Madonna V3 Fox Factory Rolling Chassis - Raw

Rad bike. Customer service has been second to none. Eats up everything a track throws at it! Very very happy

Climbs well, depends well. Gone from a 27.5 Nomad to this as my first 29er and I won't be going back. Everything flows better. The position it puts you in for the climbs makes it easier. Decending wise it's the same. Confidence inspiring

I have owned Mondraker Dune, Mondraker SuperFoxy2021, Pivot Firebird 2022 and now Raaw Madonna V3. I can say that that is the best bike I jabe owned.
The filing when you go downhill is just natural, you do not need to search for position on the bike to be in te center and the bike wants you to be agressive and push, bike loves to go fast.
And cycling uphill is also something that I was supprised, it really pedals great for bike with that travel and alu frame that is not the lightest.

Long story short; bike is SICK!!!

Bis jetzt sehr gut, nächste Woche für 6 Tage nach Finale - zum richtigen Test:-)

Just a few things regarding my Medium frame to add to the review:

For those (like me) worried that they might have to run a smaller travel dropper post than they prefer: RAAW suggests that the minimum ride height for a Oneup V2 dropper is 718mm which is a bit conservative in my experience.

I have a 210 Oneup V2 dropper and from Mid BB to seat rails is 700mm. The post bottoms out 33mm from fully slammed. This may differ depending on the position of the actuator thingy at the bottom of the post? Seems like Mike Kazimer from Pinkbike had a similar experience to me on his size Large- he mentions it deep in the comments of his first ride review.

I would say listen to RAAW's recommendation to be safe, but there will likely be a bit more room than you expect. Also- if you're close; be sure to look at Oneup's dimension chart for their droppers as the V2 actually has a smaller total length than their V3 in some sizes.

I can just fit a 700ml (24oz) water bottle inside the front triangle.

Enough writing- time to go ride my sick new bike :)

Today was my second day of riding my new Madonna V3 and so far I'm beyond stoked with this bike! I'm 177cm tall. Most of my rides are fire road climbs to relatively steep rocky/rooty descents near Nelson BC.

My previous bike was a '21 Stumpy EVO LTD Size S3, Mullet with a Meg Neg'd SuperDeluxe and a 170mm Zeb. I've always loved it; its agile, adjustable and capable. My only complaint was that is it felt slightly under-gunned on the steepest roughest trails at speed.

My Madonna is size Med with a Float X2, 170mm Fox 38 and mullet. I thought I'd be trading some of the Stumpy's agility for stability/composure however somehow I feel like I've got more of both. The amount of extra pop I've gained is insane; completely unexpected. On steep rough sections, the bike feels composed. It carries speed well, and the low BB makes the cornering amazing! I also couldn't believe how quickly I felt comfortable on the bike. It already feels like my bike. It doesn't claim to be a lightweight, but the climbing position is comfy.

Build quality, serviceability and durability seem 10/10 which was a major selling feature to me.

Shipping to Canada took 3weeks from the order date- pretty good IMO. Duty/taxes was about 10% of the total price. I was a minorly high maintenance customer, but Reuben was friendly, always responded quickly and helped put my mind at ease regarding sizing and shock choice.

I'm running out of characters but this bike is sick! I'll update my review after a few months.