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i think there is more to just which is the best sealant. OrangeSeal has a very good name behind them and are leading the way in the States and Europe. i think it also comes down to the tires used i have recently moved away from Schwalbe tires as i find they weep all the time - this must lead to sealant drying out. Time will tell if the Maxxis tires do the same

So life happened on Friday and the rest of the weekend was used to relax and de-tech my life for a bit. i will update with pictures and info soon!

Our first shipment of OrangeSeal lands in RSA in +-8 weeks. i'll post back here as soon as we have it in stock i know it's a long lead time. it's our first shipment. OrangeSeal manufacture per order to ensure the sealant is nice and fresh

For those who want to slam the stem it is very much possible i can also say photographing this bike is tough! - its so shiny!

According to your location you are in the garden. I looked high and low but could not find you? But for real, i'm in Kyalami(close to Lonehill)

I'm going to try make Friday fun and build some suspense #stem not slammed as this is doubling as a demo bike

thanks bud, its an exciting new product line and i think the ride comfort they offer should perfectly suit our less than perfect roads. i'm heading out to collect it - i'll post some pics as soon as i can

want me to get you a quote?

Collecting the completed bike today i feel like a kid on Christmas morning

The first lockdown did wonders for my wine collection - many brilliant wines came up at unbelievable discount. so i stocked up hard! Then not long after my wife fell pregnant and i am now forced to drink good wine alone You should see my dining room table/work bench... I've dropped the bike off to be completed at my LBS. how long do you think i can let it live in the house before i get into trouble?

Starting to look a bit more like a bike! I have finally sourced a BB for this bike. Hens teeth! - took me a good number of hours and calls to hunt one down. The store also have stock of the Sram Road brake hoses. which are also hens teeth. These parts are the only outstanding bits i need to complete the build Still deciding if i just collect the parts and complete the build myself or dropping the bike off to be completed by the shop. At least if they do it i will have the opportunity to ride it this weekend.

and Tyler Hamilton

It's still the first thing any of us does when looking at a bike. picks it up and uses their internal scale to judge if its rubbish or not My 2020 Madone with Red AXS powermeter, Zipp NSW 454's, bottle cages and garmin mount weighs a rather fat 8.255kgs It will go under 8kgs with my Roval Rapide wheels with Tubolitos but only just. Yet the Madone is one of two of the most comfortable bikes i have ever ridden. and i'll take it every day over my older 6.8kg Ritte Ace. the other bike is my fathers Mason Resolution https://masoncycles.cc/shop/categories/resolution-bikes The Parlee is going up against some serious competition - i cannot wait to find out how it measures up

no, a while back when weight weenie was seen as the best thing ever

Yep, Bob Parlee the founder came across to bikes with years experience in building high performance boats and yachts. Parlee were the first to build a bike frame under 900grams. not long after they broke under 800grams. A little known fact, Parlee bikes have been ridden in a few Grand Tours painted to look like sponsor bikes (trek and look)

sounds like you might be the the perfect E-bike candidate

the Z-Zero range is properly eye watering. top of the line model now is MRP USD17379. the frameset alone is MRRP USD9569. All of the available models can be paint customised. starts at around USD550 and goes up from there. sure you can do it cheaper local, but then you forfeit your warranty. For all that moola you get a fully custom bike. We measure you up in full and the frame custom manufactured entirely to your spec. I do not see a big market for that in RSA... in the US and Europe they are selling very well.

fair point. but we have to get established somehow

it is indeed. i have decided for the meantime to keep them off as they are not UCI legal. that said, riding the bike with them on will surely spark a few on the bike debates and drum up interest

Got round to doing the tubeless tape and valve conversion. fitted the tires. i needed to use a compressor to get the tires to seat. but once on they held pressure well without any sealant. MOOI!

MRRP is USD7499 ex tax in the states. Roughly ZAR131k incl vat here at current exchange rates That said. Parlee is not a known brand in RSA and we will account for this by bringing the price down until the brand is established. We are aiming to be in line with Scott, Giant etc Internationally Parlee fits into the super premium market. Let's also keep in mind you will be getting ENVE wheels, bottle cages and Garmin mount included. which are not included on competitors bikes and adds a couple grand to the cost of the bike. thats its weight, i zeroed the scale with the box on it to allow me to weigh parts that are difficult to otherwise weigh on my scale. Beggars cannot be choosers i am afraid. I'm using an educated guess based on the ever accurate strava There is nothing available locally - it is the same internationally. i'm grateful i was able to find anything at all!

that is the one draw back to the Topeak prep stand. while the clamp section can swivel to hold a seat tube, it can only clamp it side to side and not front to back which makes the hole bike unstable when working on a bike with an aero seat tube...

that might be the reason this build is taking so long - puts seatpost in frame #time to celebrate with a glass of wine!

Starting to look a bit more like a bike this morning i must say the carbon finishing on this frame is extremely well done. not even my 2020 Madone was this well finished off.

so this is awkward... those are crocs... just the flipflop version