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2025 Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura-Ace Di2, Gloss Solidity

2025 Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura-Ace Di2, Gloss Solidity

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Delivering speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance. Through race simulations using real world data the Specialized Ride Science team knows 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: This is Specialized's most aerodynamic road bike ever, 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 Specialized have ever made ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly.
  • MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: Tarmac SL8 took learnings from Aethos to be easily built at the UCI minimum with a full aero set up. The team delivered a mind bending 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7. With the ability to make lightweight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike lessons from Aethos were applied. 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 the 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.
  • S-Works Tarmac SL8 is spec’d with only the best components. A full Shimano Dura-Ace 9200 series Di2 groupset with dual-sided power meter, and a Roval Rapide CLX II tubeless-ready wheelset is the perfect complement to the world’s fastest frame. All S-Works Tarmac SL8 models ship with a Roval Rapide cockpit to save weight and for the fastest possible leading edge.

SIZING:
44cm: Suit 142-155cm rider height
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
S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Fork
S-Works FACT 12r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Handlebars
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Stem
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Tape
Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
SeatPost
S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
Front Brake
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, hydraulic disc
Rear Brake
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, hydraulic disc
Shift Levers
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, electronic 12-speed
Front Derailleur
Shimano Dura-Ace R9250, braze-on
Rear Derailleur
Shimano Dura-Ace R9250, 12-speed
Cassette
Shimano Dura-Ace, 12-speed, 11-30t
Crankset
Shimano Dura-Ace R9200, HollowTech II, 12-speed with 4iiii Precision 3+ Pro dual-sided powermeter
Chainrings
52/36T
Bottom Bracket
Shimano Dura-Ace, BB-R9200
Chain
Shimano Dura-Ace, 12-speed
Front Wheel
Roval Rapide CLX II, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 51mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval AFD hub, 18h, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes
Rear Wheel
Roval Rapide CLX II, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 60mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval AFD hub, 24h, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes
Front Tire
S-works Turbo Rapidair 2BR, 700x26mm
Rear Tire
S-works Turbo Rapidair 2BR, 700x26mm
Inner Tubes
Turbo Ultralight, 60mm Front, 80mm Rear, Presta valve
Saddle
S-Works Power with Mirror
Seat Binder
Tarmac integrated wedge
Weight
6.62kg (56cm)

* Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Delivering speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance. Through race simulations using real world data the Specialized Ride Science team knows 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: This is Specialized's most aerodynamic road bike ever, 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 Specialized have ever made ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly.
  • MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: Tarmac SL8 took learnings from Aethos to be easily built at the UCI minimum with a full aero set up. The team delivered a mind bending 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7. With the ability to make lightweight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike lessons from Aethos were applied. 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 the 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.
  • S-Works Tarmac SL8 is spec’d with only the best components. A full Shimano Dura-Ace 9200 series Di2 groupset with dual-sided power meter, and a Roval Rapide CLX II tubeless-ready wheelset is the perfect complement to the world’s fastest frame. All S-Works Tarmac SL8 models ship with a Roval Rapide cockpit to save weight and for the fastest possible leading edge.

SIZING:
44cm: Suit 142-155cm rider height
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
S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Fork
S-Works FACT 12r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Handlebars
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Stem
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Tape
Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
SeatPost
S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
Front Brake
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, hydraulic disc
Rear Brake
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, hydraulic disc
Shift Levers
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, electronic 12-speed
Front Derailleur
Shimano Dura-Ace R9250, braze-on
Rear Derailleur
Shimano Dura-Ace R9250, 12-speed
Cassette
Shimano Dura-Ace, 12-speed, 11-30t
Crankset
Shimano Dura-Ace R9200, HollowTech II, 12-speed with 4iiii Precision 3+ Pro dual-sided powermeter
Chainrings
52/36T
Bottom Bracket
Shimano Dura-Ace, BB-R9200
Chain
Shimano Dura-Ace, 12-speed
Front Wheel
Roval Rapide CLX II, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 51mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval AFD hub, 18h, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes
Rear Wheel
Roval Rapide CLX II, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 60mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval AFD hub, 24h, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes
Front Tire
S-works Turbo Rapidair 2BR, 700x26mm
Rear Tire
S-works Turbo Rapidair 2BR, 700x26mm
Inner Tubes
Turbo Ultralight, 60mm Front, 80mm Rear, Presta valve
Saddle
S-Works Power with Mirror
Seat Binder
Tarmac integrated wedge
Weight
6.62kg (56cm)

* Specifications are subject to change without notice