Bob Parlee, one of the cycling industry's masterminds of carbon fiber design and development, founded Parlee founded Parlee in 2000 with a simple but lofty goal: to build the best bikes in the world.
Carbon efficiency
Carbon fiber is perfect for building bikes because it has such a high strength-to-weight ratio—and that’s why it doesn’t make sense to focus on styling, which just adds weight and reduces ride quality. It’s akin to putting fins on a car. They may look cool, but they don’t make the car faster.
Instead, our guiding principle is efficiency. We use carbon fiber strategically to achieve a certain level of performance. To create a bike specifically for you that does exactly what it’s intended to do—whether that’s road racing, daily training rides, cyclocross or all-day gravel adventures.
Targeted performance meets tailor-made fit. That’s what defines a Parlee bike.
Created by cycling’s carbon-fiber pioneers, the RZ7’s aerodynamic shape cheats the wind and rewards every pedal stroke with forward motion. But, speed is nothing without ride quality. The ultimate blend of stiffness, efficiency, weight and performance also features ride quality unrivaled by any other aero machine. That means more PRs with less fatigue. Nothing feels better than going faster. And, faster feels better on a Parlee.
A ride isn’t just a ride anymore, it’s an experience. It’s an opportunity to explore our surroundings and ourselves. A chance to venture further or faster. To connect with friends over a shared passion. The new Parlee Ouray is built for all of these things, offering the perfect platform with clearance for 700x38c tires, for exploring new roads and seeking new adventures… or just crushing climbs and capturing QOMs/KOMs.
Handmade in the EU, our new precision layup process creates a perfect All-Road frame, both functionally and aesthetically.
