Cinelli made waves when it released its latest aero bike, the Aeroscoop, not only because it is the brand’s first aero bike in a long time, but also because it claimed to be faster than the Specialized Tarmac SL8. Luckily for you, our lovely subscribers, we have taken the Aeroscoop to the wind tunnel at Silverstone to put it through our standard test protocol and see how these claims actually stack up.
The Aeroscoop is named for the ‘Aeroscoop’ design detail in the frame. At the junction point between the seat stays and the seat tube, the seat stays are split into two before rejoining. This creates a gap within the frame space, called the Aeroscoop.
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First and foremost, the Aeroscoop features that split seat stay design. It resembles the Trek Madone design somewhat, creating a space for air to flow through with the aim of reducing the pressure drag behind that profile and allowing for high pressure air to flow through it. However, whereas the Madone cutout has clear space behind it, the Aeroscoop opens up onto the rear wheel.
Along with that, the frame uses a proprietary one-piece bar and stem combo, with everything internally routed, of course. The headtube also features tapering around the middle in an attempt to decrease the frontal area of the bike, while the fork crown flows into the downtube, which utilises a slight cut-out to shape around the front wheel.
At the rear, the seat tube also hugs the rear wheel as it goes up from the bottom bracket junction before straightening up somewhat similar to the Cervélo S5 designs over the last few years, or the 3T Strada.
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