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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?

Aerodynamics or lightweight alone don’t win races - speed is what matters. Delivering that speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance. Through race simulations using real world data our 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: 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. Yes, it’s 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 we’ve ever made ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly. Doesn’t victory smell sweet?
  • 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, scale tickling 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything on else on the World Tour*. 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. *Unless of course you count the time Kasper Asgreen raced our 585 gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.
  • 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 our 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 Comp Di2 delivers exceptional performance with a full 105 Di2 groupset, DT R470 tubeless ready wheelset, and an SL7 stem with Specialized Shallow Drop alloy handlebars makes for an accessible performance-packed bike.
  • Weight: 7.68 kg (56cm)

About Specialized
As their motto says, “Made for riders, by riders”. Specialized made the first production mountain bike in 1974, and since then they have been industry leaders. From lightweight carbon race bikes, innovative kids bikes, class leading e-bikes and tyres & accessories, Specialized continue to push boundaries.

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
HANDLEBARS Specialized Shallow Drop, 6061, 70x125mm, 31.8mm clamp
STEM Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
SADDLE Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
SEATPOST S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
SEAT BINDER Tarmac integrated wedge
TAPE Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
FRONT BRAKE Shimano 105, Hydraulic disc
REAR BRAKE Shimano 105, Hydraulic disc
SHIFT LEVERS Shimano 105 Di2 R7170, 12-speed
REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano 105 Di2 7150
FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano 105 R7170, braze-on
CASSETTE Shimano 105, 12-speed, 11-34t
CRANKSET Shimano 105, 12-speed
CHAINRINGS
BOTTOM BRACKET Shimano Threaded BSA BB
CHAIN Shimano SLX, M7100, 12-speed
FRONT TIRE S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm
REAR TIRE S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm
INNER TUBES Turbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve
FRONT WHEEL DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples.
REAR WHEEL DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples.
* Specifications subject to change without notice.
 (mm) 49 52 54 56 58 61
Crank Length 165 170 172.5 172.5 175 175
Stem Length 80 90 100 100 110 110
Seatpost Length 300 300 380 380 380 380
Saddle Width 155 155 143 143 143 143
Handlebar Width 380 400 420 420 440 440
Reach 372 377 381 393 400 406
Top Tube Length, Horizontal 509 531 541 563 577 595
Stack 522 535 552 573 599 620
Wheelbase 973 975 978 991 1006 1013
Chainstay Length 410 410 410 410 410 410
Front Center 574 577 579 592 606 613
BB Drop 74 74 72 72 72 72
BB Height 266 266 268 268 268 268
Seat Tube Angle 75.5° 74° 74° 73.5° 73.5° 73°
Head Tube Angle 71.75° 72.5° 73° 73.5° 73.5° 74°
Seat Tube Length 445 456 473 494 515 545
Head Tube Length 109 120 137 157 184 204
Bike Standover Height 735 746 768 786 808 834
Fork Rake/Offset 47 47 44 44 44 44
Fork Length, Full 370 370 370 370 370 370
Trail 63 58 58 55 55 52
Product Code 94926-5949
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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?

Aerodynamics or lightweight alone don’t win races - speed is what matters. Delivering that speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance. Through race simulations using real world data our 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: 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. Yes, it’s 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 we’ve ever made ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly. Doesn’t victory smell sweet?
  • 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, scale tickling 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything on else on the World Tour*. 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. *Unless of course you count the time Kasper Asgreen raced our 585 gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.
  • 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 our 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 Comp Di2 delivers exceptional performance with a full 105 Di2 groupset, DT R470 tubeless ready wheelset, and an SL7 stem with Specialized Shallow Drop alloy handlebars makes for an accessible performance-packed bike.
  • Weight: 7.68 kg (56cm)

About Specialized
As their motto says, “Made for riders, by riders”. Specialized made the first production mountain bike in 1974, and since then they have been industry leaders. From lightweight carbon race bikes, innovative kids bikes, class leading e-bikes and tyres & accessories, Specialized continue to push boundaries.

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
HANDLEBARS Specialized Shallow Drop, 6061, 70x125mm, 31.8mm clamp
STEM Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
SADDLE Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
SEATPOST S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
SEAT BINDER Tarmac integrated wedge
TAPE Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
FRONT BRAKE Shimano 105, Hydraulic disc
REAR BRAKE Shimano 105, Hydraulic disc
SHIFT LEVERS Shimano 105 Di2 R7170, 12-speed
REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano 105 Di2 7150
FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano 105 R7170, braze-on
CASSETTE Shimano 105, 12-speed, 11-34t
CRANKSET Shimano 105, 12-speed
CHAINRINGS
BOTTOM BRACKET Shimano Threaded BSA BB
CHAIN Shimano SLX, M7100, 12-speed
FRONT TIRE S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm
REAR TIRE S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm
INNER TUBES Turbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve
FRONT WHEEL DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples.
REAR WHEEL DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples.
* Specifications subject to change without notice.
 (mm) 49 52 54 56 58 61
Crank Length 165 170 172.5 172.5 175 175
Stem Length 80 90 100 100 110 110
Seatpost Length 300 300 380 380 380 380
Saddle Width 155 155 143 143 143 143
Handlebar Width 380 400 420 420 440 440
Reach 372 377 381 393 400 406
Top Tube Length, Horizontal 509 531 541 563 577 595
Stack 522 535 552 573 599 620
Wheelbase 973 975 978 991 1006 1013
Chainstay Length 410 410 410 410 410 410
Front Center 574 577 579 592 606 613
BB Drop 74 74 72 72 72 72
BB Height 266 266 268 268 268 268
Seat Tube Angle 75.5° 74° 74° 73.5° 73.5° 73°
Head Tube Angle 71.75° 72.5° 73° 73.5° 73.5° 74°
Seat Tube Length 445 456 473 494 515 545
Head Tube Length 109 120 137 157 184 204
Bike Standover Height 735 746 768 786 808 834
Fork Rake/Offset 47 47 44 44 44 44
Fork Length, Full 370 370 370 370 370 370
Trail 63 58 58 55 55 52