Named after a high Portuguese mountain, the Cucuma Fóia racing wheel can be also convincing on other terrain. Good handling characteristics, the stiff frame and the low weight provide for it.About 230 metres he is high, the highest mountain Algarve in Southpoland. „An employee who comes from Portuguese had the idea with the name", explains Dirk Bach of Cucuma, on the origin of "Fóia" appealed. It must not always be immediately of the Galibier or the Conya - also a medium mountain can be a suitable goodfather. Besides, the white shining Cucuma does not feel well at all only for a temperate topography; with 7.15 kilos plus pedals our stately test wheel is pleasantly light. Possibly makes it the frame which looks rather beefy in spite of the colour, goes to scale on average, however, at just 950 grammes; the full coach voucherfork contributes about 380 grammes. The image which delivers the Fóia is convincing: The frame of these racing wheels stands like One and allows dry beginnings, behaves just as one expects it from a contemporary coach voucher frame. Moderate corners prove a well-balanced unobtrusive steering behaviour with which more or less everybody should manage; the stiff fork with 11/4-11/8-Zoll-head tube is steering-exact and remains quietly with violent brake manoeuvres. Separate braces are found in the Fóia up to the saddle clip instead of the stylish mono footbridge about the rear brake; a concealed, but commendable detail is the footbridge behind the pedal-crank bearing. The production assembly of a chain catcher as well as the metal panel is also nice in the chain brace which protects the frame in the improbable case of chainsuck against damages.
