Anyone have any personal experience with these bikes? Looking for comments related to ride quality, durability, customer services, really anything. Thanks.
Parlee Cycles
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I haven't owned one, but I have talked extensively with their senior sales/engineer guy.
I think Parlee is one of the best carbon frames out there.
One thing to consider is their lugged frame construction gives you lots of flexibility in terms of geometry and tubing choice. The custom geometry is pretty obvious, but the tube selection is not.
If you were to buy a stock frame from Trek/Giant/Specialized/etc, it is built around a typical rider weight and riding style. Custom tube selection allows you to build a bike around you, and I know you are not the typical 6'1" roadie.
However, you might also consider getting titanium. I think the ride characteristics are better than carbon, the frame is more durable, and the cost compared to a Parlee is similar.
Maybe even cheaper: http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610,s1-1-383-16057-1,00.html
I think Parlee is one of the best carbon frames out there.
One thing to consider is their lugged frame construction gives you lots of flexibility in terms of geometry and tubing choice. The custom geometry is pretty obvious, but the tube selection is not.
If you were to buy a stock frame from Trek/Giant/Specialized/etc, it is built around a typical rider weight and riding style. Custom tube selection allows you to build a bike around you, and I know you are not the typical 6'1" roadie.
However, you might also consider getting titanium. I think the ride characteristics are better than carbon, the frame is more durable, and the cost compared to a Parlee is similar.
Maybe even cheaper: http://www.bicycling.com/article/1,6610,s1-1-383-16057-1,00.html
if your thinking of spending that much on a frameset then Parlee would be a good choice as well as Crumpton and maybe even Serotta, especially if you need some type of custom geometry. don't know which model of Parlee your looking to get, but i have read some positive things about the Z4, their Taiwan made frame. if you think about Ti, it is going to be cheaper than a Z1 and there are plenty of smaller custom builders you can use if you want the custom route. i would love to take a tour of the Parlee shop seeing it's only a couple of miles from my place. as for me, i wouldn't rule out steel.
Thanks guys. I am not talking about retail pricing, I already have a great custom steel bike, I don't want titanium, and I know there are lots of other options for carbon. Again, just curious for comments about these bikes, preferably from personal experience.
I see a guy on our MUP every now and then riding one...he's huge. I'm 6'7" and 275...he's gotta have a couple inches and about 50 lbs on me... Bike looks realllllllll nice.