Parlee Z-Zero GT 25th Anniversary

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In Honor of Our Founder.

A limited edition Z-Zero GT, only 25 ever made.

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OVERVIEW

The Z-Zero GT – 25th Anniversary Edition

In honor of a 25 year legacy, celebrating our founder Bob Parlee and his incredible contributions to the cycling industry and to our wider understanding of Carbon Fiber Engineering.

Our vision of The Best Bike in the World, adorned with limited edition components from engineering leaders around the globe.

Overview

↓ 25 years of learning

What does making the best of something really entail? In 1999, Bob Parlee chose to leave his storied career as a boat builder behind to answer that question. From day one he stated that he wanted to build the best bikes in the world, and he woke up every day trying to figure out what making the best meant.

↓ Always forward

Making the best is really hard. Bob was unique in that he never got bogged down when things got hard. Some coffee cups may have met their end at his hand and he may have used some colorful language along the way but he never stopped chasing his goal.

↓ A masterpiece

We had the privilege of working hand in hand with Bob each day until his passing in late 2024. When we as a team decided to carry on with his work and vision, we wanted to build a bike to honor him.

The formula was always simple. Source the best materials. Give those materials to the most skilled people and give them time and space to make something beautiful. Source the best components you can get your hands on. Put that all together and you will have the best bicycle money can buy.

The Z-Zero GT 25th Anniversary Edition is our best and it is an homage to our founder, leader and friend, Bob Parlee.

BEST OF THE BEST

Exceptional Is Just the Start

To celebrate 25 years of Parlee history and to honor Bob’s ethos, we took our all-new, ground-breaking Z-Zero GT and let the product and paint team go ahead with a singular, best of the best, cost is no object build. The result is one of the finest bicycles ever made.

We made just 25. Each one is meticulously custom made for the owner and we won’t ever make more of them.

With Bob’s spirit and his ethos in mind, we went around the world and identified the best partners for every single part on the bike.

NEVER SETTLE

Extraordinary Details

Anyone who spent time with Bob knew he was never far from a pad of paper and a pencil. In all of his sketches, you would see elegant hatching marks to highlight or shadow areas. These lines were the inspiration for the head badge you see on all our bikes. So, we decided to stylishly add these lines in a rich candy-blue to the top tube and bar/stem on this bike.

The 24k gold leaf elements are all applied by hand and harken back to gold leaf signage on the old sailboats Bob worked on as a young man.

JUST RIDE IT

RTFB

Bob was a quiet person and certainly preferred to be at the bench working rather than on the phone talking. When asked to describe the nuances of ride quality or the performance of one of his bikes, he would often just say “try it." After a while we all began to say his response to any question about the bike would be to just “ride the f***ing bike!”.

We believe that RTFB can be a great answer to many of life's challenges. Tough day at the office, a stressful situation, or a desperately in need of some clarity of mind? The answer to many of these challenges can often be to just go get on the bike and keep the pedals turning.

So, this one is for you Bob. RTFB.

PAINT LEGACY

Finished With Panache

Founded in 2006, the Parlee Paint Lab has been an integral part of the Parlee brand ever since. Located on the ground floor of our headquarters, the Parlee Paint Lab has been heralded as one of the finest bicycle painting teams in North America and a shop known for innovating new finishes on carbon fiber. On the 25th Anniversary edition, you can see their work shine through in all the details.