When the Specialized Aethos Comp Rival launched, I said, “I think we have an early favorite in the race for 2021’s road bike of the year.” In this case, my prediction was accurate. But before I tell ...
When Aethos 1 arrived in 2021 Specialized had just shelved the Venge, its all-out aero platform, replacing it with a one-bike-to-rule-them-all strategy, in the new aero-optimised Tarmac SL7, then SL8.
When Specialized unveiled the Aethos in 2020, it was an unexpected bike. Specialized is heavily invested in competition, and it is famous for declaring “aero is everything.” Yet the Aethos was a ...
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