Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert Road Bike | Gloss Smoke - Obsidian

Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert Road Bike | Gloss Smoke - Obsidian

Aerodynamics + Lightweight + Ride Quality = FAST

Nothing is faster than the Tarmac SL8 thanks to a combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, and ride quality previously thought impossible.
After eight generations and over two decades of development, it’s more than the fastest Tarmac ever - it’s the world’s fastest race bike. Your legs up for it?

Aerodynamic

16.6 seconds Faster over 40km
The Most Aero Road Bike We’ve Ever Made

Lightweight

685 Gram Frame
Lightest on the World Tour

Ride Quality

33% Improved Stiffness-to-Weight &
6% Smoother. Goes Like Hell, Rides Like Heaven

Aero In Everything

We’re putting aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process we’ve created our most aerodynamic road bike ever - 16.6 seconds faster over 40km than the Tarmac SL7. Yes, it’s more aero than the Venge. With its new Speed Sniffer nose cone, you could say, it’s got a nose for victory.



Flo-Vis paint is one of the tools our engineers use to see how the leading edge of the Tarmac SL8 keeps flow attached for minimum drag, while other areas of the frame see less clean air resulting in less opportunity for aero gains.



Goes Like Hell,
Rides Like Heaven

With massive gains in stiffness-to-weight, 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 our Rider-First Engineering, every rider, regardless of size, gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling.

Made In Racing

Since day one at Specialized, the rider has been the boss so the best all arounders in the world - Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering - the fastest sprinters in the world - Fabio Jakobsen, Tim Merlier - classics stars and climbers alike, all had a hand in developing and refining the Tarmac SL8. We co-created the fastest race bike in the world.

FRAMESET
Frame	Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Fork	FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Seat clamp	Tarmac integrated wedge
DRIVETRAIN
Shift levers	SRAM Rival eTap AXS
Front derailleur	SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, braze-on
Rear derailleur	SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 12-speed
Cassete	SRAM Rival, 12-speed, 10-36t
Chain	SRAM Rival 12-speed
Crank set	SRAM Rival with Power Meter
Chainring	48-35t
Bb set	SRAM DUB BSA 68
BRAKES
Brakes	SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc
WHEELS & TIRES
Wheelset	Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim
Inner Tubes	Turbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve
Tires	S-Works Turbo, folding bead, 700x26mm
HANDLEBAR & SADDLE
Handlebar	Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
Stem	Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
Tape	Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
Saddle	Body Geometry Power Expert
Seatpost	S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
EXTRAS
Weight	7.77 kg (56 size)