Specialized Aethos Expert Rival eTap AXS 2025

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.

Our pick · €4,000 – €4,500

• Cube Litening AIR C:68X Race 2025 at CUBE Göttingen€4,124.25EUR 361 cheaper, Ultegra Di2 instead of Rival AXS, good carbon rather than entry-level carbon wheels, 7.1 kg vs 7.54 kg.

What you get

Frame

Carbon Aethos Fact 10R Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Tretlager mit Gewinde, 12x142-mm-Steckachse, Flat-Mount-Scheibenbremse

Drivetrain

SRAM Rival AXS, 12-speed, electronic

Wheels

Carbon, entry-level carbon Roval C38, Carbonfelge mit 21 mm Innenbreite, Tubeless Ready

Brakes

Hydraulic disc

Weight

7.54 kg as published

Power meter

Yes

Tyres

S-Works Turbo, 120 Tpi, Faltwulst, Blackbelt Protection, 700X28Mm

Compromises

Nothing stands out against the price in what the shop publishes.

Your size

What Bikeinn lists, and what it has today

Where to buy

The same bike at 1 shops, matched on brand, model, drivetrain and model year

• Bikeinn· this listingcheapest in stock€4,484.99in stock: 54 and 56 cmopen

Our pick is the cheapest shop that actually has your size, not the lowest headline price.

Price so far

• Last one in 54 cm, last one in 56 cm.
• Bikeinn states an RRP of €5,000 (10% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are