CyclistBob Parlee, founder of Parlee Cycles, has diedParlee Cycles has announced the passing of the brands founder, Bob Parlee.A Massachusetts native, Parlee came to bikes from building high performance boats, applying his composites expertise to bike frames from the late 1990s.Parlee Cycles was founded in 2000, when Parlee and his wife Isabel decided to dedicate themselves full time to frame building. The brand quickly gained a reputation for its innovation and quality. Parlee bikes were raced at the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, with Tyler Hamilton riding a Parlee frame in Team CSC colours and badged as a Look. Even Lance Armstrong bought a Parlee in 2013. Parlee was the first brand to build a disc brake time-trial bike, the TTiR Disc, and an early adopter of aerodynamic frame profiles.Parlee, who led the brands design and development for over 20 years, had been fighting cancer for the past four years and sold Parlee in 2023. Although semi-retired, he continued to mentor the Parlee team and to sketch new bike ideas.Parlee Cycles current owner, John Harrison, paid tribute to Parlee, saying, Bob has been a real inspiration for the entire team here at Parlee, me included. His persistent and unwavering focus on pursuing an uncompromised and perfect product will continue to lead the identity of our business forever into the future. We are all extremely proud to continue the work that he started.Parlee is survived by his wife Isabel and his two sons.Over the years, weve reviewed many bikes from Parlees range. You can read more detail in our 2016 profile of Parlee, man and brand. Related Posts Parlee RZ7 review Ultimate time-trial bikes: Parlee TTiR Disc Inside Parlee The post Bob Parlee, founder of Parlee Cycles, has died appeared first on Cyclist.