This is a wonderful bike! This has a buttery smooth ride that I have never really ridden before. It is so light that climbing actually is easier than before. I cannot at this time find anything that I don't like. I am a huge steel Bianchi fan but somehow they have created a nice ride that is fun and euphoric. It rides better than my steel machines and seems to be stiffer and faster. Spend the money, Ride the best road made today.

A crazy lightweight climbing machine. My go to personal record bicycle. Amazing handling and it's soft and compliant on beat up roads. spend the $ and never look back. This is the best of the best.

Purchased this bike due to similar geometry to my Crux which I have been riding on the road and gravel for the last year. I wanted a bike as comfortable as the Crux but faster on the road than the Crux. The Aethos is an awesome road bike and I love how comfortable it rides. I look forward to HnH100 and BDB100 in 2024.

Everything you would want on a climbing bike.

Great bike

I’ve rode 7,000 miles on my Aethos Comp upgraded wheels and would highly recommend this bike being very comfortable and lightweight which helps me in the hills. My front derailer had a failure but was under warranty and replaced. Best bike I’ve ever rode I keep up with the Tarmac’s.

This is the absolute best bike I have ever ridden. In 25 years of riding on the road, I’ve had everything from a cheap aluminum bike to a splendid Specialized Tarmac SL to a custom steel frame. The Aethos Comp is the winner all day long. It’s comfortable, fast and just wants to run up the hills. The OEM wheelset is not the best, but it works very well. I had no real problems with it, but did swap to an Alpinist CL set, which made the bike even more amazing. I have no problem with any of the Rival equipment. It’s fast, reliable and fairly light tech. Saving another half a pound is not worth the extra cash. This bike is light snows it is.

After a little over a year and 9000 miles on the Aethos Comp, I can say it's as good as they say it is (full disclosure: I upgraded the stock wheels, which simply don't do the bike justice). The handling, responsiveness, comfort, just the overall 'feel' of the bike in motion, like an extension of my body and mind--I've fallen even more in love with road cycling, after 12 years and tens of thousands of miles.

Great bike.

Love this bike, I did upgrade wheelset to Rovals - big improvement. I ride with A and B club/groups. When you punch it - it just goes, accelerates nicely!