** 4 Week Lead Time From The US **
The all new Taos was inspired by 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.
A true clean-sheet design
All-new from the ground up, the Taos’ monocoque frame starts with Bob Parlee’s 25 years of masterful custom carbon fiber expertise and the brands’ legendary ride quality.
We then took everything we love about our Chebacco and filtered it through a modern cyclist’s perspective to create a bike capable of winning today’s blazingly fast 100-mile gravel races and crushing all-day epics alike.
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 ~980g), 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
“Compliance” has become such a buzzword that we hesitate to use it at all. It’s important, but with Taos we took it a step further to improve Traction.
Compliance adds comfort, but Traction adds speed and confidence.
The Taos’ unique monocoque design and masterfully crafted carbon layup delivers an entirely new level of traction in a gravel bike, without gimmicks, micro-suspension, or proprietary parts. Seriously, no other bike comes close.
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.
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
Tech Highlights
Monocoque Frame - a true one-piece, unidirectional carbon fiber frame & fork, handmade in the EU.
Nude Carbon - Precision layups allow us to offer an unpainted frame with perfect carbon fiber layers visible through a durable wax finish
Modern Geometry - Longer reach, lower bottom bracket height, and more relaxed head tube angles make the Taos stable at speed and capable on the roughest descents. And it’s suspension-ready, too.
Internal Downtube Storage - Large access door makes it easy to carry tools, a spare tube and/or nutrition securely inside the frame
Traction-Enhancing Design - Dropped seatstays and a unique layup delivers confidence-inspiring traction like no other bike.
Adjustable Fork - Flip-chip dropout lets you optimize the geometry based on tire size.
UDH - futureproof compatibility with all standard and direct-mount rear derailleurs.
T47 BB - proven threaded bottom bracket with modern crankset compatibility and improved bearing durability.
Open Standards - Concealed cables, disc brakes, and aero bar compatibility use modern standards for easy parts swaps and service.
Lower Standover - Designed to fit smaller riders better while still offering our signature “tall” frame configuration.
No-Cost Custom Builds - Every Parlee is built to fit you, with no extra charge for choosing your stem length, handlebar width, seat and seatpost setback and crank length.
Available SRAM Configurations
SRAM RED XPLR 1x (Power) Wide - Option 1
FSA K-Wing AGX Cockpit
Parlee Carbon Seatpost
Zipp 303 Firecrest
Parlee Carbon Cages
SRAM Force AXS 1x Eagle - Option 2
FSA K-Wing AGX Cockpit
Parlee Carbon Seatpost
Zipp 303 Firecrest
Parlee Carbon Cages
SRAM Force AXS 1x Eagle - Option 3
FSA A-Wing AGX Cockpit
FSA SLK Seatpost
Zipp 303 S
Parlee Carbon Cages
SRAM Rival AXS 2x Road - Option 4
FSA A-Wing AGX Cockpit
FSA SL-K Seatpost
Zipp 303 S
Parlee Carbon Cages
SRAM Rival AXS 2x Road - Option 5
FSA A-Wing AGX Cockpit
FSA SL-K Seatpost
DT Swiss G1800
Parlee Carbon Cages
SRAM Rival AXS 1x XPLR - Option 6
FSA A-Wing AGX Cockpit
FSA SL-K Seatpost
DT Swiss G1800
Parlee Carbon Cages
Available Shimano Configurations
Shimano GRX RX825 Di2 - Option 7
FSA K-Wing AGX Cockpit
Parlee Carbon Seatpost
Zipp 303 Firecrest
Parlee Carbon Cages
Shimano GRX RX825 Di2 - Option 8
FSA A-Wing AGX Cockpit
FSA SL-K Seatpost
Zipp 303 S
Parlee Carbon Cages
Frame Geometry
Mfr Claimed Weight
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