S-Works Tarmac SL8 | Dura-Ace Di2

S-WORKS TARMAC SL8 – DURA-ACE Di2: The World’s Fastest Race Bike

Nothing is faster than the S-WORKS TARMAC SL8 – DURA-ACE Di2. It features a combination of aerodynamics, lightweight design, 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 Road Bike. For serious Cycling in Dubai, your legs must be ready for this machine.

Uncompromising Speed and Performance

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 confirmed the Tarmac $\text{SL8}$ is the fastest race bike ever made on the routes that matter:

• $16.6\text{ seconds}$ faster over $40\text{km}$.
• $128\text{ seconds}$ faster over Milan San Remo.
• $20\text{ seconds}$ faster over the legendary Tourmalet climb.

Aero in Everything: The Speed Sniffer

We’re putting aero where it matters most: the leading edge. In the process, we’ve created our most aerodynamic road bike ever; yes, 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 leading edge of the head tube can be much sharper, delivering a much lower drag shape. Furthermore, utilizing new $\text{UCI}$ rules, the Tarmac $\text{SL8}$ has the narrowest, most aero seat post we’ve ever made, ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly.

Minimum Weight, Maximum Aero

The Tarmac $\text{SL8}$ took learnings from the $\text{Aethos}$ to be easily built at the $\text{UCI}$ minimum weight with a full aero set up. Our team delivered a mind bending, scale tickling $685\text{ gram frame}$—$15\%$ lighter than the Tarmac $\text{SL7}$ and lighter than anything else on the World Tour (excluding $\text{Aethos}$). Lessons from $\text{Aethos}$ were applied to make lightweight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike. Since the frame’s shape carries load so efficiently, 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 $\text{SL7}$—the Tarmac $\text{SL8}$ takes legendary handling, aggressive responsiveness, and World Championship proven geometry to the next level. Specifically, 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. The $\text{SL8}$ delivers $6\%$ more compliance in the saddle, floating over rough roads with a supple feel unique in the high strung world of race bikes. Moreover, the Tarmac’s proven geometry and $32\text{mm tire clearance}$ are identical to the $\text{SL7}$, ensuring easy adaptation and versatility.

S-Works Tarmac SL8 – DURA-ACE Di2 Specifications

The S-WORKS TARMAC SL8 – DURA-ACE Di2 is specced with only the best components:

• Drivetrain: A full Shimano Dura-Ace $9200\text{ series Di2 groupset}$ with dual-sided $4\text{iiii Precision }3+\text{ Pro powermeter}$. The power meter now integrates ‘Apple Find My’ technology.
• Wheels: A $\text{Roval Rapide CLX II}$ tubeless-ready wheelset ($51\text{mm}$ front, $60\text{mm}$ rear) complements the world’s fastest frame.
• Cockpit: All $\text{S-Works}$ Tarmac $\text{SL8}$ models ship with a Roval Rapide Cockpit (integrated bar/stem) for maximum aero advantage and weight savings.
• Saddle: Body Geometry $\text{S-Works Power}$ with $\text{Mirror}$ technology.

Technical Specifications

Frameset

• Frame: $\text{S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon}$
• Fork: $\text{S-Works FACT 12r Carbon}$

Drivetrain

• Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace $\text{R}9200$ with $4\text{iiii Precision }3+\text{ Pro powermeter}$ ($52/36\text{T}$)
• Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace, $12\text{-speed},11\text{-30t}$
• Derailleurs/Shifters: Shimano Dura-Ace $\text{R}9250/\text{R}9270,12\text{-speed}$

Brakes

• Front/Rear: Shimano Dura-Ace $\text{R}9270$ hydraulic disc ($160\text{mm}$ front, $140\text{mm}$ rear rotor)

Wheels & Tires

• Wheelset: $\text{Roval Rapide CLX II}$ Tubeless
• Tires: $\text{S-Works Turbo Rapidair 2BR},700\times 26\text{mm}$

Cockpit

• Handlebars/Stem: $\text{Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem}$
• SeatPost: $\text{S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon}$
• Saddle: Body Geometry $\text{S-Works Power with Mirror}$

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