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So as absolutely no one asked, specs are:
ESX
Red eTap
Stages
Ultegra direct mount brakes (now eeBrakes)
KMC X11SL chain
Jagwire road pro cables
Chris King ceramic bottom bracket
Cane creek headset
Enve SES bar, stem and cages
Fizik performance soft touch 2mm bar tape
Specialized Power S-Works saddle
Enve 6.7 clinchers on Chris King hubs
Schwalbe One 28mm rear, Continental GP4000SII 25mm front tires
KCNC titanium skewers
Look Keo carbon blade
Enve Garmin mount
Z5
Red Black groupset
Stages
KMC X10SL chain
Jagwire road pro cables
Enduro ceramic bottom bracket bearings
Cane creek headset
Enve bar, stem and seatpost
Blackburn Camber cages
Fizik performance soft touch 3mm bar tape
Specialized Power S-Works saddle
Carbon-Ti clinchers
Schwalbe Pro One tubeless 25mm tires
Reynolds RZR skewers
Look Keo sprint
K-Edge Garmin mount
Z1 CX
Force X1
Red cranks with Wolf chainring
Stages
TRP RevoX brakes
KMC X11SL chain
Jagwire road pro cables
Chris King ceramic bottom bracket
Chris King headset
FSA K-Force seatpost and cages
FSA OS-99 stem
Easton E100 bars
Specialized S-wrap roubaixbar tape
Specialized Power S-Works saddle
HED Ardennes Black wheelset
Schwalbe G-One Allround 35mm tires
Enve skewers
Look Keo easy
K-Edge Garmin mount
ESX
Red eTap
Stages
Ultegra direct mount brakes (now eeBrakes)
KMC X11SL chain
Jagwire road pro cables
Chris King ceramic bottom bracket
Cane creek headset
Enve SES bar, stem and cages
Fizik performance soft touch 2mm bar tape
Specialized Power S-Works saddle
Enve 6.7 clinchers on Chris King hubs
Schwalbe One 28mm rear, Continental GP4000SII 25mm front tires
KCNC titanium skewers
Look Keo carbon blade
Enve Garmin mount
Z5
Red Black groupset
Stages
KMC X10SL chain
Jagwire road pro cables
Enduro ceramic bottom bracket bearings
Cane creek headset
Enve bar, stem and seatpost
Blackburn Camber cages
Fizik performance soft touch 3mm bar tape
Specialized Power S-Works saddle
Carbon-Ti clinchers
Schwalbe Pro One tubeless 25mm tires
Reynolds RZR skewers
Look Keo sprint
K-Edge Garmin mount
Z1 CX
Force X1
Red cranks with Wolf chainring
Stages
TRP RevoX brakes
KMC X11SL chain
Jagwire road pro cables
Chris King ceramic bottom bracket
Chris King headset
FSA K-Force seatpost and cages
FSA OS-99 stem
Easton E100 bars
Specialized S-wrap roubaixbar tape
Specialized Power S-Works saddle
HED Ardennes Black wheelset
Schwalbe G-One Allround 35mm tires
Enve skewers
Look Keo easy
K-Edge Garmin mount
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So which one is your favorite?
Thanks for the comments.
So the Z5 is the nicest ride, it feels so well damped like it's got suspension but it's stiff and accelerates so easily. But the ESX is so fast. I live in the flat lands of Savannah, GA and its just perfect for here. Very comfortable for an aero bike (28mm tire on the rear!) and climbs just fine but it just gives you free speed everywhere. The Z5 feels fast, but every time I look at the Garmin I'm 3mph down on what I'm used to with the ESX. And eTap is most excellent.
I must have had over 30 bikes and been lucky enough to have owned some lovely frames over the years (Baum, Serotta, Cyfac, Colnago, Look, Time, Litespeed, Lynskey, etc. etc.) but can safely say I'm fully resolved with the 3 bikes I've got (for now!). Parlee just make frames that really suit me.
So the Z5 is the nicest ride, it feels so well damped like it's got suspension but it's stiff and accelerates so easily. But the ESX is so fast. I live in the flat lands of Savannah, GA and its just perfect for here. Very comfortable for an aero bike (28mm tire on the rear!) and climbs just fine but it just gives you free speed everywhere. The Z5 feels fast, but every time I look at the Garmin I'm 3mph down on what I'm used to with the ESX. And eTap is most excellent.
I must have had over 30 bikes and been lucky enough to have owned some lovely frames over the years (Baum, Serotta, Cyfac, Colnago, Look, Time, Litespeed, Lynskey, etc. etc.) but can safely say I'm fully resolved with the 3 bikes I've got (for now!). Parlee just make frames that really suit me.
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2002 Moots Compact-SL- getting aero look makeover
2019 Parlee Z0XD - "classified"
2023 Pivot E-Vault - completed project, full Xplr package