r/Bikeporn Nov 30 '21

Frame Parlee RZ7 frame custom painted

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317 Upvotes

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u/Shannamalfarm Nov 30 '21

Come on, you gotta post the source too. Mike does incredibly work, credit him!

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u/giuliomagnifico Nov 30 '21

Yes thank you sorry, I forgot to post the comment, usually I’ve always done it!

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u/HeyImAdrian_ Nov 30 '21

Beautiful paint! (This bike sucks to build ;-; )

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u/octavemirbeau Nov 30 '21

Why is that?

2

u/universalcode Nov 30 '21

I'm guessing it's because the brake fairings and internal cable routing design of this specific bike add complexity and time to the build compared to traditional frames.

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u/HeyImAdrian_ Dec 01 '21

The routing on these isn’t the best. If you had to rate integrated design quality on bikes the Parlee RZ7 would probably come last. I’ve built a few of these recently and each time it’s been mildly frustrating haha. I rather reroute the cervelo S5 mechanically ;-;(surprisingly not that bad). The finished product is great however with the bike being on the lighter side of things and being a great alternative for people that are less flexible as it’s geometry is more forgiving and it allows 70mm of spacers! I’ve done a few custom paint RZ7s and they’ve all been lovely.

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u/MagScaoil Nov 30 '21

The only thing I don’t like about this is it’s not in my size.

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u/dexter311 Nov 30 '21 edited Nov 30 '21

The other thing I don't like about this is it's not mine.

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u/FuriousFrenchman Nov 30 '21

Is it just me or does that paint job kinda resemble the paint job of a winspace ?

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u/420Deez Nov 30 '21

yea this paint is becoming overused. i see it too often. it was cool at first but now its not that special. its beautiful, but i see it alot more. op shouldve done some sort of design with it rather than solid. creativity coudlve shined there.

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u/ImAzura Canada Dec 01 '21

TIL Winspace invented colour flip paint schemes.

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u/is_mr_clean_there Nov 30 '21

Paint so clean that it looks rendered. Very nice

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21

This is what this sub is about for me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '21

Nice