NBD: Raaw Madonna V3, Neko Frameworks, Spesh Kenevo SL 2…

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NBD: Raaw Madonna V3, Neko Frameworks, Spesh Kenevo SL 2…

F***- Santa Cruz V10
Marry- Raaw Madonna
Kill- That Canyon dirt roady thing. Yuck

Stack figures on the Madonna are ridiculous.

XL V1o has a lower stack height than a medium Madonna…

The stack figures did jump out as looking weird – typos? Neither the BB drop nor HT length numbers look big enough to get to those stack numbers.

What a let down the Kenevo SL 2 is. A bigger motor, that’s it? I wouldn’t waste my money getting one of those when the v1 has the same battery size. Seems madness to release a v2 and update barely anything worthwhile.

I quite like the look of that Canyon, ok, without the tan sidewall tyres, but it’s a good combination of colours and probably more bike than I need right now anyway.

Dat V10 though… Yeah, badass. If the Canyon is more bike than I need right now, the V10 is more bike than I could dream of.

What a let down the Kenevo SL 2 is. A bigger motor, that’s it? I wouldn’t waste my money getting one of those when the v1 has the same battery size. Seems madness to release a v2 and update barely anything worthwhile.

What do you think needs updating? The only thing I’d change is the seat post insertion but that’s a major redesign.

With that stack, I’d have to run an almost slammed stem and a flat bar, and still the brake levers probably wouldn’t clear the top tube.

What do you think needs updating? The only thing I’d change is the seat post insertion but that’s a major redesign.

A bigger battery. It’s stupid putting a more powerful motor in there without a larger battery since it effectively reduces the range.

Stack figures on the Madonna are ridiculous.

 

They are not, love the stack on my XL v2.2 – given that lots of riders of all sizes are using spacers and riser bars of some sort does indicate that stack heights are a bit low generally. Apart from RAAW, only SC seems to pushing up stack heights.