In Greek mythology, Talos was a giant bronze automaton forged by the divine smith Hephaestus. He was given the task of defending the island of Crete, and so circled it three times a day. Upon seeing invaders, he would hurl huge boulders at their ships, or make himself red hot in fire, and embrace them when they came ashore.
The Myth Cycles Talos frame is our big 29er, short chainstay, aggressive trail slaying machine. The bent seat tube and signature chainstay yoke allow you to run up to a 29 x 3.0 tire and up to a 32t chainring with a 1×12 drivetrain. With huge rollover and aggressive, modern geometry, Talos is a great option for singletrack bikepacking trips like the Colorado Trail. A high bottom bracket makes it a very versatile frame as well, working great with anything from a 2.6 to 3.0 tire. It’s available as a frame only or as a complete bike. And like all our bikes, it’s made right here in Durango, CO.
The Loopstay
The Myth Cycles Loopstay yoke is what makes all of this possible. Fitting a 29 plus tire next to a chainring at Boost chainline is no easy task. We’ve developed an aesthetic solution to this complex problem. It gives you room to run a 29 x 3.00 tire on a 40mm rim and a chainring up to 32 teeth. All at a 418mm effective chainstay length. That’s something you won’t find just anywhere.
Standard Features
– Paragon Sliding dropouts –
– Stealth dropper routing –
– Brazed-on stainless steel headbadge –
– Clearance for 29 x 3.0 tires on a 40mm rim –
– 73mm BSA threaded bottom bracket –
– 31.6 seatpost –
– 148×12 Boost rear end –
– 67° head tube angle –
– 44mm Head tube –
– 35mm seat post clamp –
– 418mm effective chainstay length –
– Loopstay signature chainstay yoke –
– Full length housing cable routing –
– Triple bottle bosses below downtube –
Frame Materials
We build with Reynolds 853 heat-treated air-hardening steel. Reynolds makes the worlds finest butted tubing, with the most profiles available from any manufacturer. Their commitment to the bike industry matches our own, and we’re proud to be partnered with them and using their incredible products.
What we don’t make ourselves we source from the best machine shop in the industry; Paragon Machine Works. Their commitment to American manufacturing and high quality products make them a perfect source for our critical frame components such as dropouts, headtubes, and bottom bracket shells.
Choose a Color
Part of ordering a Myth bike frame is ordering it in the color of your choice. When you order a bike, you get to choose from any of our custom powder coat options, and your frame is coated for you right here in house.
- Check out our Colors page to see what’s currently in stock!
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Geometry
Talos was designed for riders who want to use the 29 x 2.6 to 3.0 platform as a hard-charging aggressive trail bike. It has 423mm chainstays (418 effective) for a lively, agile feel with those large wheels and a steeper seat tube angle to improve climbing. It has a slightly higher bottom bracket which gives you flexibility in what tire size you’d like to run while also clearing those rock gardens on grinding ascents. All this adds up to one of the most progressive and versatile frames around for this wheel size.
Ordering
Price:
Talos frame: $2199.00
Powder Coat:
Single solid tone: Included in base price
Illusion color upgrade: 100.00
Bi-color upgrade: 150.00
Illusion bi-color upgrade: 200.00
Frame customization:
Talos frames can be customized with certain features.
-Shifter cable routing left off. (good for singlespeed or wireless use)
-Stealth dropper routing left off. (good for no-dropper or wireless use.)
-Rack mounts added.
Sizing:
Unsure what size you need? Fill out our Frame Sizing form and we will get back to you as soon as possible with our frame size suggestions and notes.
Ordering
Talos frames are now stocked in common sizes in the webstore: Talos Frames
Please note that there will be a 4 week lead time after ordering while we coat, finish, pack and ship your frame.
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