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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Specialized has unveiled its brand new lightweight road bike platform, the Aethos, which boasts an incredible frame weight of 588g in a 56cm size, and hits only 5.9kg for an overall build.
The lightest production disc road bike we’ve ever seen, the Aethos has not been conceived for competition in the WorldTour, and it makes no attempt to stick to the UCI’s weight limit of 6.8kg. Yet, despite it’s 5.9kg overall weight, this bike is not simply an exercise in cutting grams.
Specialized claims that the Aethos is the most technologically advanced bike the brand has ever produced, yet is designed around the needs and passions of the most dedicated bike lovers.
Check out our full article on the Aethos at bit.ly/3nuq85Y
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Possibly the best review of this bike out there. Hands down salute for every comparison, facts, & sheer knowledge... Beautiful review ❤️❤️👏🙌
Onkar Indurkar thank you!
Holy crap, such a lot of haters out there. Sounds like durianrider just with different names. Yes bikes were light in the past, but I'd love that lightweight with discs. I have a rim brake bike with carbon rims and the braking is shit in the wet and that's not up for debate.
@Telephone Tales what is that?
Amazing review. I love how you kept the bike in the picture the whole time.
Great review. Personally I love this bike and will be getting one very soon.
Hi Peter, you drive the Aethos in 56cm - how tall are you?
Brilliant review... stunning bike!
Can this bike be built with mechanical components?
The biggest ignorance by many about this bike is that it weighs 6kg but can support 120kg rider.. That's called ENGINEERING.
The only negative is tubulars. That's it.
Why are all these people only focusing on the lack of (inferior) rim brakes on this bike? They don't see the bigger picture here - light weight without a frame rigidity penalty.
It doesn't have tubulars. These are clincher wheels.
Anndd now its on the tour ❤❤
tarmac became venge so that aethos could become tarmac ?
beauty still.
Does seem to be going after the Festka, Parlee,Argonaut crowd...... what’s the geometry like?
Andy Corso very perceptive point - we see this as targeting the bespoke market to an extent...
The geometry is identical to the SL7, so it reflects a fairly racey endurance bike.
Cyclist I think it’ll do well...... it appeals to me anyway
can you try on some Berd spokes in there..?
is moving from a roubaix to this one a bad idea? much less comfort?
Did I recognise Pilgrims Way Kent in the intro?
If a brand was to create the fastest overall bike on all terrain (flats, uphill and downhill) without any consideration to the 6.8kg rule, i wonder what they would design? Certainly bikes these days look how they do because the weight might as well be useful so they put it towards aerodynamics rather than have a non aerodynamic light bike with weights stuffed inside it.
The 580 gram claim is total BS. I’ve bought two now and both were 630-640
Besides how you coulf afford two of them, always take manufacturer weight with a handful of salt
My size 56 weights 680 gm
There you go again! To imply that there is no longer a weight penalty for disc brakes over rim brakes is simply not true! If there were a rim brake version of the Aethos it would be around half a kilo lighter still at 5.5 kg instead of 6kg. Look at any modern bike that still has both a rim brake and a disc brake option and there will always be a significant weight penalty to discs. If you're happy to take the weight penalty for improved braking (like I am) then fine, but please don't pretend that penalty doesn't exist.
1000% correct. Save $9k find a 2018 Scott addict RC with Dura Ace or SRAM Red 10 and you’ve got this bike with funds for a spare bike and Lightweight wheels! I don’t get this AT ALL!
@@craigpavia2169 You guys are missing the point here. Specialized has figured out how to lighten the frames without losing the required stiffness, which will benefit all their future carbon bikes, not just these expensive proof-of-concept machines.
@@rlsedition I fully understand the world of R&D and trickle down tech which I think is the point. That said this bike is a slap in the face to anyone who purchased any modern aero-bike (this includes me) since it showcases that bike weight factors 5-10x more than any aero gain. My comment is for the world of riders (weekenders/sport) who looked at disc brakes and asked why? Why do I need them? Why do I need to replace my $$$-rims? Why do I need to learn new-tech to keep my pads from rubbing? I am all about watching pros freak out when the brakes lock up (see TDF) but I am NOT advocating riding a stiff and heavy aero-bike for any one who isn't getting paid to do it. I can purchase a rim brake Trek Emonda or Scott Addict to achieve this overall weight. Your comment "Specialized has figured out" is basically saying they are using "uni-directional fiber" which has been known and used for years in aerospace, automotive and cycling. They just took an existing Merida Scultura platform and reduced carbon mass as far as I can tell, also stripped off all the paint and shaved the forks to an insane thinness that looks bizarre to my eyes (not to mention weak.) I still can't get over the $12k price tag!!!
@@craigpavia2169 Sorry that you bought a bike that has been eclipsed by the Aethos, but buyers have a choice - aero, lightweight or a bit of both (SL7). I'm a mountain biker and we crossed the disc brake bridge over a decade ago. Of course they work better than rim brakes, especially when you have carbon wheels. OBTW, properly set up disc brakes don't rub on the rotors and it's not hard to adjust them. The "magic" in the Aethos is the light weight without losing frame rigidity.
@@rlsedition Well actually I own several bikes and one of them is basically the Aethos without disc breaks...it's an Emonda with a standard seat-tube and limited area (round) tubes. It's super light and thanks to my SRAM Red 10 (still the lightest groupset around) and when I slap my lightweight rims on (which is never really) it beats the UCI minimum; it didn't cost me 12k either!!!! . I will never buy any aero-bike again but more importantly wouldn't now that even Specialized is admitting that it can produce a super stiff bike with round tubes and that weight/comfort supersede any gains from aero designs that work wonderfully in a test environment like a wind tunnel but are really crap when it is placed in ANY direction but dead-on into the wind. Specialized released the SL7 and tells consumers its the best of both worlds but a smart consumer would look deeper and save some dollars and buy a rim brake Scultura/Emonda/Addict etc. I'll bet they will race this bike next year at the UCI min because the riders will want it. As for disc brakes it is clearly something mountain bikes get use out of, but a roadie hardly needs anything like that stopping power. Pro riders were paid extra to ride discs and now the manufacturers have made it impossible to ride without them...I hear many pro riders are still riding rim brakes when out training.
Should have integrated cables at that price.
Surely priced out of the reach of normal racers, AND probably will be under the UCI weight limit?. Looks good though.
Being under the UCI weight limit was the point of this bike; no constraints.
"a bespoke Parlee" yeah simply looks like a 2000" TCR
Looks like Giant is right when they introduce compact geometry.
100 000 simulations and they end up with a round tube profile.. it's a beautiful bike, but there is nothing ground breaking about the frame shape.
I like it. I really like it. But FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SLAM THAT STEM! Because then, when you cut off the excess steerer tube, its weight will be a little bit closer to my Focus Izalco Max :-)
The aerodynamics were not considered and the flex thingy is a killer. The bike flexes all day ya man
Love the bike but that price is ridiculous
So are the prices of Ferraris and Lamborghinis, but there is a market for the "best" in every product segment..
Slightly more expensive pricepoint :D xD WTF??? 3000 pounds more is slightly hahaha? You could buy 2 cars for that xD
Gosh,,, this is so boring, it's like reading word for word from a script
So all of a sudden aero isn’t important? Ridiculous. This bike had been around for years under different names. Lame