhov kev sib kis ntawm lub zog rau lub tsheb kauj vab zoo li no, thiab nws ib txwm zoo kom tau txais 105 chainset kom raug. Tus kheej-brand eeb, seatpost thiab qia txhua yam ua haujlwm zoo. Cov tuav yog los ntawm FSA thiab loj ntawm 44cm rau tag nrho cov tsheb kauj vab. Peb nyiam qhov ntawd - cov kab dav dav muaj kev tswj hwm ntau dua li yog qhov zoo tagnrho rau cov tsheb kauj vab tsim los rau ntau hom av. Thaum kawg, Escapade thav duab siv tus qauv 1.125in taub hau raj, uas txhais tau tias siv lub khob sab nraud. Cotic tau specced lub Cane Creek headset thiab peb pom zoo - nws yog ib tug txhim khu kev qha, zoo-zoo, classic threadless xaiv.
Wheels
Ob lub log pem hauv ntej thiab nraub qaum siv 32 lub ntsej muag nrog qhov dav, ntu sib sib zog nqus, qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm cov rims sib tw rau cov tsis muaj npe, tab sis zoo zoo cartridge-bearing disc hubs. Lub disc nres rotors yog 160mm pem hauv ntej thiab nram qab, uas txhais tau hais tias muaj zog braking, thiab cov hubs siv ib txwm ceev-tso tawm nrog ib tug ntsia liaj qhov rooj-txog 9 hli qag nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej rau ntxiv steering nruj. Continental's 35mm Kev Ua Si Ntaus 2 lub log tsheb hnyav ntawm qhov thov 520g txhua. Nrog ob txheej ntawm kev tiv thaiv puncture, peb tsis tau ntsib ib qho chaw tiaj tus, tab sis lawv tsis yog supple, cuam tshuam tsis zoo rau kev nplij siab, xav thiab tuav. Koj yuav xav tau lub teeb sib dua rau lub sijhawm tshwj xeeb.
Nkauj
Ntawm £ 1, 600, qhov kawg ntawm Escapade yog qhov tsis txaus ntseeg - nws tsis tshua pom Shimano lub hydraulic nres ntawm cov tsheb kauj vab ntawm tus nqi no, thiab nws tseem tsawg dua rau cov tsheb kauj vab kom zoo li no. Lub matte duck qe xiav paintjob yog stunning thiab tag nrho saib thiab zoo ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab yog considerably ntau nqi tshaj tus nqi tag qhia. Peb feem ntau tsis xav txog lub tsheb kauj vab qhov hnyav yog qhov kev txhawj xeeb tseem ceeb, tab sis nrog Escapade, qhov hnyav - thiab tshwj xeeb tshaj yog qhov hnyav ntawm lub log - muaj kev cuam tshuam tsis zoo rau kev caij tsheb. Thaum txoj kev taw qhia nce toj, koj yeej pom cov log tsheb hnyav rub koj rov qab. Hmoov zoo, koj tuaj yeem txuag tau 400g ntawm kev sib hloov qhov hnyav yam tsis tau rhuav tshem lub txhab nyiaj - Roubaix Pro cov log tsheb uas tuaj raws li tus qauv ntawm Kev Tshwj Xeeb Diverge yuav zoo tagnrho, thiab lawv raug nqi ib ncig £ 25 txhua.
Lwm qhov kev txhawj xeeb nrog Escapade yog qhov geometry - koj zaum pom qhov siab dua hauv av dua li ntawm cov tsheb kauj vab zoo sib xws. Qhov no tso cai rau koj pedal los ntawm cov ces kaum los yog sib sib zog nqus ruts yog tias koj tawm ntawm txoj kev, tab sis rau cov kev xaiv ntawm xoob gravel caij peb nyiam, peb xav tau ib yam dab tsi nrog ib tug qis nruab nrab ntawm lub ntiajteb txawj nqus mus rau maximize stability ntawm ceev. Yog li thaum Cotic tau ua tau zoo ntawm kev ua kom muaj ntau yam 'lub neej tsheb kauj vab', nws tsis tshua zoo rau kev caij tsheb ntev, ceev ceev hla ntau thaj av. Peb zoo siab siv Escapade ua peb cov neeg caij tsheb txhua hnub-cum-funster, thiab peb kuj tseem xav txog £ 799 singlespeed version, vim tias lub tsheb kauj vab no zoo heev thaum caij tsheb hauv nroog.
geometry
| Claimed | ntsuas | |
|---|---|---|
| Top Tube (TT) | 540mm | 535mm |
| Seat Tube (ST) | 480mm | 480mm |
| Down Tube (DT) | 595mm | |
| Fork Length (FL) | 400mm | 400mm |
| Head Tube (HT) | 145mm | 145mm |
| Lub taub hau (HA) | 72 | 71.3 |
| Lub kaum sab xis (SA) | 73 | 72 |
| Wheelbase (WB) | 994mm | |
| BB poob (BB) | 60mm | 62mm |
Spec
| Cotic Escapade | |
|---|---|
| Frame | Cotic Fe Cromoly, cromoly diav rawg |
| Groupset | Shimano 105 |
| Brakes | Shimano BR-785 |
| Chainset | Shimano 105, 50/34 |
| Cassette | Shimano 105, 11-32 |
| Bars | FSA Vero Compact 440mm |
| Stem | Cotic |
| Seatpost | Cotic |
| Wheels | Deep-disc rims, cartridge-bearing hubs |
| Tyres | Continental Sport Contact 2, 35c |
| Ntxawm | Cotic |
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