Description
Parlee's Best-Selling Model - the Chebacco XD
Since Parlee has built a reputation for making super-high quality racing bikes it might come as a little surprise that they say the Chebacco, first released in 2015, has become the brand’s best selling model. Then again, when you ride the updated Parlee Chebacco XD, you’ll realize just why this fast and fabulous gravel bike has been so popular.
Parlee designed the original Chebacco to be a gravel bike that could feel comfortable on gravel but fully capable of feeling fast on regular paved roads. The Chebacco XD follows that philosophy as well since its antecedents can be found in the Parlee road bikes like the Z series and RZ7 which are race bikes galore. That means that the same elite carbon fiber materials and layup savvy have been used when making the frame. But they have also worked with the geometry to shift it from race bike aggressive to gravel agreement. And to make it easier for you to adjust your positions, either raising or lowering the stack height, the Chebacco XD features a Flex Fit top cap system that allows you to choose from three stack heights to accommodate your preferred riding style from aggressive racy to endurance-oriented.
Stability without Sacrificing Responsiveness in the Chebacco XD
The wider chainstays and seatstays offer a durability and capability off-piste applications require. The designers have also lowered the bottom bracket relative to the road offerings, and slackened the head tube angle ever-so-slightly. That will add an extra touch of stability for those bracing gravel-y descents you will likely be facing, without losing the snappy responsiveness on the road that we all love in our Parlees.
Where the Chebacco XD becomes even more capable is with the ability to go even wider on the tire size, as well as the option to run either 700c or 650b wheels. So you can wrap your 700c wheels in 45mm tires and expand that to 47mm for 650b. With those wider tires, you’ll be tempted to go further longer, which is one reason it is nice that they have also included hidden fender mounts for the front and rear as well as storage mounts on the top tube, under the down tube, and on the fork legs so that you can weather proof your ride and take lots more along the way. For the fork, Parlee uses their XD fork with a tapered steerer tube to provide stability, rigidity, and vertical compliance.
Compatible with 1x and 2x drivetrains, the Parlee Chebacco XD comes in several fully built options, even with the choice of dropbar or flatbar setups. It’s a bike that will be gorgeous for gravel grinding, cross training, winter riding, commuting, Saturday pace-lining, you name it.
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Geometry - Chebacco XD
Need Help?
If you have any questions about this frame or bike, please contact our Parlee TeamCharlie Zamanian
USA: 866.497.3624 ext.214
International: 510-529-3054 Cole Amaya
USA: 866.497.3624 ext.204
International: 510-529-3044