My first road bike (coming from MTBs):



Frame: Parlee Z1 55cm (with ENVE Fork)
Headset: Chris King Sotto Voce
Complete Gruppo: Campagnolo Super Record 2011
Saddle: Fizik Antares 00 Carbon Braided
Seatpost: 3T Dorico LTD
Stem: 3T ARX LTD 110mm
Handelbar: 3T Ergosum LTD
Wheels: 2011 Lightweight Standard III Tubular
Tires: Continental Competition Tubular
Pedals: 2011 Look KEO Blade Carbon Ti

Weight incl. everything: 13.82 lbs / 6.26 kg

Did my first ride on it today - have not ridden a road bike in a decade. Love it - speed/handling is fantastic. I just have to get used to the comparatively very weak brakes, and change my habit of smashing through potholes and over curbs when riding on roads

What a way to start back riding
Nice!

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You done good! It may have been expensive but skipping the bike/build iterations a typical cyclist goes through will end up costing you less in the long run.

Beautiful build. That's getting back onto the road in style.

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Thanks for the replies!

@NealH - I know what you are talking about...leaned that in my MTB times. Having said that, the constant upgrading and re-building is in itself a nice hobby

sex,looks like black silk stockings

Same here. Came from MTBing myself.
Outstanding build on that Parlee.
All the right bits from the get go!
Very nice!


This is pretty much the identical cockpit (or I might go with Zipp) I have set my sights on too:
Saddle: Fizik Antares 00 Carbon Braided
Seatpost: 3T Dorico LTD
Stem: 3T ARX LTD 110mm
Handelbar: 3T Ergosum LTD

BTW...I have an 8 year old mint Gary Fisher Sugar 4+ I've already started to weenie.
I had no intention on doing so, but with relatively little coin, I can get her into the 25-26lb range
(again, that's for an 8 year old Al framed rig that came in at 29lbs OEM which even today is respectable).

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WOW! Thats quite the first road bike! Visually stunning and I'm sure it rides even better than it looks!

Great bike !!! Love those Parlees ...

...And, what a sleek garage finish you have .....




Louis

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Nice photo also

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Very slick and elegant photography, too! Have fun with it (I'm certain that you will)!

KAC

Gorgeous bike. Hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for all your great feedback!

@2ndgen: Yep, that sounds like a 100% identical cockpit. I have used 3T carbon bars and stems on my MTBs in the past an never had any problems or breakage - plus, they have a rather subtle look which I like. Love them Good job on the Gary Fisher - I got my BMC Fourstroke to 20.5 lbs but it just would not go below that (w/o getting silly - I still ride my bikes) -> hello road bikes

@LouisN: Haha, that's not my garage (whish it were though...) - its some random place here in NYC (see pic below)

@kgr, kac: Regarding the photo - thanks for the appreciation. This was really just a lucky shot that I made on my first ride with the bike, just a few minutes before sunset with very glaring, oddly yellowish light illuminating this spot and creating these hard shadows. I took the freedom to change the white balance, reduce the color saturation and increase the contrast of the photo in the OP, just for a little dramatic effect (the pic below shows the original light/colors of the situation more accurately).

Wish my first road bike had LWs, SR and 3T Ltds. Not too shabby at all.

BTW, anyone know anything about the "shiny" UD carbon? I ask because most UD carbon is just a dull black but Parlee seems to have the shiny type which does look much nicer.

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Parlee uses a wax on their frames. I'm not sure of the exact brand of wax, but I've had equal results with car body wax made for composite/plastics.