Macina Race 2023

The KTM Macina Race was the brand's budget entry into electric mountain biking for 2023, a no-nonsense aluminium hardtail built around the legacy (non-Smart System) Bosch Performance Line CX Gen 4 motor, a 500Wh PowerTube battery and a simple Purion display. It sat below the alloy Macina Team hardtail and the full-suspension Macina Chacana/Scarp, trading interactivity and battery size for a keener price just around the 3,000 euro mark.

The build is deliberately frugal: a coil-sprung SR Suntour XCM fork with 100mm of travel, a 9-speed Shimano Alivio drivetrain, two-piston MT200 brakes and Schwalbe Smart Sam tyres. The geometry is firmly cross-country and tour focused rather than aggressive, with a relaxed 70.5 to 71 degree head angle, a 73 degree seat angle, long 465mm chainstays and a modest reach (396 to 431mm across M to XL). Mudguard and rack mounts mean it doubles as an everyday commuter.

Two builds were offered: the 592 on 29in wheels and the 572 on 27.5in, each with a 'Glorious' colourway option. It is well suited to riders wanting a stable, durable first eMTB for forest tracks and towpaths rather than technical trails. It is now discontinued; KTM later moved the range to Bosch Smart System hardware and introduced the lightweight Bosch SX-powered Macina Race SX as the spiritual successor, though that is a distinctly different, sportier machine.