Specialized Aethos Expert
Build SRAM Rival AXS
Burnt Gold Metallic / Doppio
Specialized Aethos Expert
road bike, carbon frame, 700c wheels, 2×12 drivetrain, high end equipment
Key specs
- Model year
- 2025
- Weight
- 7.5 kg
- Frame
- Carbon
- Wheelset
- 700c
Material: Carbon
- Drivetrain
- 2×12
- Groupset
- SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Brake model
- SRAM Rival eTAP AXS
- Seatpost
- Roval Alpinist Carbon Seatpost
Spec sheet
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Ride type
- Ride type
- Being updated
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork
- Carbon
- Max tyre clearance
- Being updated
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- SRAM DUB BSA 68
Material: Carbon
Aethos FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Drivetrain
- Groupset brand
- SRAM
- Groupset
- SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Shifting
- Electronic, wireless
- Chainrings
- 2
- Gears at the back
- 12
- Chainring teeth
- SRAM Rival DUB, Power Meter, 48-35t, 48/35t
- Cassette
- SRAM Rival, 12-speed, 10-36t
- Rear derailleur
- SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 12-speed
- Shifters
- SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Power meter fitted
- yes
Rival Etap Axs
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- SRAM Rival eTAP AXS
- Front rotor
- 160 mm
- Rear rotor
- 160 mm
SRAM Rival Disque hydraulique
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Rims
- Carbon
- Tyres
- S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x28mm
Cockpit and seatpost
- Handlebar
- Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
- Stem
- Specialized Pro SL, alloy, 4-bolt
- Seatpost model
- Roval Alpinist Carbon Seatpost
Weight
- Weight
- 7.5 kg
- Weighed in size
- 56
Geometry
- Geometry size
- 54CM
- Stack
- 544 mm
- Reach
- 384 mm
- Head angle
- 73 °
- Seat angle
- 74 °
- Chainstays
- 410 mm
- Wheelbase
- 978 mm
- Bottom bracket drop
- 72 mm
Spec sheets read at: specialized.com
Character
The bike at a glance: the ground it is made for, how it handles, its gears and its equipment, beside the other bikes of its kind.
« Road bike rather nimble, rather high equipment. »
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NimbleStable
Between nimble and stable, like most other road bikes.
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Geometry
6 sizes: 49CM, 52CM, 54CM, 56CM, 58CM, 61CM.
| Geometry of the Aethos Expert per size | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach (mm) | 375 | 380 | 384 | 395 | 402 | 408 |
| Stack (mm) | 514 | 527 | 544 | 565 | 591 | 612 |
| Top tube (effective) (mm) | 508 | 531 | 540 | 562 | 577 | 595 |
| Seat tube (mm) | 431 | 462 | 481 | 504 | 532 | 567 |
| Head tube (mm) | 109 | 120 | 137 | 157 | 184 | 204 |
| Head angle (°) | 71.8 | 72.5 | 73 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 74 |
| Seat angle (°) | 75.5 | 74 | 74 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73 |
| Chainstays (mm) | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 973 | 975 | 978 | 991 | 1,005 | 1,012 |
| Front centre (mm) | 574 | 577 | 579 | 591 | 606 | 613 |
| Standover (mm) | 705 | 728 | 748 | 769 | 796 | 824 |
| BB drop (mm) | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| BB height (mm) | 266 | 266 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 |
| Fork offset (mm) | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Trail (mm) | 58 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 63 | 58 |
| Stem (mm) | 80 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 110 |
| Handlebar width (mm) | 380 | 400 | 420 | 420 | 440 | 440 |
| Crank length (mm) | 165 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 175 | 175 |
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Who is it for?
The sports the brand announces, and the features that go with them.
Cycling
- Groupset: SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Weight: 7.5 kg
Frequently asked questions
Does the Specialized Aethos Expert have electronic shifting?
Electronic, wireless, according to the brand.