Originally Posted by
veganbikes
Those Aethos frames are neat. It is so refreshing against the massive logo bikes of say Trek to see something nice and understated but also super light and technical and all that stuff. I wish I were one of those lightweight people who didn't love carbs because I would love to build one up with the whole alpinist cockpit and ultralight wheels and just a ridiculous weight weenie build.
i love carbs. about 185lb. while i haven't gone full WW on mine, i do really like the alpinist stems and wheels and seatpost and zero pedals (right at the weight limit). can't bring myself to get to the next level of stupidity with the carbon seats and cranks and chainrings and super thin bar tape. it weighs a little over 14lb. had it been available at the time, i'd definitely have saved some $$$ and gone with the 12 speed di2 ultegra that
Shadco has, and i'm super jealous of the fade on the fork!!!!!!!!
this also illustrates how much better the short head tube / smaller size looks on the OP's bike - (i'm guessing a 54?). i am probably in between the 58 and 61 but just hate that "tall guy bike" look with the super elongated head tube. would rather have a few spacers. i have 25mm of spacers on my 58 and the 6 degree down 110mm alpinist cockpit. if they made a flat version of the cockpit i could probably pull one or two, but the drop is about right for me.