Bely wrote:Hi does anyone have any real world ride reports/workmanship on an argonaut vs Parlee z zero?
Thank you
I have an Argonaut and I had a Z5SLI.
I have never ridden an Z-Zero but if it's like the Z5 it should be pretty special. The Z5 rode fantastically, but it wasn't that sharp. That can easily be corrected in Geometry.
Almost all my bikes I mimic Storck Geometry.
The Build quality on the Argonaut is insane. The inside of the BB and the headtube look as good as the outside. The visible layers of carbon on the outside are a work of art.
Ben nailed my bike exactly in terms of what I asked for. Fantastic supple ride quality with the stiffness of a Storck.
At my LBS who sell both Parlee and Argonaut the common consensus is that the Parlee doesn't hold a candle to Argonaut in terms of build quality. Zero's are still great bikes but at about the same price for the frame (Actually more for the Parlee) the value just doesn't seem to be there.