Z3 DNA, PERFORMANCE AND RIDE QUALITY IN STOCK PLATFORM

The bicycle industry is awash in cookie-cutter sub-1000 gram stock carbon frames. What used to be a rarity is now available in almost any bike shop. Don't get us wrong, we like light bikes. We were building 850-gram carbon framesets when most manufacturers were still clinging to titanium and aluminum as the "ultimate" road frame material. It is not difficult to build light, stiff carbon frames. However, the challenge is to build light, stiff frames that ride smoothly and can be counted on to last more than a season or two. Designed from day one to be supremely comfortable and fast, the Z4 is our vision of what a stock carbon fiber frameset should be. Light. Smooth. Pretty. Durable. Efficient. Comfortable. Lively. Race ready from the go. The Z4 is based on three years of development and proven geometry, tube diameters and fiber composition/orientation of the Race Bike of the Year-winning Z3. The Z4 is neither pure monocoque nor pure tube-to-tube construction. Instead, we form the front triangle, bottom bracket area and chainstays as monocoque units, then unite these forms to the tubes with wraps of more carbon. We believe this process achieves a perfect balance between light weight, durability, affordability and great road feel. The Z4 fuses the latest in advanced molding technologies with the ride and build quality that all PARLEE frames are known for. So much so that professional Continental team FLY V Australia team rode this bike to over 90 wins in 2009, proving to us and the peloton that we had another winner on our hands.

The frame geometry chart shown is PARLEE Cycle's standard for the Z4. The Z4 is not available with custom geometry. For custom geometry in a compact frameset, please see our Z3 Custom.

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  Industry First Co-Molded Carbon Stops