2022 Specialized Aethos Comp Road Bike
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The 2022 Specialized Aethos Comp Rival eTap AXS Road Bike uses all the experience Specialized have gained serving riders over the past 46 years and built a bike made simply for the love of riding. The Aethos is designed to straddle the line between perfect ride quality, extreme lightweight, and undeniable style.
The Aethos frame has been designed with the perfect combination of ultimate ride feel, light weight, and style. From accelerating up steep pitches and descending technical descents, to all-day saddle comfort on even the longest coffee rides, the Aethos hits the mark. By reinventing the traditional road shape found on bikes of the past, Specialized have subtly altered these shapes to deliver massive gains in stiffness and balance, all without affecting weight or durability.
The Aethos Comp comes with low-maintenance, wireless SRAM Rival eTap AXS electronic shifting and hydraulic disc brakes paired with bomb-proof DT Swiss R470 Disc wheels.
This bike is perfect for
Road riders who want a super light bike that can be ridden all day. The Aethos is the ultimate bike for people who just want to ride and with the latest wireless shifting it is better than ever.
Key Features
- Lightweight Aethos FACT 10R Carbon frame
- 12 speed SRAM Rival eTap AXS wireless electronic shifting
- DT Swiss R470 tubeless ready wheels
If you are buying a road bike one of the big differences between models will be which gears they use. Most manufacturers will make the same bike, using the same frame but putting different gears and wheels on it. So for instance you can buy a Trek Domane AL 2 Disc with Shimano Claris gearing for £975 or get the Trek Domane AL 4 Disc with Tiagra gearing for £1625. They are fundamentally the same bike. One comes with the Shimano Tiagra gears and the other comes with Shimano Claris gears.
In most cases, the bottom of the range gears and top of the range gears will basically work in the same way. The big differences are in the quality of material used and the weight. Top of the range gears will be lighter and smoother to use.
One thing to watch out for when comparing bikes is whether the full groupset is being used. If you are buying a bike that has Shimano 105 gears on it. Shimano makes 105 brakes, gear levers, front and rear derailleurs, cranks, chainrings and bottom brackets. So basically all of the running gear on the bike. Some bike manufacturers will fit the full groupset, others will fit Shimano 105 front and rear derailleurs but use their own brakes and cranks to save a few pounds. So if you are comparing bikes be sure to check how much of the groupset the bike actually uses.
Read our Guide to Road Bike Gears
Road Bike Buying Guide
Nothing beats the feeling of effortless speed you get on a road bike. There are lots of reasons to ride a road bike, from the simple joy of it, to racing, long distance challenges, or café rides with friends. Whatever you want to do there will be road bike out there for you.
Men’s and Women’s road bikes
Nearly all manufacturers have stopped making dedicated men’s and women’s bikes. They are now all unisex. What you will see is that on smaller bikes, brands will often fit a wider saddle (generally more female friendly). On larger bikes they will often fit a narrower one (generally more male friendly).
Disc or rim brakes
It is getting increasingly hard to buy new bikes with rim brakes as the industry has almost exclusively switched to discs. The reasons for this are pretty simple. Disc brakes are much, much, more powerful than old rim brake systems so you can stop a lot more easily and safely. Disc brakes also allow much bigger tyres to be fitted which is more comfortable. Older disc brake systems did often suffer from rubbing and squeaking. While this hasn’t been completely fixed yet it is much less common on modern bikes with hydraulic brakes. Mechanical disc brakes can still take a bit of fettling to get them right so go for hydraulic if you can.
Read our full road bike buying guide
Who are Specialized?
Specialized is one of the best-known quality bike brands in the world. Started by a group of riders in 1974. A fact which has guided their decision making ever since.
" Made for riders, by riders."
They strove to make the best quality tires when quality tyres weren't around. When people wanted to ride cruisers in the dirt, they made the first production mountain bike. When roadies wanted to go faster, Specialized doubled down on carbon and built their own wind tunnel.
Bikes like the Allez, Rockhopper and Stumpjumper have developed followings and reputations of their own. Specialized has a reputation for making high-end, high-quality bikes. Specialized bikes always look great with high-quality paint and sensible sizing hel0s you get the right bike each time. If you buy a Specialized bike you can be guaranteed it will do what it is supposed to and will last.
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| Frame | Aethos FACT 10R Carbon, Rider First Engineeredâ„¢, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc |
| Fork | FACT Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc |
| Handlebars | Specialized Shallow Drop, 6061, 70x125mm, 31.8mm clamp |
| Stem | Specialized Pro SL, alloy, 4-bolt |
| Tape | Supacaz Super Sticky Kush |
| Saddle | Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails |
| SeatPost | Roval Alpinist Carbon Seatpost |
| Seat Binder | Specialized Alloy, 30mm |
| Front Brake | SRAM Rival 1, hydraulic disc |
| Rear Brake | SRAM Rival 1, hydraulic disc |
| Shift Levers | SRAM Rival eTap AXS |
| Front Derailleur | SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, braze-on |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 12-speed |
| Cassette | SRAM Rival, 12-speed, 10-36t |
| Crankset | SRAM Rival |
| Chainrings | 48/35T |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB BSA 68 |
| Chain | SRAM Rival 12-speed |
| Front Wheel | DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples. |
| Rear Wheel | DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples. |
| Front Tire | Turbo Pro, 60 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm |
| Rear Tire | Turbo Pro, 60 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm |
| Inner Tubes | Presta, 48mm valve |
Please note: Manufacturers can sometimes change the specification of the products from time to time.
| Colours | Gloss Clay/Pearl, Satin Carbon/Teal Tint Fade/Flake Silver, Satin Metallic Moss/Gold/Carbon Fade |
| Sizes | 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61 |
| Brand | Specialized |
| Model Year | 2022 |
| Barcodes | 888818753857, 888818754076, 888818754427, 888818754779, 888818755073, 888818755684, 888818757060, 888818757091, 888818757114, 888818757152, 888818757190, 888818757237, 888818803514, 888818803620, 888818803941, 888818804184, 888818804238, 888818805075 |
| SKUs / Part Numbers | 97222-5049, 97222-5052, 97222-5054, 97222-5056, 97222-5058, 97222-5061, 97222-5149, 97222-5152, 97222-5154, 97222-5156, 97222-5158, 97222-5161, 97222-5349, 97222-5352, 97222-5354, 97222-5356, 97222-5358, 97222-5361 |
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Specialized Road Bike Size Guide
| Frame Size | Rider Height (CM) |
| 49cm | 155 to 163 |
| 52cm | 163 to 170 |
| 54cm | 170 to 175 |
| 56cm | 175 to 183 |
| 58cm | 180 to 188 |
| 61cm | 188 to 196 |
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