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Specialized Aethos: new ‘non-race’ bike breaks the weight record

If you get paid to ride your bike, or your sole motivation for cycling is bagging Strava bragging rights, stop reading now. The brand new Specialized Aethos – the world’s lightest ever production disc brake road bike frame – is probably not for you.

If you ride a bike for the sheer enjoyment, because it makes your soul sing, then read on. Round tubes are back, my friends.

A number of

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