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Old 05-06-14 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by zymphad
So today, went for more practice with my pedals and shoes. 30 miles. Then remembered I had an appt, so instead of going home, went and got a small sub from a local deli. And ate sitting on a pillar in front of Parlee cycles. It's nice, Parlee is on a smaller road, by the train tracks, overlooking parts of Beverly harbor. They had their factory door open and I got a peak inside. It's very old machine looking, does not have the state of the art, machinery, look.

Also curiously, since it was around lunchtime, I did not see any employees leave on a bike. They all got into their cars. Only saw one bike that was left ontop of a car, it was one of their fully custom aero bikes. Looked OK, but you can see the carbon layup too easily for my taste where they added more crud to make the tubes appear more aero.
- I would have thought they all would ride. I know plenty of commuters who riding from the city, and surrounding area. Boston is only 20 mile ride from here.
If you work for Parlee, you can't be seen riding anything but a Parlee, but only dentists ride Parlees. So if you work at Parlee and don't moonlight as a dentist, you can't ride a bike. It's quite a dilemma.
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