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 ...

In a world forcing the aerodynamic performance narrative, the Specialized Aethos is a breath of fresh air, eschewing the mainstream dropped seatstay and deep headtube configurations of contemporary ...

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“You could buy a car for that!” It’s a familiar refrain heard in the cycling world. Enthusiast riders groan every time a ‘non cyclist’ tells them they could buy a traditional petrol-powered vehicle ...

What happens when you leave a Specialized Aethos in the hands of the brand's fixie-fanatic designer, Erik Nohlin? Well, this is what – a fascinating fixed-gear conversion designed and custom-specced ...

When Specialized launched the S-Works Aethos two weeks ago it threw a curveball at the cycling industry. An alternative approach to the bike design ethos and some seriously impressive performance ...

Once you get over the fact that part of what made it stand out from the crowd has gone, the Specialized Aethos 2 is about as unsurprisingly good as road bikes come. It’s extremely impressive if you ...

Given that Specialized has just released a new Aethos, with more gentle geometry and more integration, it's no surprise to see discounts on the old, first-generation model. It's something we've been ...