Nice story: Tour of Parlee factory

[BumbleBeeDave]

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/04/12/factory-tour-parlee-cycles-part-1-inside-look-at-how-they-make-custom-carbon-fiber-bikes/#more-42203

Nicely done story.

BBD

[rnhood]

An excellent review and facility tour - full of detail and pictures. All factory tours/reviews should be done this way. Love those hardwood floors.

[GuyGadois]

Great article. I love my Z1. My primary ride. Not the lightest or most sexy but I love the ride and the fact it's made in the USA :).

GG

[pdmtong]

Great article. I love my Z1. My primary ride. Not the lightest or most sexy but I love the ride and the fact it's made in the USA :).

GG

Ditto, I have a Z3c

[jerome]

Parlee are very nice bikes but way too light uselessly light, what for my point make them a great piece of engineering but not a very safe and reliable bike.
I will not have trust my Z1 of more than 30 000 km or so.
I have preferred my Meivici and much more my full ti legend or my current Moots RSL - go everywhere do everything ride fast and long bikes.

[GuyGadois]

Parlee are very nice bikes but way too light uselessly light, what for my point make them a great piece of engineering but not a very safe and reliable bike.
I will not have trust my Z1 of more than 30 000 km or so.
I have preferred my Meivici and much more my full ti legend or my current Moots RSL - go everywhere do everything ride fast and long bikes.

I didn't think the Parlee Z1 was known as a "light" frame. To me the construction is very sound. Are you saying you wouldn't trust any carbon frame over 30k km (16.5k miles) or just your Parlee Z1? :eek:

GG