As you all know, I design custom bicycles. What goes without saying is, I can’t sell a custom bicycle to everyone! I also believe in Parlee as the best framebuilder on the planet. They have a line of stock bikes with more headtube options than mass produced stock bikes which mean that they fit a much broader group of people than the big company’s stock bikes. The Z5 is Parlee’s answer to the mass market’s demand for a bike that fits many people and is incredibly light, around 800 grams.
Here is a press release from Bicycle Newswire about the Z5. As I wrote in another post, if custom is not for you, I can still help you get the best semi custom stock frame out there by using my positioning expertise in consulting with you remotely. I still always recommend that folks fly into San Antonio to get it perfect but am pragmatic enough to know that many people have a good position already and if I can help them define it, we can work together to specify a frame that will be incredible.
If you are in the market for a super light frame that really will perform, give the Z5 a try. Better yet, let’s choose one together!





