Amabhuzu Alula Amadoda

Thenga Kanye, Usebenze Isikhathi Eside: Incazelo Yenani Lamabhuzu Alula

Usuzenzile izibalo? Amabhuzu emvula ashibhile: amadola angamashumi amane. Izinyanga eziyisithupha ezedlule. Iminyaka emihlanu? Amabhangqa ayisishiyagalombili. Amadola angamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili. Kodwa izindleko zangempela ziphakeme. Izinyawo ezibuhlungu. Ukulahlekelwa umkhiqizo. Amasokisi amanzi. Imishini iyawa ngesikhathi esibi kakhulu. Amabhuzu ashibhile ayabiza. Imali, induduzo, ukuthula kwengqondo—ukhokha konke okuthathu. Amabhuzu alula ayawuqeda lowo mjikelezo.

Intengo yokuqala iphakeme kunezicathulo ezingabizi kakhulu. Izindleko zobunikazi zizonke? Ziphansi kakhulu. Ipheya elilodwa lihlala iminyaka emibili, emithathu, ngisho nemihlanu—ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke. Iminyaka emihlanu, uthenga ipheya elilodwa. Hhayi ayisishiyagalombili. Imali egciniwe ingokoqobo. Kodwa inani lidlula amadola.

I-insole ye-EVA esuswayo. Yandisa impilo yebhuthi. Ngemva konyaka noma emibili, i-foam iyacindezelwa. Ukugoqa kuyaphela. Amabhuthi ajwayelekile? Amabili aphelele kudoti. Amabhuthi alula? Shintsha i-insole. Amadola ayisishiyagalombili. Imizuzwana embalwa. Kuzwakala sengathi kusha. Le nto encane iphinda kabili impilo yebhuthi ngalinye.

Ukwakhiwa okukodwa okungenamthungo. Kususa izindawo ezibuthakathaka ezibulala amabhuzu avamile. Amabhuzu athungiwe ayavuza ezindaweni ezihlanganisiwe. Amabhuzu anamathelisiwe ayahlukana ezindaweni ezihlanganisiwe. Akukho mithungo. Akukho migqa yeglue. Akukho zindawo ezibuthakathaka. Amanzi awakwazi ukungena. Ibhuzu ngeke liwe. Okuwukuphela kwento egugayo yi-insole—bese uyifaka esikhundleni sayo. Ibhuzu liyaqhubeka. Amabhuzu alula akhiwe ngendlela ehlukile.

Izisebenzi zisitshele. Indoda yokwakha yase-Ohio: yayivame ukuthenga amabhuzu amathathu ashibhile minyaka yonke. Izinyawo zazimanzi njalo, ama-arches ayehlala ebuhlungu. Amabhuzu okuqala ahlala iminyaka emibili egcwele. Imali encane, ukuhlupheka okuncane. Umlimi wase-Iowa: udlule kumabhuzu amane ngesizini eyodwa enodaka. Lawa mabhuzu? Izinkathi ezintathu futhi asaqhubeka kahle. Izibalo ziyasebenza.

I-outsole yerabha egugile kakhulu. Yenzelwe ukuhlala isikhathi eside. Ikhonkrithi, amatshe ayigugu, i-asphalt—ama-soli avamile agugile ngokushesha. I-Plain Boots compound imelana nokuguguleka. I-tread ihlala ijule isikhathi eside. Azikho izihlangu ezithatha indawo ngoba ama-soli aba yimpandla. I-outsole eboshiwe ezingeni lama-molecule—ayihlukani nhlobo nengaphezulu. Ukuhlukana kwe-soli kuyinto evamile yokufa kwe-cheap-boot. Akwenzeki lapha.

Ingaphezulu le-latex yemvelo. Iyamelana nokuqhekeka nokuguga. I-ozone, i-UV, ukukhathala okuguquguqukayo—ibhubhisa irabha evamile. Amabhuzu alula anezithasiselo zokulwa ne-ozone kanye neziqinisi ze-UV. Izinto zihlala ziguquguquka, ziphelele. Azomi. Aziqhekeki ezindaweni eziguquguqukayo. Aziqhekeki ngokukhula. Iminyaka yokusebenzisa, hhayi izinyanga.

Izinga lokushisa lihlanganisa zonke izimo zokusebenza. Lilinganiselwe ku-10°C kuya ku-40°C. Lihlala liguquguquka emakhazeni, lizinzile ekushiseni. Asikho isidingo samabhuzu ahlukene ezinkathini ezahlukene. Amabhuzu alula asebenza unyaka wonke. Ipheya elilodwa lithatha indawo yamabhuzu amabili—amabhuzu asehlobo namabhuzu asebusika. Imali eyongiwe iyanda.

Indawo ehlanzwa kalula. Isikhathi esincane sokulungisa. Udaka, ukungcola, ukungcola—vala ngepayipi. Azikho izinto zokuhlanza ezikhethekile. Indawo ebushelelezi, engenazo izimbobo ayimunci amabala. Amabhuzu abukeka kahle iminyaka ngoba ahlanzwa kalula. Ukuhlanza okuncane kusho isikhathi esiningi usebenza noma uphumule.

Kubanikazi bamabhizinisi? Isilinganiso esiqine nakakhulu. Iqembu labantu abayishumi, ngalinye lidinga amabhuzu amabili ashibhile ngonyaka: amadola angamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ngonyaka ngamabhuzu nje. Shintshela kumabhuzu angenalutho? Leyo ndleko yehla ibe amakhulu amathathu eminyakeni emihlanu. Imali eyongiwe ingathenga ezinye izinto zokuphepha noma ixhase ibhonasi yabasebenzi. Izisebenzi zijabule kakhulu—izinyawo azilimazi.

Inani lokuthengisa kabusha. Amabhuzu ashibhile? Akukho. Agugile noma aphukile uma usuqedile. Amabhuzu alula agcina inani lawo. Amabhuzu asetshenzisiwe asesimweni esihle athengiswa ngamaphesenti angamashumi amane kuya kwamashumi ayisithupha entengo yawo yokuqala. Zinakekele, unqume ukuzithuthukisa ngemva kweminyaka embalwa? Uthola ingxenye yetshalomali yakho.

Ngakho-ke yebo. Amabhuzu alula ayindlela yokutshala imali yesikhathi eside ekududuzeni nasekukhiqizeni. I-insole esuswayo yandisa impilo. Ukwakhiwa okungenamthungo kususa amaphuzu okuhluleka. I-outsole egugile kakhulu imelana nokuklwebheka. I-latex yemvelo imelana nokuqhekeka nokuguga. Izinga lokushisa lihlanganisa zonke izinkathi zonyaka. Indawo ehlanzekile kalula isindisa isikhathi. Izibalo zilula: ibhuzu elilodwa lihlala isikhathi eside ngamabhuzu amahlanu kuya kwayishumi ashibhile. Yonga imali. Yonga ubunzima. Yonga izinyawo zakho. Amabhuzu ashibhile ayabiza. Amabhuzu alula ayindlela yokutshala imali. Thenga kanye. Sebenza isikhathi eside. Jabulela ukonga.