Aethos: The Bike I Never Knew I Wanted!
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- This is a very special Specialized bike. It bucks the trend, defies convention, and seemingly steps back in time. But is this a good thing? My answer is yes!!!
When shopping for a new lightweight and stiff climbing bike, I looked at all the usual suspects. Emonda, Cervelo R5, SuperSix to name a few. But I just couldn't see the value proposition, and I wondered if there was something different out there? Well, I found it!
The Specialized Aethos will no doubt polarise the opinions of cycling buddies and the cycling community at large. But I'm intrigued by what it has to offer, and pretty stoked to have landed one for myself. Here is how I decided I was going to purchase one...
Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:21 Why The Aethos?
01:31 An Air Of Mystery
01:43 Spot The Logos
02:08 How Many Does The Retailer Sell?
02:23 Waxing Lyrical
02:53 Bikefitters Delight
03:12 How Much $$$$?
04:16 Bait and Switch on Bike Exchange
5:05 Computer Says No!
06:00 Hyper-Inflation
06:10 FOMO! I Must Have It!
06:42 Super Lightweight Frame
07:04 699 grams
07:27 Excellent Frame Stiffness
07:51 Ideal Geometry
08:12 Short Cranks Rule
08:41 Extra Stack Height
08:58 Lifetime Warranty
09:29 Stock Is Available
09:56 Immediate Delivery
10:06 Tire Options
10:24 Interesting Colour
10:32 Not Remotely Aero
11:05 Heavy Wheelset
11:33 About That Colour
11:51 Questions On The Aethos
12:57 Your Thoughts On The Colour
13:03 Wheel Upgrade Options? - Sport
Ordered one today. 105 di2. Can’t wait 🎉 Great Video
Hope you enjoy yours as much as I'm enjoying mine!
Two years ago I got Aethos Comp from local dealer for some short testing through weekend. I wasn't convinced about the philosophy of this bike, but well... after few kilometres I was immediately hooked. The way this bike handled and transfered power was something else - pure brilliance. Few weeks later I bought my own with little higher spec (Expert model) and it still serves me well as my main bike.
Nice to hear from a fellow Aethos enthusiast! I'm yet to have my first proper ride as I've taken the bike into the shop to have the drive train stripped ready for waxing, but I'm hoping to have it back for a weekend of New Bike Feels. My plan is this will be my weekend bike as this is when most of my hills riding happens.
I've had my aethos expert for two years and still love it
@@christopherlamb8297 Another happy customer and Aethos aficionado!
This isn't a review of a bike. It is the story of a who falls in love witha bike and thinks that is because a whole lot off good technical reasons. BUut you just fell in love😆
Hey Martin. There is definitely an element of truth there. I dig the bike. I dont mind being unconventional. But I think the logical part of my brain was still mostly in control!
If the Aethos was also $7k, or wasnt so lightweight, or if it wasnt available in SRAM Rival AXS I probably would have eventually ended up with an Emonda again.
@@podiumphysio657 I know how "it works". But it works also in another way. I bought aCervelo C2 4 or t years ago. And it works allright. But I think it is so a dull bike....No charme what so ever🤪
@@Martin-on2pp Hey Martin. That is a shame. They say we buy on emotion and justify with logic. It would be nice to have both in equal measure. This is the 5th road bike I've owned in 10 years and I think I've been very happy with the price and features of all of these bikes, and they also all "made sense" at the time. At least they did to me!
Fellow Aethos rider here, absolutely love mine!
Cheers! Very happy with mine so far. Other riders struggling to guess what it is but also commenting they love the colour (which is steadily growing on me!)
Well done and a great choice! I'm intending to build an S-Works Aethos later in the year, when the new Aethos bikes and frames arrive here ( according to Specialized Australia ).
I can wholeheartedly and unequivocally recommend the "Creative Climb ' wheel set, which weighs only 946 grams, although your weight may be an issue. You may also consider the "Creative Ultra" set. Either way, I strongly advise you to speak with Michael of "Creative Cycles", who is passionate about what he does and will give you honest, direct advice.
I have the "Climb " variant on my Cervelo Caledonia, with Continental GP 5000 STR tyres and Pirelli TPU tubes, which replaced the Shimano Ultegra, deeper section carbon wheels. With some other changes that I've made with Michael, the Cervelo weighs 6.9 kgs.
Cheers and happy riding!
Hey Kostas. Thanks for stopping by. I've just installed my pedals and taken "Cassius" around the block for a quick status check. Everything seems to be tickety boo! I've also taken a quick look at the Creative Climb website. Looks like I have about 3 kg of leeway with their standard production rims 😆. But it seems that they are also able to help with extra strength wheels if needed, with very minor weight penalty. Definitely an option worth considering!
Speak to Michael. Cheers.@@podiumphysio657
Are you saying the aethos 2 will be out this year?
@@ichobi Specialised Australia told me (as recently as last week) that there will be new frame colourways in November. They did not confirm new bikes though. Cheers, Kostas.
Nice review. Bought my Aethos Comp 62 a month ago direct from the Specialized Australia website and delivered through a local dealer (Perth). Fantastic service from Specialized and even better from the local dealer (Ride Advice in CBD). They did a fitting and swapped out the stem for a shorter 100mm spec. From order to riding in
One of my cycling buddies told me he thought it looked "lavender". I said he would also love how it smelled!
Yes I go the bike very quickly also, but then had to wait 2 more weeks for the 160mm cranks I wanted. Definitely a bargain at the price you mention, and I guess in run out before a new model comes out mid year??
Nice video! Can't wait to hear about your outdoor experiences! Thinking about getting one and not sure about the rather racy geometry...
Hey. Your wish is my command. Here is something I prepared earlier (about a month ago). Enjoy czcams.com/video/CWVLIBU96hg/video.html
Thank you so much for pointing out your informative, friendly and refreshingly subjective and unglossy review. Lets see if I scrape up the money...
@@manfredduchkowitsch4940 Thanks Manfred. You are too kind!
Also have an Aethos comp, I switched the wheels for Rovals C38. Very happy .
Awesome! Yes I will be looking at a wheel upgrade in the not too distant future. Have considered the Rovals but am also looking at other brands that may be a little less expensive. Cheers
@@podiumphysio657 Choosed Carl'z because there is no brand on the wheels. That looks just clean!
@@Baschtel85 stealth - nice!
If you dont understand, Podium Physio, theyre talking about the fnf reference song "Jeffy's Endless Aethos"
Definitely not familiar
I stare through the endless aethos
And what did you see there?
@@podiumphysio657so many aethos
@@taufikrigo A plethora of Aethos
a gargantuan ai generated jeffy image
@@Peppermynt. awesome
What height are you? 62 frame?
I am 6 foot 4 inches (first thing in the morning) 😆
Love story!
Could be
China esta a otro nivel.
Indeed
Ive seen this colour in person - more of a pink / jade colour.
Jade is green right? I dont see any green in my bike, but pink definitely!
@@podiumphysio657 sorry not sure why I said jade I meant lavender
@@MarcraM82 Oh yeah. Lavender for sure. I've had several cycling buddies say they thought the colour was lavender. I told them they should see how good it smells also!
MY MIND
MY FACE
Cool bike hey!
it’s all yours at the end of the day
MY LIFE
MY NAME
Fer sure
@@podiumphysio657 IT’S ALL YOURS TO REFLECT AND SUSTAIN
AAAAW
SHUUUUUUCKS
There is no I in TEAM
FNF reference?!1!1!1!!1!1!??1! [NOT CLICKBAIT]
Thanks for watching!
I Drank A Sight Right Ball Of Coke
Eight Ball*
I prefer Pepsi
and now you’re wretched and broke?
search up “jeffy’s endless aethos aethos lyrics” to get a basic understanding of these references (except for the my mind one, that’s from shucks)
I had a quick look. Seems like an interesting cultural reference that I somehow have missed so far😎
@@podiumphysio657it has been a wild ride of a community. It started when some guy named jeffyfansml99 (someone later revealed to be slingmingo, someone who has been widely disliked across the fnf community) decided to bring a bunch of people together and make an fnf mod somewhat based on SMLwiki (a horror thing (interactive horror? i dont know) which is itself based on SML) and other sml creepypastas. One of the first pieces of content related to aethos was someone releasing a snippet as an “unknown churgney song”, which churgney didnt actually make, it was an imitation of his music style (churgney gurgney is an FNF community member probably most well known for making Silly Billy, which popularized the songs with banger lyric sections subgenre). Jeffy’s Endless Aethos was then released with only the first main song, Aethos. Development went smoothly until jeffyfan shared a leak (which someone posted on soundcloud) of the mod. Jeffyfan didnt realize this, but the mobile browser for soundcloud shows the people that shared the song you’re listening to. This caused people to see that jeffyfan shared it as slingmingo, leading to him being “exposed” as sling (the devs actually knew from the beginning) and kicked off of the aethos team. Shortly afterwards, aethos was cancelled and it’s content (excluding shucks which was moved to vs jeffy) was moved to funks logan, which was cancelled due to sling deleting the server. Things slowed for a while (excluding the fanmade stuff people made and sling shitposting on the jeffyfan account) until sling apologized (many people believe it was disingenuous, i personally am not sure). Shortly after this, aethos was revived. It has already been in drama due to someone known as madman halloween (also widely hated across the fnf community) working on the mod (madman is luckily no longer on the aethos team). “what about shucks?” well, ezzythecat (the creator of shucks) held a singing contest for people to sing new shucks lyrics. Someone named redtv won, and his lyrics got in v2. Unfortunately, due to ezzy not wanting to be associated with shucks anymore and the lyrics being leaked.
it has been an absolute WILD ride of a community so far