Escapa presents a bicycle whose frame has been designed to achieve the perfect combination of riding feel, lightness, and style.
The Specialized Aethos S-Works Red eTap AXS 25 bicycle reinvents the traditional shape of road bikes, subtly altering the shapes of the tubes to offer enormous gains in stiffness and balance, all without affecting weight or durability. Add to this a completely new lamination process that Specialized has perfected over decades, and you get the lightest frame on the market (585 grams, S-Works, size 56cm). The Aethos is more than just a new bike, it's the first of a new class.
Don't get us wrong, we love racing. Grand tours and classics are in our DNA. But sometimes riding just for the sake of riding, riding for the love of riding, is just what we need. And that's what the Aethos is for. Of course, it hasn't sacrificed anything in terms of performance, and it happens to be the lightest frame on the market, but without compromising on style. Aethos: billions of calculations in pursuit of one thing: the perfect ride.
A lightweight frame is useless without ride characteristics that inspire confidence, so we developed the Aethos to have the perfect balance of front and rear stiffness combined with exceptional ride quality. By studying flex and carbon fiber technology, we were able to discover innovative findings about how forces flow through frames. Just a few pedal strokes and you'll realize that this sublime ride sets a new standard.
Every detail, from the derailleur hangers to the fork expander, has been designed with style, weight, and durability in mind. We've also equipped the Aethos with Roval's new Alpinist carbon seatpost, which saves even more weight and improves ride characteristics. All to achieve the perfect ride.
