Macina Kapoho 2022

The 2022 KTM Macina Kapoho is the gravity-focused sibling in KTM's carbon eMTB range, sitting above the trail-oriented Macina Chacana as the brand's 160mm enduro all-rounder. Built on a Dimmix carbon frame with the Straight-Line-Link (SLL) suspension platform, it runs a mixed-wheel (mullet) DiMMiX setup: a 29in front wheel for stability paired with a grippier 27.5in Plus rear. Travel is a proper enduro-length 160mm front and rear across the whole line.

Every trim uses Bosch's Performance Line CX (Gen 4, 85Nm) motor. The Prestige, Master and Elite pair it with a 750Wh PowerTube and the Bosch Smart System (Kiox display, eBike Flow app), while the more affordable Pro runs a 625Wh PowerTube on the earlier non-Smart-System package with a Purion display. Geometry is consistent and modern for the era: a 65 degree head angle, 76 degree seat angle and 442mm chainstays, with reach growing sensibly from 445mm on MD to 480mm on XL (the 625Wh Pro frame stretches slightly longer and sits marginally lower).

Value tracks the spec ladder closely. The flagship Prestige gets FOX 36 Factory Kashima, Float X Factory, Shimano XTR and a FOX Transfer dropper at a claimed 25.4kg, whereas the Elite and Pro drop to a RockShox 35 Silver fork and Shimano four-piston stoppers to hit their lower price points. All four trims share the same carbon chassis, Maxxis Minion or Schwalbe Eddy Current rubber and KTM finishing kit, so the cheaper models give away spec rather than capability.

Now discontinued and superseded by later Smart-System Kapoho generations, the 2022 bike appeals mainly as a used buy for riders wanting a carbon, mullet, 160mm enduro eMTB with Bosch power and a big 750Wh battery on the upper trims.