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Parlee Taos

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All-Day Fast. Ready for Adventure.

Framesets (incl. bar, stem and post): $5,590
Complete Bikes start from: $6,990

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Overview
OVERVIEW

The Parlee Taos

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More than a way to escape traffic and routine, the all-new Parlee Taos offers exceptional comfort and traction—elevating ride quality and boosting confidence on any terrain.

More than gravel

“Gravel” has become more than just riding on dirt roads. The all-new Parlee Taos delivers an entirely new level of compliance that not only elevates its ride quality above anything else, it delivers Velcro-like traction to inspire supreme confidence on complex terrain.

Confidence = Speed

We purpose-built the Taos to carry you over tricky terrain and push you to ride harder, wherever the route takes you.

Using a geometry optimized to keep you planted so you can carry more speed and give you the confidence to achieve more than you dreamed possible.

A groundbreaking design

Taos blends our unique carbon fiber expertise with a progressive, groundbreaking design that eliminates chatter and vibration, letting you focus on your surroundings… and your performance.

An inspired ride

Taos takes inspiration from the soul stirring landscape and endless riding options around Taos, New Mexico, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. A place where trust in your connection to the bike is essential, to confidently transition from pavement to service road to mountain single track to winding canyon descents and back to the road again. Immersing you in the ancient power of the high desert sun.

"Parlee Taos gravel superbike combines speed, comfort and a striking wax finish"

Warren Rossiter

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IN DEPTH

A True Clean-Sheet Design

The Taos is our 3rd Generation Gravel bike and represents the culmination of 10 years of experience making some of the best gravel bikes in the world. The Taos is NOT a road bike with big tires. It is NOT a road bike with a slacker head-tube. The Taos is an all-new concept, built from the ground-up to win today’s blazingly fast 100-mile gravel races and to crush all-day epic adventures alike.

The Taos' monocoque frame construction provides an extremely lightweight foundation and provided us with the ability to engineer more compliance into the frame while maintaining a blazingly fast and responsive ride.

Handmade in the EU

Handmade in the EU, our new precision layup process creates a perfect frame, both functionally and aesthetically. Like our new Ouray road bike, each piece of UD carbon fiber ply is meticulously placed to create a frame that requires no cosmetic layers, filler, bonding agents, or paint.

This level of finish quality is extremely hard to do -it’s why almost no one else does it- but the result is a perfect finish, straight out of the mold. That’s why we offer it with a bare nude waxed finish to showcase the ultimate in precision carbon manufacturing.

Light, but Not a Lightweight

Our unique construction method delivers a true monocoque one-piece frame that’s incredibly lightweight (average frame weight ~940g), yet durable enough for real-world adventures.

This layup process gives us complete control over the ride quality, and a modular design gives you control over its handling. In fact, the Taos is the most adaptable bike we’ve ever made.

It’s also tough, with reinforced carbon layups in high-impact areas, and added rubberized protection over the chainstay and beneath the downtube. Opt for the waxed carbon finish and there’s no paint to scratch either…just wipe it down with a fresh coat of wax and your bike looks as good as new.

Intentional Compliance = Exceptional Traction

The Taos’ unique design and masterfully crafted carbon layup delivers an entirely new level of traction in a gravel bike.

Combine that with longer, lower & slacker geometry for improved stability at speed, and a torsionally stiff lower section and compact, sloping front triangle that maximizes power transfer, and you have a bike that sticks in the corners, floats in the straights, and flies up the climbs. Just like a great gravel bike should. Plus, all six frame sizes have their own custom layup and geometry to deliver the same amazing ride no matter what size bike you’re on.

Racing? Exploring? Taos Does That

Clearance for up to 700x50 tires let you run any rubber you want. Suspension-corrected geo lets you add a suspension fork without altering ride quality. And a front axle flip-chip lets you adjust the wheelbase and head angle when using smaller tires for a more road-biased ride quality.

Run it 1x or 2x with a removable front derailleur mount. Combine that with fender mounts, internal downtube storage, top tube bag mounts, and stealth dropper seatpost routing and you have a bike that’s ready for any adventure, whether you're racing the clock or chasing daylight.

Built To Order

Every frame is made one at a time, in small batches, then individually built to order at our US headquarters. Choose from six frame sizes that can be built in standard or tall configurations, then choose your desired cockpit (including bar width, stem length, seat and seatpost configuration), wheels, tires, drivetrain, and accessories.

The Taos is the next generation of Parlee gravel bike, delivering our signature ride quality and handling on a modern machine that’s ready for your next adventure, wherever that may be. This is the ultimate gravel bike.

CUSTOMIZE

Four Unique Paint Packages

Parlee’s build-to-order process allows for unlimited customization of the finish on all Taos.

01

PACKAGE ONE

PACKAGE ONE

Plusfrom $400

Retains the nude carbon finish but allows you to add your own personal touch. Choose from 4 logo packs, a perfect way to enhance the look on an Ouray or Taos.

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02

PACKAGE TWO

PACKAGE TWO

Duofrom $1200

Allows you to step into the world of custom paint. Select a frame color and then a logo color from our amazing gallery of twenty paint finishes.

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03

PACKAGE THREE

PACKAGE THREE

Plusfrom $1600

A sleek and contemporary paint scheme. Choose your favorite two colors to complement gloss finished raw carbon in this contemporary paint scheme.

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04

PACKAGE FOUR

PACKAGE FOUR

Dreamfrom $2000

Defines no limits. Go full custom and work with our in-house design team to bring your vision to life.

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CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Setup To Ride Your Way

SRAM RED XPLR T1
$13,490 SRAM Red Powermeter 42T Chainring 10-46T Cassette ZIPP 303 XPLR SW Wheels FSA K-Force AGX Carbon Bar with SMR-II Stem Parlee Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle with Carbon rails Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear XPLR Inter Tires (45mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
SRAM FORCE EAGLE T3
$9,890 42T Chainring 10-50T Cassette ZIPP 303 XPLR S Wheels FSA K-Force AGX Carbon Bar with SMR-II Stem Parlee Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear XPLR Inter Tires (45mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
SRAM RIVAL T5
$8,490 46/33T Chainring 10-36T Cassette ZIPP 303 S Wheels FSA A-Wing AGX Bar with SMR-II Stem FSA SL-K Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear Connector Ultimate Tires (40mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
SRAM Rival T7
$7,190 46/33T Chainring 10-36T Cassette DT Swiss G1800 Wheels FSA A-Wing AGX Bar with SMR-II Stem FSA SL-K Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear Connector Ultimate Tires (40mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
SRAM RIVAL 1x T8
$6,990 42T Chainring 10-44T Cassette DT Swiss G1800 Wheels FSA A-Wing AGX Bar with SMR-II Stem FSA SL-K Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear Connector Ultimate Tires (40mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
Shimano GRX T2
$10,490 48/31T Chainrings 11-36T Cassette ZIPP 303 SW Wheels with AXS wheel sensor FSA F-Force AGX Carbon Bar with SMR-II Stem Parlee Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle with Carbon Rails Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear Connector Ultimate Tires (40mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
Shimano GRX T4
$9,490 48/31T Chainring 11-36T Cassette ZIPP 303 S Wheels FSA A-Wing AGX Carbon Bar with SMR-II Stem FSA SL-K Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear Connector Ultimate Tires (40mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
Shimano GRX T6
$8,290 48/31T Chainring 11-36T Cassette DT Swiss G1800 Wheels FSA A-Wing AGX Carbon Bar with SMR-II Stem FSA SL-K Carbon Seatpost Ergon SR Allroad saddle Titanium Fastener Kit Goodyear Connector Ultimate Tires (40mm) Parlee Carbon Bottle Cages (2)
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TECH & GEO SPECIFICATIONS

The Finest Details

XXS
XS
S
M
L
XL
TTLength (virtual)
508
532
553
577
602
620
Reach
362
375
386
402
417
429
Stack
540
564
585
605
620
640
Head Angle
68.75
69.25
69.5
69.5
69.5
69.75
Seat Tube Angle
75
74.5
74.25
74
73.5
73.5
ST Length (Ctr-Ctr)
364
384
401
435
460
486
Chainstay Length
430
430
430
430
430
430
BB Drop
82
80
80
80
80
80
Fork Rake
45/51
45/51
45/51
45/51
45/51
45/51
Standover Height
700
735
765
791
810
833
Head Tube Length
90
115
136
158
174
194
Front Center
600
617
634
651
670
688
Wheelbase
1018
1028
1052
1069
1090
1106
Fork Length
425
425
425
425
425
425
Construction
One-piece, UD (uni-directional) carbon monocoque frame and fork
Design
All-road geometry with modular Flex-Fit system
TT Slope
Sloping, 15-21 degrees (size-specific)
Seat Stays
Twin, individual stays
Tire Clearance
32-50mm (measured)
Seatpost
31.6mm, round, 0mm or 25mm offset, replaceable external clamp
Cabling
Full internal routing, electronic drivetrain only
Fork
Full carbon, integrated crown race, hidden cabling, 100mm thru-axle, 160/180 rotor compatible
Bottom Bracket
T47, internal, 85.5mm width
Drop Outs
142mm thru-axle, UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger) compatible, 140/160 rear rotors
F. Derailleur
Braze-on, removable, includes 1x blanking panel
Standard Finish
Nude, waxed carbon - Parlee Paintlab custom paint available
Headset
Integrated IS52 upper and lower, stainless bearings
Flex-Fit Spacers
Included ENVE, FSA, and PRO short and tall top caps and universal fit cap

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