2026 Specialized Bicycles Aethos 2

Design
Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Frame
Carbon/Composite
Fork
Carbon/Composite
Features
Disc brake
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Average stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category

Geometry

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52
54
56
58
61
Stack
522mm
538mm
559mm
580mm
606mm
627mm
Reach
373mm
377mm
384mm
391mm
398mm
404mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.4:1
1.43:1
1.46:1
1.48:1
1.52:1
1.55:1
Seat Tube Length, Unknown
450mm
470mm
490mm
510mm
535mm
570mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center
508mm
526mm
544mm
557mm
572mm
584mm
Top Tube Slope
10.1deg
9.6deg
9.6deg
9.6deg
9.6deg
8deg
Head Tube Angle
71.4deg
72.1deg
72.5deg
73deg
73deg
73.5deg
Seat Tube Angle
75.5deg
74.5deg
74deg
74deg
74deg
74deg
Head Tube Length
114mm
128mm
150mm
169mm
198mm
218mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
76.5mm
76.5mm
75mm
75mm
73.5mm
73.5mm
Bottom Bracket Height
262.5mm
262.5mm
264mm
264mm
265.5mm
265.5mm
Chainstay Length
410mm
410mm
410mm
410mm
410mm
410mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
402.8mm
402.8mm
403.1mm
403.1mm
403.4mm
403.4mm
Front-Center
581mm
584mm
594mm
599mm
614mm
621mm
Front-Center Horizontal
575.2mm
578.2mm
588.9mm
594.9mm
609.6mm
616.6mm
Wheelbase
978mm
981mm
992mm
998mm
1013mm
1020mm
Fork Offset/Rake
50mm
50mm
50mm
47mm
47mm
47mm
Fork Length, Unknown
372mm
372mm
372mm
372mm
372mm
372mm
Trail
61.3mm
mid/​neutral
57mm
mid/​neutral
54.5mm
mid/​neutral
54.5mm
mid/​neutral
54.5mm
mid/​neutral
51.4mm
mid/​neutral
Mechanical Trail
58.1mm
54.2mm
51.9mm
52.1mm
52.1mm
49.3mm
Wheel Flop
18.5mm
16.7mm
15.6mm
15.2mm
15.2mm
14mm
Standover Height
719mm
737mm
759mm
779mm
805mm
834mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
77mm
165 mm cranks
75mm
170 mm cranks
82.5mm
172.5 mm cranks
87.5mm
172.5 mm cranks
100mm
175 mm cranks
107mm
175 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
97.5mm
165 mm cranks
92.5mm
170 mm cranks
91.5mm
172.5 mm cranks
91.5mm
172.5 mm cranks
90.5mm
175 mm cranks
90.5mm
175 mm cranks

2 Build

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56
58
61
Wheel Size
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
Tire Width
28mm
28mm
28mm
28mm
28mm
28mm
Tire Outer Diameter
678mm
678mm
678mm
678mm
678mm
678mm
Bike Length with Tires
1656mm
1659mm
1670mm
1676mm
1691mm
1698mm
Crank Length
165mm
170mm
172.5mm
172.5mm
175mm
175mm
Handlebar Width
380mm
380mm
400mm
400mm
420mm
420mm
Stem Length
80mm
90mm
100mm
100mm
110mm
110mm

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Performance Road
Source:https://www.specialized.com/us/en/s-works-aethos-2-frameset-fact-12r-carbon/p/4221567?color=5446310-4221567