Parlee Cycles – The best customer service you’ll ever receive

Posted by Mark on September 9, 2011 under bike | Read the First Comment

A couple of years ago I wrote here about the excellent pre-sales service I’d received from Parlee Cycles, before ordering a bespoke Z2. Read more of this article »

Top tip for users of gas canisters

Posted by Mark on April 26, 2010 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Why pay more? I bought a bucket load of these – and at 59p a canister, it’s much better than bike shop 2 or 3 quid a canister prices.

Cross dreams

Posted by Mark on March 27, 2010 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Quite fancy having a go at some cyclocross this winter (christ, summer isn’t even here yet).

Might need one of these… Read more of this article »

Bike bling

Posted by Mark on December 16, 2009 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Want?

A much longer ride on the Parlee

Posted by Mark on June 28, 2009 under bike | Be the First to Comment

The Quebrantahuesos. It means ‘bone crusher’ in Spanish. Apparently.

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First ride of my bespoke Parlee Z2

Posted by Mark on June 4, 2009 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Wow, they’ve only just gone and done it! Built my dream machine.

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The Parlee has arrived

Posted by Mark on May 29, 2009 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Crikey, the finish on these things is stunning

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Parlee Z2, ordered

Posted by Mark on April 9, 2009 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Well it’s taken a couple of weeks to get the design right, and we’ve gone through four iterations. But, the CAD is done. And I’ve put a 50% deposit on it :-)

Parlee Design v1.4

Parlee’s bespoke service

Posted by Mark on March 17, 2009 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Tom Rodi from Parlee called me yesterday afternoon. Only four hours after I’d mailed Bespoke. Tom called me from the US, to my number in the UK. When he arrived at work.

That, alone, is stunning service. But it gets better. Read more of this article »

Going back to Parlee

Posted by Mark on March 16, 2009 under bike | Be the First to Comment

Hmm, call me fickle, but I’m entertaining the Parlee again.

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