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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat if we built a bike focused around the purest imaginable road riding experience? What if we built a bike to maximize the timeless moments where everything disappears and human and machine become one. We all know these moments, the ones where we lose ourselves in the reverence of dancing up a climb or telepathically carving through a turn, where we feel liberated from the constraints that surround everyday life and the miles just melt into hours.<\/p>\n
There are riders out there that yearn for more than racing, that see the experiences of the open road as an equivalent to toeing a start line. The demands of this sophisticated rider equal that of any racer, for where racers want for speed, these riders demand a package that accounts for everything else, too. Sprightly climbs towards the clouds, wicked descents on the other side\u2014they demand superior handling and an unrivaled ride from a bike that\u2019s the epitome of quality, performance, and style.<\/p>\n While this endeavour would allow us to apply everything that we\u2019ve learned about making bikes over the last half-century, the goal was not to adhere to any of our preconceived notions around building them. But where would this take us?<\/p>\n We\u2019re as well-versed in the norms of cycling culture as we are in the rules of the UCI, after all, yet neither of these confines would have any bearing on our process. That\u2019s because we see creating this instrument of transcendent bike experiences as being far more important.<\/p>\n Flipping The Script On How We Build Bikes<\/strong><\/p>\n We know that shape contributes to the vast majority of a bike\u2019s performance, and that\u2019s why Aethos was born from a \u201cEureka\u201d moment in the test lab. Our engineers studied the flexing and breathing of carbon frames in the pedaling test rig, and they realized the industry\u2019s understanding of how forces flow through a frame was incomplete and ripe for massive improvements. We used staggeringly large supercomputer simulations\u2014more than any humans can do in a lifetime\u2014to subtly alter round tube shapes. This made their shapes more conical in key areas to deliver huge gains in stiffness and balance with the minimum amount of material. There\u2019s nothing extra here except more stability and integrity.<\/p>\n Just so we\u2019re clear, this is a shape story of how and why the shapes work within this bike. The outcome of Aethos represents an entirely new way of designing bikes. Why\u2019s this really cool? Because it will shape how we build all of our bikes moving forward.<\/p>\n Now, if the vast majority of the frame\u2019s performance is dictated by shape, then the remainder plays itself out in the actual materials used and the manner in which they are connected\u2014the frame\u2019s layup.<\/p>\n Continuing to study how these frames move under load helped determine that there were too many \u201cstiffness layers\u201d (or extra plies) added in the creation of traditional frames. So, with these new tube shapes, we needed an entirely new way to lay-up frames. Thankfully, it\u2019s one which resulted in reducing the number of needed plies by 11% compared to the S-Works SL6 (which was known for being pretty damn great already). By utilizing larger, longer, and more continuous, unbroken plies, we were able to achieve more consistent positioning than on any frame we\u2019ve made before.<\/p>\n The interesting thing to note is that the wall thicknesses of the tubes, themselves, are substantial throughout the frame, but because of the smaller number of the stiffness layers, the overall weight went down significantly. The only thing along for the ride should be you.<\/p>\n We chased ride quality with Aethos, not a number. That said, we know a light, stiff, and balanced bike is magic at the pedals. The result, however, is the lightest disc road frame ever produced, with no gimmick builds and a weight as light as 5.9kg. Aethos is very illegal in some racing circles, yet it\u2019s still rated for a 275-pound rider and possesses all the telepathic handling, response, and stiffness targets that you\u2019ve come to expect from every bike we make. (Psst \u2013 don\u2019t tell the UCI).<\/p>\n To say that \u201ceverything has been considered with this bike\u201d would be an understatement. We spent weeks upon weeks iterating, designing, and obsessing over every piece of the puzzle. But with the rider at the centre of the conversation, our goal was to make a bike that would fit your riding lifestyle\u2014\u2009not the other way around.<\/p>\n From dropouts to derailleur hangers, no gram was overlooked. The same can be said about the approach of our partners at Roval Components. They\u2019ve been working towards the same North Star of ride quality, and the 1284-gram Alpinist wheels and new Alpinist bar\/stem combo were tailor-made for Aethos and the ride of your life.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nThe Ride Of Your Life<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nBreak The Rules<\/h2>\n
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\nROAD + GRAVEL CATEGORY LEADER – Stewart Thompson<\/cite>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBillions Of Calculations In Pursuit Of One Thing\u2009\u2013\u2009The Perfect Ride<\/h2>\n
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\nAETHOS ENGINEERING LEAD Peter Denk<\/cite>\n<\/div>\nStiffness To Weight Number Defines Efficiency<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe New Modern Road Bike Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Threaded Bottom Bracket<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>32mm Tire Clearance<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>27.2mm Seatpost<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPerfection Is In The Details<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Alpinist CLX<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Redesigned Thru Axle<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/a>Alpinist Seatpost<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFounder\u2019s Edition<\/h2>\n