Review: Voodoo Nakisi - potentially good, but over-geared for gravel & the basic wheelset isn’t tubeless ready cycling Halfords_uk
The Voodoo brand has been around for at least 20 years, previously an American company that was famous for niche, stand-out bikes it is now part of Halfords. The Nakisi is marketed as a gravel and adventure bike, and it would be among the cheapest available that is specifically aimed towards gravel.The Nakisi has an aluminium frameset and aluminium fork, with reasonable tyre clearance and a Shimano Sora 2x9 drivetrain. The brakes are mechanical Tektro MD-C400 with 160mm rotors front and back.
For the bikepackers among us, the mount options are limited with just the pair of bottle cages within the main frame. There is no cage mount under the down tube, and the fork legs are also void of any bosses. The bike does feature rack and mudguard mounts front and rear and enough tyre clearance to make it a more friendly winter bike complete with panniers.There is nothing groundbreaking about the geometry, which is to be expected for a budget adventure bike.
With head angles that are close to road bike geometry it is no surprise that the handling is very fast, which might be fine on roads and lanes, but less so on steeper off-road tracks - especially with the steep, seat tube angle that pushes you over the front. Voodoo claims the frame is dropper-post compatible, which might appeal to some, but even then it will never truly turn the Nakisi into a demon on the downhills.Budget bikes often struggle with comfort and the Nakisi is far from perfect.
anything either moderately steep or less than perfectly smooth and you will find yourself out of gears very quickly.
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