Originally Posted by
MDcatV
all premium frame choices. your madone is in the same category. you're looking for a jewel, not a tool. therefore, imo, given your stated intent for use and priorities, you should without question be looking at the Parlee. 100%. others shouldnt even be on your short list, long list, or any other list (not that they arent superb, they just arent what you seem to be looking for).
otherwise, you should be looking at other custom frame builders who work with carbon fiber like serotta, calfee, etc. Working with these custom builders gives you the option of communicating what you're looking for in a frame and having them fit and build it for you. buying a stock frame like cervelo, trek, orbea, pinarello, giant, whatever, doesnt give you these options.
good luck, research is a fun part of the bike buying process so long as you're well informed, then when you get the finished product, it's a reward. do some searching into custom builders, evaluate what you like about each, then start giving them calls to inquire about your dream bike.
This is probably the correct way of looking at it. I don't know if I'd go so far as to eliminate the others from consideration automatically (I mean, that Prince is sweet!), but the Parlee would appeal to me most of the ones you mentioned. If you're looking at Parlee, you owe it to yourself also to consider some of the other equally great custom builders MDcatV and others have mentioned -- Calfee, Crumpton, Serotta, IF and so on. The end bike will doubtless be fantastic, but enjoy the process, too. You'll meet some really cool bike people and get to put together your dream machine!