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.

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Specialized has unveiled the new Aethos 2 – the lightest road bike it has ever produced, and sporting several new modern features that bring it up to date with 2025 road bike design trends. This has ...

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 ...

Ahead of today's launch, I got to ride the S-Works Aethos 2 with Dura-Ace, which, according to the brand, tips the scales at a smidge over 6kg, to see whether any of the old bike's magic has been lost ...

While everyone is into building all sorts of e-bikes with out of this world capabilities, some major bike manufacturers out there are still focusing their attention on the old way of doing things.