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Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert, Unisex Road Bike - Gloss Smoke

Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert, Unisex Road Bike - Gloss Smoke

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The all-new Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert with SRAM Rival eTap AXS groupset offers an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance to create the fastest Tarmac road bike to date.  The Specialized Ride Science have established the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest race bike ever made on the routes that matter - 16.6 seconds faster over 40km, 128 seconds faster over Milan San Remo, 20 seconds faster over the legendary Tourmalet climb.

AERO IN EVERYTHING: Specialized have created aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good so it's even more aero than the Venge. Clean air is optimized for maximum advantage with the Tarmac’s new nose cone - the Speed Sniffer. By moving the steer tube back - the tube that determines head tube width - the leading edge of the head tube can be much sharper, delivering a much lower drag shape. Utilizing new UCI rules, the Tarmac SL8 has the narrowest, most aero seat post ever made ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly.

MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: The Tarmac SL8 features a mind bending, scale tickling 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything on else on the World Tour*. The frame’s shape carries load so efficiently that extra carbon stiffness layers become redundant.

GOES LIKE HELL, RIDES LIKE HEAVEN: With massive gains in stiffness-to-weight - an improvement of 33% over the SL7 - the Tarmac SL8 takes legendary handling, aggressive responsiveness and World Championship proven geometry to the next level. The bike is stiffer at the pedals, more precise at the bars, and combines it with a compliant ride in the saddle that sets a new benchmark for race bike comfort. Thanks to Rider-First Engineering, every rider, regardless of size, gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling. In the saddle the Tarmac SL8 delivers 6% more compliance, floating over rough road with a supple feel unique in the high strung world of race bikes. Tarmac’s proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance are identical to the SL7, ensuring easy adaptation and the versatility to run higher volume tires when needed.

BEYOND GENDER: There can be more difference between two male cyclists than between a male and female. Gender alone doesn’t provide nearly enough data to specialize and that means creating male or female bikes is arbitrary and outdated. Every rider can get the next level advantage of Tarmac SL8. It’s time to go Beyond Gender.

The Tarmac SL8 Expert delivers exceptional performance with a full SRAM Rival eTap AXS groupset with power meter, C38 carbon tubeless ready wheelset, and an SL7 stem with Specialized Expert Shallow Drop alloy handlebars makes for an accessible performance-packed bike.

SIZING:
49cm: Suit 155-163cm rider height
52cm: Suit 163-170cm rider height
54cm: Suit 170-175cm rider height
56cm: Suit 175-180cm rider height
58cm: Suit 180-188cm rider height
61cm: Suit 188-196cm rider height

BIKE SPECS

Frame
Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc. Seat binder: Tarmac integrated wedge
Fork
FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Handlebars
Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
Stem
Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
Tape
Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
SeatPost
S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
Saddle
Body Geometry Power Expert
Front Wheel
Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim
Rear Wheel
Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim
Tyres
Front: S-Works Turbo, folding bead, 700x26mm. Rear: S-Works Turbo, folding bead, 700x26mm
Inner Tubes
Turbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve
Crankset
SRAM Rival with Power Meter with 35/48 chainrings. SRAM DUB BSA 68 bottom bracket
Rear Derailleur
SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 12-speed
Front Derailleur
SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, braze-on
Shift Levers
SRAM Rival eTap AXS
Cassette
SRAM Rival, 12-speed, 10-36t
Chain
SRAM Rival 12-speed
Brakes
SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc
Weight
7.77kg (56cm)
* Specifications are subject to change without notice
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Description

The all-new Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert with SRAM Rival eTap AXS groupset offers an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance to create the fastest Tarmac road bike to date.  The Specialized Ride Science have established the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest race bike ever made on the routes that matter - 16.6 seconds faster over 40km, 128 seconds faster over Milan San Remo, 20 seconds faster over the legendary Tourmalet climb.

AERO IN EVERYTHING: Specialized have created aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good so it's even more aero than the Venge. Clean air is optimized for maximum advantage with the Tarmac’s new nose cone - the Speed Sniffer. By moving the steer tube back - the tube that determines head tube width - the leading edge of the head tube can be much sharper, delivering a much lower drag shape. Utilizing new UCI rules, the Tarmac SL8 has the narrowest, most aero seat post ever made ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly.

MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: The Tarmac SL8 features a mind bending, scale tickling 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything on else on the World Tour*. The frame’s shape carries load so efficiently that extra carbon stiffness layers become redundant.

GOES LIKE HELL, RIDES LIKE HEAVEN: With massive gains in stiffness-to-weight - an improvement of 33% over the SL7 - the Tarmac SL8 takes legendary handling, aggressive responsiveness and World Championship proven geometry to the next level. The bike is stiffer at the pedals, more precise at the bars, and combines it with a compliant ride in the saddle that sets a new benchmark for race bike comfort. Thanks to Rider-First Engineering, every rider, regardless of size, gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling. In the saddle the Tarmac SL8 delivers 6% more compliance, floating over rough road with a supple feel unique in the high strung world of race bikes. Tarmac’s proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance are identical to the SL7, ensuring easy adaptation and the versatility to run higher volume tires when needed.

BEYOND GENDER: There can be more difference between two male cyclists than between a male and female. Gender alone doesn’t provide nearly enough data to specialize and that means creating male or female bikes is arbitrary and outdated. Every rider can get the next level advantage of Tarmac SL8. It’s time to go Beyond Gender.

The Tarmac SL8 Expert delivers exceptional performance with a full SRAM Rival eTap AXS groupset with power meter, C38 carbon tubeless ready wheelset, and an SL7 stem with Specialized Expert Shallow Drop alloy handlebars makes for an accessible performance-packed bike.

SIZING:
49cm: Suit 155-163cm rider height
52cm: Suit 163-170cm rider height
54cm: Suit 170-175cm rider height
56cm: Suit 175-180cm rider height
58cm: Suit 180-188cm rider height
61cm: Suit 188-196cm rider height

BIKE SPECS

Frame
Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc. Seat binder: Tarmac integrated wedge
Fork
FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Handlebars
Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
Stem
Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
Tape
Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
SeatPost
S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
Saddle
Body Geometry Power Expert
Front Wheel
Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim
Rear Wheel
Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim
Tyres
Front: S-Works Turbo, folding bead, 700x26mm. Rear: S-Works Turbo, folding bead, 700x26mm
Inner Tubes
Turbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve
Crankset
SRAM Rival with Power Meter with 35/48 chainrings. SRAM DUB BSA 68 bottom bracket
Rear Derailleur
SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 12-speed
Front Derailleur
SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, braze-on
Shift Levers
SRAM Rival eTap AXS
Cassette
SRAM Rival, 12-speed, 10-36t
Chain
SRAM Rival 12-speed
Brakes
SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc
Weight
7.77kg (56cm)
* Specifications are subject to change without notice