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Old 02-08-22, 12:28 PM
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If I were forced to buy a new road bike right now, I would seriously consider the Aethos. Top choice of anything new out there I've seen. Lightweight, appropriate geometry, and no PITA integrated cable routing.

However, the discs add 1-2 pounds to the package, so you'll have to pay $10k to get down the weight you could achieve with rim brakes for half of that price. And weight is important; the folks here who poh-poh spending money on weight reductions are not the ones who've ridden on light bikes. Trust me: riding a 16 pound bike with carbon tubulars will rock your world.

So I'll pass on the Aethos, buy a 5 year-old race bike with rim brakes, which comes in with the same weight, and save myself $8,000.
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