Z-Zero Website Launched!

We are pleased to announce that: 1) Z-Zero's are shipping to dealers and clients and: 2) the model page is now live on our website.

Please note: For the forseeable future, our lead times will be slightly protracted on all Z-Zero orders as we work through the backlog that has been building since fall 2012. Please bear with us, demand is simply outstripping our available labor right now. The building of these bikes cannot and will not be rushed.

Your dealer will be able to give an accurate lead time at time of order. Thanks!

Officially introducing the Z-Zero!

We are very excited to officially launch our newest creation, the all custom Z-Zero, in conjunction with two of our long-standing retail partners.

Next Thursday, the 15th of November, we will be at Bespoke Cycling in the heart of London with Barry, Ben and the rest of the Bespoke Cycling team for an evening with Bob Parlee and a formal introduction of the Z-Zero.

At the same time, the rest of the Parlee team will be joining Paul, Lori and the Signature Cycles team at the Grand Opening of the all-new Signature Cycles Greenwich studio.

What better way to beat the dark and cold?

We will be showing all the new 2013 product at both events!

Details on the London event can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/events/482488561784001/

6-9pm at:
 
Bespoke Cycling
143-145 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3AB
tel. 020 7837 0647

Please RSVP to info@bespokecycling.com

Details on the Greenwich event: http://www.facebook.com/events/304803999619258/

5-8pm at:

Signature Cycles
14 Railroad Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
tel: 203-485-0500

Excited to see you there!

(Informally) introducing the Z-Zero!

We are excited to announce that we will shortly begin shipping an all new custom model, the Z-Zero. This model will be our flagship custom bike for 2013 and beyond. We will have full information on the website shortly.

As is common with new products, there is a waitlist and we have begun taking deposits for places on the waitlist. Please see your local dealer for leadtimes and pricing.

Here are a few links to some press coverage from Interbike:

Bikerumor.com

Pezcyclingnews.com

Prollyisnotprobably.com

Bikeradar.com

More details shortly!

PARLEE Cycles featured in Premium Rush!

We are excited that Sony Pictures chose to use one of our bikes in the recently released film starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Michael Shannon.

More details on the movie here: http://www.premiumrush.com/

We won't spoil the ending, but it is a fun ride!

Factory Tour: Parlee Cycles, Part 1 – Inside Look at How They Make Custom Carbon Fiber Bikes

Tyler from bikerumor.com was kind enough to spend a day with us last month. Here is his writeup of the visit.

APmobile interviews Bob at SXSWi

Bob was recently at SXSW in Austin, TX discussing the Prius x Parlee concept bike.

The Making of a Custom Carbon-Fiber Road Bike: A Tour of Parlee Cycles

Jason Sumner of Bicycling.com paid us a visit and went through the process of building one of our bikes. Details and pics are HERE.

Pezcyclingnews.com Z5 project bike!

Our friends at Pezcyclingnes.com like to do project bikes a little bit outside the norm: This is the latest. Wow!

Dailymotion - PARLEE NOUVEAUTES EUROBIKE 2011

PARLEE NOUVEAUTES EUROBIKE 2011 by lacheteurcycliste

Bikeradar Z5 review

This just in: Bikeradar.com has just reviewed the Z5. Conclusion: "Lusciously creamy but still surprisingly sharp"

Read the full review here: Z5 Review

Prius x Parlee

Toyota reached out early this year to us be involved with a concept aero-road bike imbued with the same forward-thinking that went into the design of the Prius. Benefitting from a monocoque carbon-fiber frame, built-in smartphone dock, countless wind-tunnel-tested aerodynamic tweaks and its unprecedented mind-powered shifter, the PXP concept bike has emerged as a purpose-built machine that blends the simple with the complex to become a better and more efficient version of itself. More details here:  http://www.toyotapriusprojects.com/#/011

Additional coverage via Wired.com HERE (opens link in new window)

RoadcyclingUK weighs in on the Z5 SL

http://roadcyclinguk.com/news/gear-news/parlee-z5-sl-first-look.html

Bikerumor.com features Z5 SL Limited

The guys from bikerumor.com were kind enough to run an article on our newly launched Z5 SL Limited. The article with some really nice detailed pics of the finish can be found HERE (opens link in new window/tab). The Z5 SL is now shipping!

PezCyclingnews features our Ryan Sabga

Newly crowned Trinidad & Tobago national champion and long time Parlee test pilot Ryan Sabga and his Black Dog Sports team were recently interviewed on pezcyclingnews.com about their forays into the world of professional six-day racing. Interview HERE.

Cycling Weekly gives Z5 10 of 10

UK based Cycling Weekly has weighed in on our Z5. First impressions: 10 out of 10 and "Impossible to fault.", "The Z5 oozes quality. Clean lines from its non-fussy, round tube shapes deliver a ride feel that bucks the trend for huge tube sizes - often more 'show' than 'go'. Impossible to fault."

Not to bad for a build at 14.12lbs (6.4kg) with clinchers!!

LINK to full review HERE!!

Outside Magazine rates Z5

The annual Outside Magazine Buyers Guide has arrived and they have had a go with the Z5. Check it out!

Road Bike Action on the Z5

The June issue of Road Bike Action is out and had this to say:

"If a stock Parlee works this well, it's almost frightening (in a judiciously good way) to consider how well a custom Parlee must ride!"

Pick up a copy to read the full review!

Bicycling Magazine on the Z5

"The result: In corners the bike tracks race-bike quick. It is also quick to jump forward, with fluid power transmission from the overbuilt junction at the bottom-bracket area, designed around the oversized BB30 standard. Other impressions were consistent with past experiences on Parlees (a Z1 won our 2007 Editors’ Choice award for dream road bike). The Z5, like the Z1 and the Z4 before it, is fast as hell but doesn’t hurt you to extract that speed, nor does it coddle you at the expense of performance."

Bicycling Magazine 2010 Buyer's Guide

Australian Triathlete magazine reviews the TT

Australian Triathlete Magazine has done an intensive review of the TT:

"From the moment I got on the Parlee TT I felt that old familiarity that one feels when a bike rides as smoothly as this one. Yes, I set my position as I would like but from the start I felt fast on the TT. I was fortunate to have a great training partner to hang onto in the large shape of three-time Olympic rowing champion Drew Ginn, who himself was preparing for the national TT championships and every time I rode the TT, I was pushing it to the very limit. I rode the bike on the undulations of Melbourne’s Kew Boulevard and the Parlee floated up the small rises with relative ease, hugged the long sweeping corners and was rock solid in a straight line whilst in full aero tuck. It was blisteringly fast on the descents, a fact that drove Ginn insane as I was able to get up the road before each undulation and managed to stay in touch despite all common sense suggesting otherwise. Whether I was in or out of the saddle the bike felt like it accelerated underneath me with startling responsiveness. I felt that I was able to gain and maintain momentum with a great deal of ease."

"The next thing that stood out was the weight of the bike. I have ridden many TT model bikes that aim to achieve an aerodynamic advantage by using large oversize and angular tubes, but this commonly comes at the small expense of weight gain. While Parlee use beautifully sculptured aerodynamic shapes there is no excess and in this they claim to have achieved one of the lightest production TT frames available. I struggled to get the bike to a UCI acceptable weight limit and in fact had to look for weighty additions to make the weight standard. While weight is not the be-all-and-end-all in time trialing, I was very comfortable in knowing that I would not at all be disadvantaged if the roads were to go up and again the Parlee TT raised eyebrows when people inevitably picked it up for closer inspection." Full review to come!

Cyclingtipsblog.com rides the Z5

Wade from cyclingtipsblog.com was kind enough to take our Z5 out and feature it on his blog.

Check it out HERE.