gummibear Posted March 24, 2021 Share I know Gummi has been eyeing a Parlee for many years.With the bike collection he has, says something of Parlee. From those early days of seeing a Parlee, only once had the privilege to see one in the flesh, it was their tri-bike model. You are living the dream of bringing in your own bike line, congrats and all the best. Please post picks of your Parlee, and enjoy your new bike.I came very close to pulling the trigger last year on a Altum disc but then covid happened. Maybe soon though. LBS had these 2 beauts in over the weekend for clients. DJuice, Underachiever, Mopkop and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted March 24, 2021 Share A few pics with my NSW 454 Zipps (soon to be up for sale)Woowee...looks awesome with those wheels DJuice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 24, 2021 Share Congrats, she looks fast and beautiful! Do you perhaps have photo from the non drive side, would like to see the thru-axles, very clean on the drive side. Here we go.its clear Parlee when the extra mile to smooth out the profile of their through axles.as a reference point the other bike is a 2020 Trek Madone with the Trek designed removable handle through axles - bulky by comparison!and i cannot change the axles as Trek irritatingly uses a proprietary thread. so you have to use their through axles. learn't that the hard way. Parlee Front Trek Front Parlee Rear Trek Rear Peewee1, The Ouzo, splat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 24, 2021 Share a few other comparison pics between the Parlee and Trek showing off the finish quality on the Parleeits a pity i do not have a pic of the Trek BB area to compare. before anyone thinks i am bashing Trek, i am not.its one of my favourite bikes! i'm looking objectively at the attention to detail and overall quality of the finish. I have worked on many bikes. My previous Cannondale's, Giant's and Ritte finishes all look much the same as the Trek.the Parlee is just on another level Parlee Trek Edited March 24, 2021 by Furbz DJuice, Long Wheel Base, splat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 24, 2021 Share A couple more pics - these better show off the actual colour of the bike A very neat Garmin mount.the bars are oval in shape and have a subtle rearward curve making for a very comfortable cockpit splat, DJuice, Long Wheel Base and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 24, 2021 Share I'll do a full review after next weekend.I want to get an objective feel for the bike without the "new bike" mentality getting in the way.its definitely in the top 3 bikes i have ever ridden for ride quality and comfort.i just want to verify my initial thoughts with a few more rides and compare it to the Madone Mopkop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 24, 2021 Share @Furbz Please desist with these X-rated pics.This is a family show. Furbz, Prince Albert Cycles, Jewbacca and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted March 24, 2021 Share Thank you for the effort Furbz. She is beautiful. Furbz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 25, 2021 Share For the weight weenies. i measured the built bike ex wheels.Thats Force AXS groupset with bottle cages, garmin mount and saddle.it came in 55grams heavier than my Madone thats not bad!consider the Madone is fully tricked out 300 grams savings in groupset (Sram Force vs Sram Red)80grams savings on the saddle (251g for the Fizik vs 170g for the bontrager)very slight savings on the bottle cages ( i guess 5 grams each at most) that makes the Parlee RZ7 Frameset a good +-350 grams lighter than the Madone So in theory you could build this framset up with Sram Red, Roval rapide wheels and get it pretty much to 7.2kgs (ex bottle cages and pedals) that includes the quarq power meter on both bikes not bad! Edited March 25, 2021 by Furbz Long Wheel Base, Underachiever and Clinton H 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted March 25, 2021 Share For the weight weenies. i measured the built bike ex wheels.Thats Force AXS groupset with bottle cages, garmin mount and saddle.it came in 55grams heavier than my Madone thats not bad!consider the Madone is fully tricked out 300 grams savings in groupset (Sram Force vs Sram Red)80grams savings on the saddle (251g for the Fizik vs 170g for the bontrager)very slight savings on the bottle cages ( i guess 5 grams each at most) that makes the Parlee RZ7 Frameset a good +-380 grams lighter than the Madone So in theory you could build this framset up with Sram Red, Roval rapide wheels and get it pretty much to 7.2kgs (ex bottle cages and pedals) not bad!Pretty good. Which Fizik and which bontrager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 25, 2021 Share Pretty good. Which Fizik and which bontrager? it came with the Fizik Argo R5my Madone has the Bontrager aeolus pro TNT1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 25, 2021 Share by comparison, my Madone fully tricked out is 7.55kgs ex pedals and bottle cages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_ Posted March 25, 2021 Share by comparison, my Madone fully tricked out is 7.55kgs ex pedals and bottle cages Why would you give a weight without pedals? And at least one bottle cage. Its not like they're something you can forego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted March 25, 2021 Share Why would you give a weight without pedals? And at least one bottle cage. Its not like they're something you can forego. That is how all bike weights are traditionally done.Its because everyone has their own pedal preference, bottle cage preference and garmin mount preference. not everyone is willing to pay R7k for super lightweight pedals.or R1k per bottle cage also, the above figures i stated include the Quarq Powermeter Edited March 25, 2021 by Furbz Long Wheel Base, Rocket-Boy, Chris_ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted March 25, 2021 Share Why would you give a weight without pedals? And at least one bottle cage. Its not like they're something you can forego.That is the standard for weight disclosure in the industry. Rocket-Boy and Chris_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattnow Posted March 25, 2021 Share Frameset, is that including fork as well? 350gram difference between frames is close to 30-35%, thats crazy... What was the framestweight of the Parlee including the fork? For the weight weenies. i measured the built bike ex wheels.Thats Force AXS groupset with bottle cages, garmin mount and saddle.it came in 55grams heavier than my Madone thats not bad!consider the Madone is fully tricked out 300 grams savings in groupset (Sram Force vs Sram Red)80grams savings on the saddle (251g for the Fizik vs 170g for the bontrager)very slight savings on the bottle cages ( i guess 5 grams each at most) that makes the Parlee RZ7 Frameset a good +-350 grams lighter than the Madone So in theory you could build this framset up with Sram Red, Roval rapide wheels and get it pretty much to 7.2kgs (ex bottle cages and pedals) not bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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