PARLEE OURAY – BIKE IN THE NUDE
In this video, I review the Parlee Ouray, an all-road bike from the premium bike brand Parlee Cycles that’s best for self-aware adults who know their racing days are over (or never happened) but still want a fast, responsive, and comfortable bike that comes as a nude carbon finished frameset or with a wide range of cockpit, drivetrain, wheelset, and paint options.
Steve
Loved your reviews of the Fray and Ouray. I have owned a couple Parlees and have always been happy with their quality construction. Between the two frames which did you like the most for performance and quality construction?
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Tracy
Tracy, hard to choose between them. The Parlee was a touch more responsive while the Fray was a bit more compliant. Both well built though I like the ENVE bars more than the Pro that comes stock with the Parlee. Also like the nude finish more than the Fray color options but had a hard time getting used to the angles on the Parlee downtube. Steve
Thanks for your quick response. I like the Enve AR bars too and have them on a couple different bikes. Love your site for the unbiased reviews and have made many purchasing decisions based on your recommendations. Keep up the great work!
Hi Steve, my Ouray is being built up as we speak and I’m coming off the Altum Disc, which I KNOW you have a ton of experience with as well. Assuming you had roughly the same fit, what did you feel the main differences were between the two bikes since the Ouray is the spiritual sequel to the Altum?
Joshua, It’s a far livelier bike, more racy cockpit, more aero yet still comfortable geo. A lot of fun to ride and very good looking too. Have a great time with it. Steve
Hey Steve! Thanks again! I will be starting on Enve 2.3 SES with Enve 27MM tubeless tire for a climb focus setup, but have on the way the Zipp 353 as pictured in your test. Were the 32MM eagle F1 R what you have pictured? That’s what I got for them, but wanted to make sure it was going to be a flush fit. Did you have 32 or 30 on your zipps?
Yes, those were the tires that came on the test bike, though I don’t recall the width. However, I’d get a 29mm or 30mm tire for a more aero rim-tire combination and a tire with better rolling resistance than the Goodyear. See my review of tubeless tires here: https://intheknowcycling.com/best-tubeless-tires/