Not just a bike brand. A carbon manufacturer.
Pardus is the house brand of Shandong Taishan Ruibao : 100 000 m² of factory floor, 1 200 people, and the bikes of the Chinese national cycling team since the Rio Games. The fibre comes from Toray, in Japan — everything else is done in the factory : weaving the sheets, the resins, the moulds, the paint.
01 · The factory · new for 2026
What goes in, what is made on site, what comes out.
100 000 m² mean nothing until you say what happens there. Here is the journey, step by step — and what to take from it: nothing that makes the frame is outsourced.
What goes in
The fibre
Toray, Japan — from T700 to T1100 depending on the level. Also the supplier of the €6,300 frame kit compared in section 04.
Toray — T700 → T1100supplier of the frame kit at €6,300
The factory — Shandong Taishan Ruibao 100 000 m² · 1 200 people — everything that follows happens under this roof.
Step 1 / 4 · under the same roof
Weaving
The carbon sheets are woven on site, from the raw fibre — not bought ready-made.
woven on sitenot bought ready-made
Step 2 / 4 · under the same roof
The resins
Developed in-house. Too much resin means extra grams — the next step exists for exactly that.
developed in-housejust what is needed
Step 3 / 4 · under the same roof
Moulding
In moulds the factory designs and owns. HPT, EPS or EPS+: section 03 explains what that changes.
HPT · EPS · EPS+moulds owned by the factory
Step 4 / 4 · under the same roof
Painting
The frame is painted before it leaves the building. No step handed to a subcontractor along the way.
painted on siteno subcontractor along the way
What comes out
Your bike
It arrives in 5 to 7 working days. The workshop inObernai assembles it, adjusts it and weighs it — you take it over at the shop.
delivered in 5 to 7 working daysassembled, adjusted, weighed in Obernai
02 · The race number · a pro team on Pardus frames
The factory is the promise. Racing is the proof.
China Glory is a professional team UCI Continental — the third tier of road cycling, below the WorldTeams and ProTeams — and its riders start international races on Pardus. Here are their machines, up close.
- 2023Tour of Huangshan — general classification, Julien Trarieux
- 2023Tour of Poyang Lake — general classification, Lü Xianjing
- 2024Tour of Alanya — Julien Trarieux
The bike in the photos is the Spark EVO, the team’s racing machine: it is not in the shop’s catalogue, and we’d rather tell you so. What it shares with the bikes sold here: the same factory, the same carbon — which is what the next section details, level by level.
03 · The carbon · what you can’t see in the photo
One fibre, one curing: the recipe for each level.
What separates two Pardus frames can’t be seen in the photo: it happens inside the tube, during curing. Choose a level — the catalogue pyramid fills from the bottom up, and the recipe fits in three lines: the fibre laid, the curing, what it changes when you ride.
The Pardus catalogue pyramid — it fills from the bottom up, on click.
The fibreHS (Toray T700 · T800) — the one that soaks up impacts: the fork, the chainstays, the seat stays. The carbon in most bikes.
The curingEPS, EPS+ or HPT depending on the model. HPT — an inflated tube that presses the fibres against the mould — is the brand’s basic process.
A frame that soaks it up: cobbles, white gravel roads, broken road edges. It isn’t chasing grams, it’s built to last.
At this level in the catalogue: Uragano Sport SRAM Apex AXS 2 590 € · Uragano Sport SRAM Rival AXS 3 490 € · Robin Sport Shimano 105 Di2 3 690 €
The fibreHS or HMS (Toray M40J · M30S) — the high modulus stiffens the bottom bracket and the head tube without adding weight elsewhere.
The curingEPS+ or HPT depending on the model. With EPS+, the latex-coated core leaves a smooth inner wall: fewer wrinkles, less excess resin.
Acceleration. The bottom bracket and the head tube are stiffened where you push, without the rest of the frame becoming harsh.
At this level in the catalogue: SPK G4 Shimano 105 Di2 4 090 € · SPK G4 Shimano Ultegra Di2 5 090 €
The fibreUHMS (Toray T1100) — the top of the Toray catalogue: +120% strength compared with T800, +179% modulus compared with M40J.
The curingEPS+ only. Smooth inner wall: fewer fibre wrinkles, less excess resin — so fewer grams, in the same place.
740 g bare frame, 290 g fork. That’s the level of the Robin EVO: 6.8 kg on the workshop scales, with Ultegra Di2.
At this level in the catalogue: Robin EVO Shimano Ultegra Di2 4 990 €
04 · The price · it comes now, not before
What the frame kit costs, on its own.
Frame and fork only — no wheels, no drivetrain, no saddle. Public prices noted on 25 August 2026.
- Pinarello Dogma Fbare frame kit — TorayCa M40X€6,300
- Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8bare frame kit — FACT 12r€5,500
- Pardus Robin EVO — the COMPLETE bike Toray T1100 and M40, EPS+ moulding, Shimano Ultegra Di2, carbon-spoke wheels, 6.8 kg 4 990 €
We’re not comparing bikes, we’re comparing what’s inside the frame. It’s up to you to judge whether the gap is explained by anything other than the name written on it.
05 · The range · 10 models
Ten bikes, each with a frame of its own.
From 2 590 € to 7 690 €. None is an off-the-shelf frame that’s been repainted: they come out of the moulds of the factory that designed them. Sizes are chosen at the shop — we take your measurements before ordering.
Robin EVOShimano Ultegra Di2The Robin EVO with Shimano Ultegra Di2: an 895 g carbon frame in size M, MVMT Silver 50 carbon wheels.Bare frame 740 g, fork 290 g. UHMS carbon: 10% Toray T1100, 60% T800, and high-modulus M40.4 990 €incl. VAT
Gravel
Uragano SportSRAM ApexPardus’s carbon gravel bike with 12-speed SRAM Apex, and the only carbon bike in the range under 3 000 €.HS-EPS+ carbon frame, 40 mm tire clearance, wireless electronic shifting.9.6 kg2 590 €incl. VAT
Road
Robin SportShimano 105The Robin Sport’s carbon frame with mechanical Shimano 105: the entry to the Pardus road range.2 640 €incl. VAT
Gravel
Uragano SportSRAM Rival AXSPardus’s carbon gravel bike with 13-speed SRAM Rival XPLR AXS, MVMT Bronze 35 carbon wheels.Same frame, a step-up drivetrain, 300 g lighter. The only one in its price bracket to have both.9.3 kg3 490 €incl. VAT
RoadRobin SportShimano 105 Di2Pardus’s versatile road bike, carbon, with Shimano 105 Di2 and carbon wheels.1 100 g HS-EPS+ frame, FLEX AIR and FLEX PIVOT, carbon wheels, integrated handlebar. The Route des Vins on Sunday, vineyard tracks the rest of the time.7.65 kg3 690 €incl. VAT
Road
SPK G4 EVOcarbon aero road Shimano 105 Di2The aero frame of the SPK G4 EVO, with Shimano 105 Di2 and MVMT Bronze 50 carbon wheels.Six sizes, the same handling from one size to the next — small or tall rider.8.4 kg4 090 €incl. VAT
Road
SPK G4 EVOcarbon aero road Shimano Ultegra Di2Pardus’s aero bike, with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and MVMT Silver 50 carbon wheels.Without letting you down in the Vosges.7.8 kg5 090 €incl. VAT
Road
Gomera RScarbon time-trial SRAM Rival AXSA time-trial and triathlon bike, power meter included.5 490 €incl. VAT
RoadRobin EVOSRAM Red AXSThe Robin EVO with wireless SRAM Red AXS, power meter included.7 590 €incl. VAT
RoadSPK G4 EVOcarbon aero road SRAM Red AXSThe SPK G4 EVO with wireless SRAM Red AXS, power meter included.7 690 €incl. VATSwipe →
06 · The terrain · the vineyards, the climb, the valley
The terrain around here decides between the six bikes, not the spec sheet.
A brand website can describe a bike. What it doesn’t know is where you’ll ride: the vineyards, the climb, the valley floor. Choose your terrain — it tells you what it asks of a bike, and which bikes in the range answer.
The Route des Vins
It runs through Obernai — the ride starts at the shop door.
Clean tarmac but never flat: vineyard drags, a kick at every village — and, on either side, the vineyard tracks running along the rows.
- Accelerationa frame that responds when the road rises, village after village.
- The vineyard trackswide tire clearance, to leave the tarmac without changing bikes.
- Hours in the saddlecomfort over patched joints and broken road edges.
Mont Sainte-Odile
The climb starts in Ottrott, above Obernai, and ends at the monastery.
A steady gradient, almost all in the forest, and the same road back down. This is where two frames are compared: what section 03 describes, the climb lets you feel.
- Gearingclimb seated without suffering — an 11-30 at the back changes the climb.
- Gramsyou pay for them on the climb; they’re weighed in the workshop before handover.
- Stiffnessso your effort ends up in the wheel, not in frame flex.
The Bruche valley
The valley opens out at Molsheim, 12 km from the shop.
Back roads, tracks and forest paths along the river: the surface changes without warning — and that’s exactly what you ask of a gravel bike.
- Tires40 mm: the volume that absorbs what the tarmac no longer does.
- The frameHS fibre — the kind that soaks up impacts rather than adding stiffness.
- The drivetrainno cables or housing to clog up when the road turns into a track.
Three terrains, six bikes: each of the six has its own. Size, though, is chosen at the shop — measurements are taken before ordering.
07 · Your questions · and our answers, straight
A brand nobody knows. Let’s talk about it.
“You don’t buy a road bike blind. We take your measurements in the shop, choose the size with you, and the workshop assembles and adjusts the bike before handover.”
See also: what the workshop does before handover.
HS, HMS, UHMS carbon: what difference does it make?
They are three grades of fibre. HS (high strength, Toray T700 and T800) soaks up impacts: it’s the carbon in most bikes. HMS (high modulus, M40J) adds stiffness where it’s needed, without adding weight.UHMS (T1100) is the top of the Toray catalogue — +120% strength over T800 according to the brand. A frame contains several at once, laid zone by zone: the Robin EVO is 10% T1100, 60% T800 and some M40.
EVO, RS, SPORT: how do I choose?
They are the brand’s three levels, defined by the fibre and by the moulding. SPORT : HS fibre, to get into road or gravel cycling with reliable equipment. RS : HS or HMS, electronic drivetrains, for the experienced rider. EVO : UHMS and EPS+ moulding, designed for racing. We talk it through before you order — the kind of choice a direct-to-consumer website doesn’t make with you.
What is the “EPS+ moulding” written on the spec sheet?
The way the carbon is compressed during curing. With HPT, an inflatable tube presses the fibres against the mould — that’s the usual process. With EPS, a solid core replaces the tube: the lay-up is more precise. With EPS+, a layer of latex on that core leaves a smooth inner wall : fewer fibre wrinkles, less excess resin. That’s where the saved grams come from — not from a marketing figure.
Why is it cheaper for the same equipment?
Because there is no brand name to pay for, and no middleman between the factory and the shop. With the big brands, the frame kit alone — frame and fork, no wheels or drivetrain — costs €5,500 to €6,300. A complete Robin EVO, with Ultegra Di2 and carbon-spoke wheels, is 4 990 €.
How much does a Robin EVO really weigh?
740 g for the bare frame in size M and 290 g for the fork, figures from the brand’s catalogue. The complete bike, built with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and carbon-spoke wheels, comes out at 6.8 kg. We weigh it in the workshop before handover, and we give you the real weight of your size — not that of the lightest size in the catalogue.
Where is Pardus sold in France?
Nowhere yet. Vélo Shop is among the very first French dealers of the brand. It’s a bet, and we say so: the payoff is value for money — and the fact that we never sell a brand we couldn’t repair.
Who rides Pardus?
The Chinese national cycling team, at the Games of Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024. In France, the brand is only just arriving: there is no independent press test yet, and we’d rather tell you than let you find out.
Which size for me?
Six sizes on the Robin EVO, from XXS to XL. We take your measurements in the shop before ordering: inseam, torso, arm span, and the position you really hold over two hours. That’s exactly what a direct-to-consumer website can’t do.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes, without an appointment, during opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30–12:00 / 13:00–18:30. Closed Sunday and Monday. +33 3 88 04 85 61.
And if I break a brand-specific part?
Derailleur hanger, MTMT integrated handlebar, seatpost: we keep them in the workshop, and we tell you the real lead time before you order, not after.
How long does delivery take?
5 to 7 working days after ordering. The bike is assembled and adjusted in the Obernai workshop before handover, and pick-up at the shop is free.
