Iningi labathengi liphendukela ku-kayaking njengendlela enhle, elungele abaqalayo yokujabulela i-waterports. Futhi into eyodwa edingekayo ngokuphelele kulo msebenzi ama-kayak paddles. Kodwa-ke, ukukhetha kwabo kudlula ukukhetha ithuluzi elinama-blade amabili asiza abathengi ukuthi bahambe emanzini.
Njengoba ama-kayaker enza izinkulungwane zemivimbo ngehora, ukunikeza ama-paddles ekhwalithi asekelwe kulokhu kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abathengi bathola isipiliyoni esijabulisayo! Ukusuka ezintweni zokwakha ama-paddle kuya ekusikeni, nakhu okudingeka ukwazi abathengisi ngaphambi kokuthengisa ama-paddles ngo-2024.
Okuqukethwe
Ukubuka konke kwemakethe ye-kayak paddle
Konke okufanele ukubheke ngaphambi kokuqoqa ama-kayak paddles
Ukuhlanganisa
Ukubuka konke kwemakethe ye-kayak paddle
The global kayak izesekeli imakethe yalinganiselwa ku-US $164.2 wezigidi ngo-2020. Ochwepheshe balindele ukuthi ikhuphuke ngisho nangaphezulu, ifinyelele ezigidini ezingama-US $214 ngo-2027 ngenani lokukhula elihlanganisiwe lonyaka elingu-3.9% (CAGR) ngesikhathi sokubikezela. Imakethe ibhalisa ukukhula okuvelele ngenxa yokuthandwa okukhulayo kwe-kayaking emhlabeni jikelele.
Ezinye izinto ezinomthelela omuhle emakethe zihlanganisa ukukhula kokwamukelwa kwe-kayaking njengomsebenzi wokuzilibazisa, ukwandisa ukuqwashisa ngezinzuzo zokuqina komzimba ezihlobene nezemidlalo, kanye nentshisekelo ekhulayo kwezemidlalo yangaphandle. Ama-Paddles avele njengengxenye ephezulu emakethe yezinsiza ze-kayak, ebalwa ngesabelo esikhulu semali engenayo yomhlaba. INyakatho Melika futhi iyimakethe yesifunda ehamba phambili ngenxa yesiko lokungcebeleka langaphandle eliqinile kanye nokusabalala kwemidlalo yasemanzini.
Konke okufanele ukubheke ngaphambi kokuqoqa ama-kayak paddles
Izinto zokwakha
Izinto zokwakha zinquma ikhwalithi yama-kayak paddles. Abakhiqizi bangasebenzisa izinto zokwakha ezifika kwezihlanu lapho benza amaphedi abo. Ake ubhekisise ngayinye yazo ngezansi:
Aluminium paddles
Lezi yizinketho ezivumelana kakhulu nesabelomali. Aqinile futhi athembekile, ama-aluminum paddles alungile uma abathengi becwilisa izinzwane zabo ku-kayaking noma ukushaya amanzi ngezikhathi ezithile. Kodwa nansi isivumelwano: lapho isimo sezulu sibanda, lawo mashafu bangazizwa bebanda kakhulu, futhi isisindo sabo singase singabenzi babe ukukhetha okuphezulu ohambweni olude uma kuqhathaniswa namapaddles e-carbon fiber noma i-fiberglass.
Izigwedlo zepulasitiki
Lezi zigwedlo zikhona yonke indawo, ikakhulukazi ngoba ziqinile njengezikhonkwane futhi ngeke ziphule ibhange. Enye into enkulu yama-paddles epulasitiki imvelo yawo yokunakekelwa okuphansi. Kodwa-ke, abathengi bazoqaphela nakanjani lawa ma-paddles asindayo kune-fiberglass yabo kanye nabazala be-carbon.
Manje, nali i-flip side: ama-paddles epulasitiki ngokuvamile anemiphetho ye-chunkier kanye nokugoba okwengeziwe, okungenza imivimbo ingasebenzi kahle. Ngaleso sizathu, zingamakhethi aqinile kuphela kwabagwedli abavamile, ukuzipholela ekhabetheni, uhambo olusheshayo losuku, noma ukuzihlalela nje njengesipele.
I-carbon fiber paddles
I-Carbon fiber iyinkosi yezinto ze-kayak paddle. Lawa ma-paddles asezingeni eliphezulu kodwa afika nenani eliphezulu lokumatanisa. Noma kunjalo, banezinzuzo eziningi ezibenza bafanelekele ukutshalwa kwezimali. Nakhu ukwehla okuphansi: zikhanya ngokuhlanya, ziqine kakhulu, futhi ziqinile njengoba ziza.
Ngokwalesi sizathu, i-carbon fiber paddles zilungele lolo hambo oludumile lwe-marathon kayak lapho abathengi bedinga yonke inzuzo abangayithola. Futhi, amaphoyinti ebhonasi e-shaft azizwa efudumele futhi ethokomele ezandleni uma kuqhathaniswa namapaddles e-aluminium abandayo.
Izikebhe ze-Fiberglass
Lawa ma-paddles afana ne-Goldilocks ye-kayaking gear: ayinzima kakhulu, ayilula kakhulu, ilungile. Zilula ngokwedlulele futhi ziqinile, kodwa futhi zakhiwe ukuze zihlale. Yingakho ke izigwedlo ze-fiberglass izindawo zokuya kubantu abathanda ukuvakasha kwe-kayak noma ukuhamba ngomkhumbi ukuze bazijabulise. Futhi uma abathengi befuna okuthile phakathi nomgwaqo, ama-blade enziwe nge-fiberglass ane-carbon shafts enza ibhalansi enhle phakathi kwesisindo, ukuqina, kanye nezindleko.
Izigwedlo zokhuni
Abantu abathanda izigwedlo zokhuni konke kumayelana naleyo vibe yakudala. Kodwa ngisho nokhuni lwendabuko luza nezinto ezimbalwa ezengeziwe. Okokuqala, izigwedlo zokhuni zinikeza ukunwebeka okwengeziwe, abanye abagwedli abafunga ngakho, kanye nabathengi bokufudumala okunethezekile abangakutholi nezinye izinto.
Kodwa nakhu ukuhwebelana: badinga i-TLC encane, njengokugcotshwa kwesihlabathi nokuvanisha ngezikhathi ezithile, ukuze bahlale besesimweni esiphezulu. Izigwedlo zokhuni aziyona inketho elula kunazo zonke laphaya, kodwa nazo azisindi kakhulu, zifika endaweni ethile phakathi. Futhi inani? Hhayi-ke, lokho kuncike ohlotsheni lwabathengi bezinkuni abalandela.
Ama-paddle blade shapes
Ama-paddle blade shapes abalulekile ngoba anquma ukuthi abathengi bahamba kanjani emanzini nge-stroke ngayinye. Le bhulogi yembula izinketho ezine eziphezulu. Wahlole ngezansi.
I-paddle ephezulu
Ngama-paddles ane-engeli ephezulu, abathengi bawabambe aqonde ngenkathi begwedla baya phambili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, banikeza ama-kayaker amandla engeziwe emivimbo yabo, kuyilapho bekhulisa isivinini sabo emanzini. Lawa ma-paddles afaneleka futhi emijahweni enzima noma ukulwa namanzi amabi, anikeze abasebenzisi amandla okulawula, ikakhulukazi ezimeni ezinzima nasezindaweni ezimbi.
Isigwedlo esine-engeli ephansi
Ama-paddles ane-engeli ephansi adinga abathengi ukuthi bagwedle babheke phezulu, izandla zabo zihlale ekuphakameni okufanayo ngesikhathi sonke sokushaywa. Umphumela uba bushelelezi futhi awunzima kakhulu. Ama-paddle angle blades made futhi azacile uma kuqhathaniswa nama-paddles ane-engeli ephezulu. Bangama-cruiser amahle, asebenza kahle emhlabeni wokugwedla. Empeleni, le nketho iyona efanelekile emanzini azolile.
I-blade emise okwephiko
I-wing paddle blade imayelana nokuthuthukisa umdlalo we-stroke oya phambili. Inalesi simo esishelelayo, esingashoni ohlangothini olulodwa esifeza injongo eyodwa: nyusa ukusebenza kahle, isivinini, namandla. Ukwenza ngokugcwele lo mklamo oyingqayizivele kudinga ukugcina i-blade icishe iqonde phezulu.
Ama-Dihedral blades
Ama-Dihedral paddle blades ahlukile, anobuso obubili obusheleleka kancane obuhlangana phakathi nomgogodla ophakanyisiwe. Umklamo uwukugcina izinto zibushelelezi futhi zizinzile. Futhi, ama-blades asiza ukusika noma yikuphi ukuphaphazela noma ukunyakaza ngesikhathi sokushaywa ngenkathi ebamba emanzini ngokuphumelelayo.
Izimpaphe
Ukuphapha a isikebhe se-kayak ikhuluma ngokuthi ama-blades amabili afakwa kanjani. Uma womabili ama-blade eqondile lapho i-paddle iphansi phansi, ayinazimpaphe. Kodwa uma ama-blades ehlukene, anezimpaphe. Izigwedlo ezinezimpaphe zingenza kube lula ukugwedla ngokumelene nomoya ngoba inkemba eyodwa inqamula emoyeni kuyilapho enye iphusha emanzini. Kodwa-ke, ama-kayaker aqalayo angathola ukunyakaza okuthile kanzima nge-paddle enezimpaphe.
Nge isigwedlo esinezimpaphe, isandla esisodwa sihlala singanyakazi ngenkathi esinye sisonteka njengoba abathengi begwedla. Lesi sitayela sisiza abagibeli be-kayaker ukuthi bagwedle kahle, ikakhulukazi ohambweni olude emanzini avulekile. Kodwa izigwedlo ezinezimpaphe zikhandla kakhulu kunama-paddles angenazimpaphe—ikakhulukazi kwabasanda kuzalwa.
Isiqephu esisodwa noma ezimbili/iziqephu eziningi zokugwedla
Abathengisi kufanele futhi bakhethe phakathi kwama-paddles ane-ferrules nalawo angenawo. Ama-Ferrules ngokuyisisekelo avumela abathengi ukuthi bahlukanise izigwedlo zabo zibe izingcezu eziningi ukuze zigcinwe kalula noma zihambe. Kodwa lezo ezingenazo izinsimbi zihlala ziyingxenye eyodwa.
Izigwedlo ezinezicucu eziningi ziphelele njengezipele, hhayi ezokusetshenziswa nsuku zonke. Kungani? Ngezinye izikhathi ukuklama kwazo kungazenza zibe nzima futhi zingasebenzi kahle. Bangakwazi ukuqina ngenxa yokuchayeka emoyeni onosawoti kanye namanzi noma, esimweni esibi kakhulu, babhajwe. Ngakho-ke, abathengi abaningi bazokhetha i- isigwedlo esisodwa ku-paddle enezicucu eziningi.
Ama-shaft agobile noma aqondile
Enye into okufanele icatshangelwe yi-kayak paddle shaft. Eziningi ziqondile njengomcibisholo, kodwa abathengisi bangathola futhi ezinye ezinezigaba ezigobile kancane. Umqondo walokhu kugoba uwukugcina izihlakala zakho zisesimweni esingokwemvelo, esinethezekile njengoba ugwedla.
Manje, nansi i-scoop: ama-paddles e-shaft egobile ngokuvamile eza nethegi yentengo ephezulu, kodwa kubantu abathanda ukugwedla amabanga amade noma abazabalaza nezinkinga zengalo, bangashintsha umdlalo. Kodwa-ke, konke kumayelana nokuthandwa nguwe. Abanye abagibeli bama-kayaker bafunga ngemigodi egobile ukuze bathole intokozo, kuyilapho abanye bezwa sengathi bayamosha ngokuhamba kwabo emanzini, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa ezintweni ezibalulekile ezifana nezinsimbi.
Usayizi wokugwedla
Ngakho, abathengi ekugcineni bakhethe i i-paddle ephelele ngohambo lwabo lwe-kayaking. Manje, konke kumayelana nokuthola usayizi olungile ukuze wenze ukuzizwisa kukufanele. Impela, leyo carbon fancy isigwedlo se-bent-shaft kungase kudonse amehlo abo, kodwa uma kungewona usayizi ofanele, kuzoshiya amahlombe nezihlakala zizwa sengathi zidlule nge-blender. Nawa amabhizinisi etafula lokulinganisa adinga ukuvikela i-kayak paddle enosayizi ophelele.
| Ububanzi be-kayak | Ngaphansi kuka-23” | 24 ”kuya ku-28” | 29 ”kuya ku-33” | 34 " |
| Ubude be-Paddler | Ubude bokugwedla obunconyiwe | |||
| Ngaphansi kuka-5'5” | 210 kuya ku-220 cm | 220 kuya ku-230 cm | 230 kuya ku-240 cm | 250 cm |
| 5'5 ”kuye ku-5'11” | 220 cm | 230 cm | 230 kuya ku-240 cm | 250 cm |
| 6'+ | 220 kuya ku-230 cm | 230 kuya ku-240 cm | 240 kuya ku-250 cm | 250 kuya ku-260 cm |
Ukuhlanganisa
I-Kayaking izoba mnandi kuphela uma abathengi benama-paddles afanele. Kodwa-ke, ukukhetha ama-kayak paddles akuyona into elula ngoba wonke umthengi udinga okuhlukile. Noma kunjalo, ukukhetha okulungile akufanele kube inselele! Abathengisi bangasebenzisa lo mhlahlandlela ukuhlonza okungcono kakhulu ongazithengisa ngo-2024. Zilungiselele ukudweba ingxenye yabathengi abangu-18,100 abafuna ama-kayak paddles ngoFebhuwari 2024.
