stevecoopaloop wrote:
Dgconner154 wrote:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/aethos But the marketing confuses me a little bit - a bike that is specifically not intended to be a race bike available only as an S-Works for $12,500?
Not sure I understand the strategy for the entry level $12,500 bike aimed at the everyday, non-race rider. I wonder if this model will trickle down to non S-Works or if the carbon requirements for the design are too high
At the last shop I worked at, we sold a lot of top dollar bikes to non-racers. Plenty of doctors, lawyers, and executives who don't mind paying for the latest and greatest.
Since various articles I've read about this bike this talk about how the specific tube shapes are a big factor in getting the weight down, it seems possible that a lower grade (cheaper) carbon in the same mold would allow for a less expensive but still pretty damn light bike...
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