Koj piav qhia Van Dessel WTF li cas? Puas yog dab? Zoo nws yog tsiaj nyaum rau txhua lub caij
Van Dessel yog ib lub tuam txhab nyob rau hauv New Jersey nrog kev sib tw pedigree, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau hauv cyclocross - ib cheeb tsam ntawm kev ua si nawv uas tau tawg paj tiag tiag nyob rau sab qaum teb ntawm Teb Chaws Asmeskas xyoo tas los no. Lub Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, los yog WTF luv luv, yog lub taub hau khawb ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab - ib feem dab neeg hla, ib feem gravel grinder, ib feem commuter. Nws paub tseeb tias muaj ntau yam thiab zoo li ua kom pom qhov muag pom nrog cov ntxaib saum toj kawg nkaus. Van Dessel hais tias WTF qhib rau cov lus qhia, yog li peb siv sijhawm nrog nws nrog kev qhib siab.
The frame
Ob lub taub hau zoo dua ib qho, lossis yog li cov lus hais mus, leej twg hais tias ob lub taub hau tsis zoo dua ib thiab? Nws tsis yog ib yam uas koj pom ntau zaus, tab sis WTF lub ntxaib sab saum toj lub raj tsis yog yam tsis muaj ua ntej - peb tau pom cov tsheb kauj vab los ntawm lub xyoo pua 19th uas tau siv cov qauv zoo sib xws, thiab tsis ntev los no German hom Corratec tau siv lub kaw lus kom muaj txiaj ntsig zoo. Tab sis nws puas ua ntau? Raws li txoj cai, ob sab saum toj cov raj yuav tsum dissipate ntau ntawm cov ncej vibrations los ntawm lub log tsheb, tab sis peb xav tias nws tau siv ntawm no feem ntau zoo li. Nws yeej yog ib lub ntsiab lus tham.
Lwm qhov, tus ncej yog ib txwm siv, nrog rau cov kab txuas sab nraud, ib rab diav rawg thiab lub raj tsis muaj lub taub hau. Muaj khib nyiab thiab av nkos mounts pem hauv ntej thiab nram qab, thiab loj npaum li cas ntawm clearance, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau tom qab uas tsis muaj nres nres ntawm lub seatstays, thaum lub driveside chainstay slims mus rau hauv lub tiaj tiaj tiaj rau hauv qab bracket. Hais txog qhov twg, nws yog PF BB30-style, uas tsis muaj ntau tus kiv cua tab sis yog qhov hloov tau loj heev - koj tuaj yeem khiav nws raws li ib qho nrawm uas siv lub nplhaib hauv qab eccentric. Lub taub hau raj yog siab heev thiab lub hauv qab bracket tsis yog super qis, leaning ntau rau versatility tshaj gravel sib xeem khiav. Ntawm £ 500 rau tus ncej thiab diav rawg, nws yog qhov muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau cov tsiaj nyaum zoo li no.
Cov ntsiab lus
SRAM lub nplhaib ib lub kiv puag ncig pib nyob rau hauv roob tsheb kauj vab, qhov twg nws tau qhia XX1, uas ua ke ib leeg chainring nrog ntau yam 11-ceev cassette - nrog 10 cov hniav ntawm qhov tsawg tshaj plaws sprocket mus txog rau lub whopping 42. Los ntawm siv lub chainring uas sib hloov ntawm cov hniav tuab thiab nyias, thiab lub nraub qaum mech nrog lub clutch built-in (uas ua kom cov saw hlau tsis sib xws txawm tias nyob hauv av), cov hlua tuav tau saib xyuas yam tsis tas yuav tsum muaj lub hauv ntej mech lossis lwm yam. ntawm chain guide. Lub kaw lus tau ua tiav kev tawm ntawm txoj kev uas SRAM coj lub kaw lus mus rau lub ntiaj teb nco-bar, pib nrog CX1, lub cyclocross-specific version ntawm nws Force pawg. Peb lub tsheb kauj vab sim tau tuaj nrog cov tsis yog-hydraulic version ntawm pawg, siv zoo heev Avid BB7 cable-actuated discs, 40t chainring thiab 11-32 cassette. Cov iav kis tau zoo rau WTF qhov kev coj ua ntawm kev lom zem, tshawb nrhiav cov tsiaj qus thiab thawb cov ciam teb.
Wheels
Stan's yog ib lub tuam txhab thawj zaug los nqis peev ntawm qhov sib txawv ntawm cov log tsheb tsis muaj roj. Cov no ua haujlwm zoo tshaj plaws, hauv peb qhov kev paub dhau los, qis dua qhov pom ntawm kev tsheb kauj vab - yog li 60-80psi peb tau khiav los ntawm qhov kev sim no yuav zoo tagnrho. Peb lub tsheb kauj vab sim tuaj nrog cov raj, tab sis kev hloov pauv mus rau tubeless yog ib qho yooj yim, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nrog WTB TCS cov log tsheb - tsuas yog qhwv cov kab xev tsis muaj nyob ib ncig ntawm lub npoo kom kaw cov qhov hais lus, muab pov rau hauv ib co sealant thiab koj mus. Lub ci ntsa iab, ntau yam log yog tsim tau zoo thiab cov rims ua haujlwm zoo nrog 30mm slicks txoj cai mus rau knobbly 40mm cyclocross log.
Nkauj
Zoo li Cotic, WTF yog nyob ib puag ncig tus nqi zoo tshaj plaws steel ncej uas yog ntau dua ntawm kev lag luam ntau dua li Cov Tshwj Xeeb lossis Kinesis. Nws tsis yog lub teeb, tab sis versatility tsis tshua muaj - yog tias koj muaj ob txheej ntawm lub log disc, qhov no yog lub tsheb kauj vab uas yuav yog ib lub hnub qub taug kev, tom qab ntawd tsis yog-MTB ntawm lub asthiv nrog cov log tsheb loj. Lub hauv qab bracket yog me ntsis siab dua qhov zoo tshaj plaws caij taug txuj kev nyuaj txoj kev tsheb kauj vab, tab sis nrog nws txoj kev nplij siab-oriented ntxaib sab saum toj hlab thiab ntau lub ntsiab lus mounting rau racks thiab mudguards, WTF yog feem ntau configured rau ntev-haul adventures es tsis yog high-ceev khiav khiav los ntawm. suburbia. Ntawm txoj kev, peb tau zoo siab heev los ntawm cov khoom siv tsim. SRAM's CX1 pawg ua haujlwm tsis raug thiab peb yeej tsis muaj kev txhawj xeeb txog qhov tsis muaj zog.
WTF's beach cruiser-style parallel tubing zoo li txias thiab muab ntau qhov chaw rau cov log tsheb loj tshaj plaws, suav nrog roob tsheb kauj vab knobblies - peb tau pom peb tus kheej grazing puab ncej puab sab saum toj, txawm tias. Kev sib koom ua ke ntawm cov hlab ntsha tawv nqaij thiab cov pa tso tawm yog qhov nruj dua li feem ntau cov pa roj carbon lossis txhuas tsheb kauj vab, yog li nws tsis yog cov qauv uas tau txais txiaj ntsig loj, tawm ntawm lub eeb rau kev siv zog. Yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav rau cov cwj pwm no, Van Dessel muaj kev xaiv cov tsheb kauj vab uas tsim nyog dua. Qhov ntxiv flex zoo siab txais tos thaum nqus cov khob pov tseg los ntawm txoj kev paved phem. Peb txawm pom peb tus kheej zam txim rau qhov twanginess thaum cornering hla cov hauv paus hniav thiab ruts. Lub tsheb kauj vab no nce rau txhua yam. Kev cog lus ruaj ntseg, kwv yees, ntau yam - nws zoo siab ua txhua yam koj xav ua los ntawm nws.
geometry
| Claimed | ntsuas | |
|---|---|---|
| Top Tube (TT) | 590mm | 586mm |
| Seat Tube (ST) | 520mm | 525mm |
| Down Tube (DT) | 638mm | |
| Fork Length (FL) | 413mm | |
| Head Tube (HT) | 172mm | 175mm |
| Lub taub hau (HA) | 73 | 71.8 |
| Lub kaum sab xis (SA) | 73 | 72.3 |
| Wheelbase (WB) | 1068mm | |
| BB poob (BB) | 65mm | 69mm |
Spec
| Van Dessel WTF | £1,900 as tested |
|---|---|
| Frame | WTF Ob-butted steel ncej & diav rawg |
| Groupset | SRAM CX1 |
| Brakes | SRAM Force mechanical |
| Chainset | SRAM Force CX1, 40t |
| Cassette | SRAM Force CX1, 11-32 |
| Bars | FSA SL280 |
| Stem | FSA SLK |
| Seatpost | FSA SLK |
| Wheels | Stan's Iron Cross |
| Tyres | WTB Txhua Yam |
| Ntxawm | Prologo Scratch Pro |
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