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Aethos Pro - Ultegra Di2
A carbon frame race bike with high-end components and shimano ultegra hydraulic disc brakes.
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Manufacturer Price
£7,250| Frame | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Fork | Carbon |
| Wheels | 700c Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 2 × 11 Electronic |
| Groupset | Ultegra, Ultegra Di2 |
| Brakes | Shimano Ultegra Hydraulic Disc |
155cm – 163cm
161cm – 169cm
166cm – 175cm
172cm – 181cm
178cm – 186cm
183cm – 191cm
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Summary
The Specialized Aethos is celebrated for its ultralight frame, exceptional ride quality, and superb handling, making it a standout in the race category. Its design focuses on lightweight and traditional aesthetics, offering a smooth, responsive ride that excels in climbing and descents. While it lacks some aero optimizations, its performance and comfort are highly praised across various reviews.
Ultralight carbon frameset
Exceptional ride quality and handling
Superb climbing and acceleration
Traditional design with modern performance
Comfortable for long rides
High price point
Limited aero optimizations
Some models have non-tubeless wheels
Electronic shifting only on certain builds
This $4,800, 17.2-pound Aethos—the base model—is one of the finest road bikes, of any price, I’ve ridden in my long testing career.Bicycling
The Aethos is crazy light.
Canadian Cycling MagazineThe Aethos is one of the finest-riding road frames I’ve ever experienced.
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Aug 2022 · By
Our test team’s expectations of the Specialized Aethos Expert were very high. After all, the Specialized S-Works Aethos won our previous road bike group test by a large margin, albeit with a few upgrades. We put the stock Expert model featuring ULTEGRA Di2 components and a classic two-piece cockpit to the test to see if this model can fare just as well as an all-road bike, comparing it to six of this year’s best all-road models.
First-class handling
Quick acceleration
Pleasant level of vibration damping
Lots of all-round potential with the right upgrades
Tires are too skinny and offer limited reserves
Lack of integration
Dec 2021 · Leon Poultney
We spend time with Specialized's latest lightweight, high-performance road bike that seemingly excels in all areas.
Climbs like a champion
Impossibly light
Stylish
Effortless to ride
The price
Looks better in rowdier colours
Limited wheel options
Lacks aero touches some might demand
Sept 2021 · David Kennedy
When you stop listening to the pros and focus on the people, bikes like the Open MIN.D. and Specialized Aethos are the result
Aug 2021 · James Huang
Even an extra 100 g and heavy parts can’t dull this frame's luster.
Superb chassis efficiency and handling, excellent ride quality, generous tire clearance, classically understated aesthetics, headache-free cable routing, proprietary (almost) nothing, SRAM Rival AXS works just as well as Red and Force.
Heavier than some might like, mediocre (and poorly built) wheelset, almost impossible to get.
May 2021 · James Spender
The Aethos is virtually the perfect bike, from its razor handling to incredible climbing. If only it had tubeless wheels and cost a bit less
Light and stiff
Incredible climber
Fantastic handling
Clincher-only wheels
Apr 2021 · Matt Phillips
It sells for $4,800, but it rides like a million bucks.
Dec 2020 · Liam Cahill
What a bike. If you have the cash and don't care about aero, buy it
Incredible ride
Low weight
Excellent stiffness
Perfect handling
Gets most of the tech from the S-Works
No power meter
Expensive
Oct 2020 · Tyler Benedict
The earth-shatteringly lightweight Specialized Aethos has very quickly added two new models. They’re more affordable, and they’re both still really light. The Aethos Pro and Aethos Expert road bikes share the same new molds and tube shapes, but use a slightly more standard layup to bring prices starting at less than half of the S-Works’ […]
| Frame | Aethos FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc BB Standard: BSA, 68mm, Threaded Color: Satin Blue Murano / Carbon/cobalt |
|---|---|
| Fork | FACT Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc |
| Bottom Bracket | BSA, 68mm, threaded |
| Stem | Specialized Pro SL, alloy, 4-bolt |
| Handlebar | S-Works Short & Shallow |
| Saddle | Body Geometry Power Pro, Hollow Titanium Rails, Carbon Fiber Base |
| Seatpost | Roval Alpinist Carbon Seatpost Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8050, GS medium cage |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8050, braze-on |
| Crank | Shimano Ultegra R8000, HollowTech 2, 11-speed |
| Chain | Shimano Ultegra, 11-speed |
| Brakes | Front: Shimano Ultegra R8070, hydraulic disc, Rear: Shimano Ultegra R8070, hydraulic disc Type: Shimano Ultegra Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Front: Roval Alpinist CL, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 33mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, DT for Roval 350 hub, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes, Rear: Roval Alpinist CL, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 33mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, DT for Roval 350 hub, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes |
|---|---|
| Tires | Front: S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm, Rear: S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm |
First added 17 September
Last updated 8 October
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