Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro

Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro: The World’s Fastest Road Bike

Nothing is faster than the Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro thanks to a combination of aerodynamics, lightweight construction, and ride quality previously thought impossible. After eight generations and over two decades of development, it is more than the fastest Tarmac ever; indeed, it is the world’s fastest Road Bike. It is made even faster with the aero paradigm-shifting performance of the all-new Roval Rapide CL III wheels. For riders dedicated to performance, this bike sets a new benchmark for Cycling in Dubai and globally.

Uncompromising Speed and Proven Gains

Aerodynamics or low weight alone do not win races, as speed is what truly matters. Delivering that speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight materials, 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. For instance, it is 16.6 seconds faster over 40km, 128 seconds faster over Milan San Remo, and 20 seconds faster over the legendary Tourmalet climb.

Aerodynamics Where It Matters: The Speed Sniffer

We are putting aero where it matters at the leading edge, rather than just where it looks good. In the process, we have created our most aerodynamic road bike ever. Yes, it is 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. Utilizing new UCI rules, the Tarmac SL8 has the narrowest and most aerodynamic seat post we have ever made, ensuring fast-moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly.

Minimum Weight, Maximum Aero with the Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro

The Tarmac SL8 took learnings from Aethos to be easily built at the UCI minimum with a full aero setup. The team delivered a mind-bending, scale-tickling 685-gram frame, which is 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything else on the World Tour. Therefore, we applied lessons from Aethos to make low weight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike. The frame’s shape carries load so efficiently that extra carbon stiffness layers become redundant.

Legendary Handling and Compliance

With massive gains in stiffness-to-weight, an improvement of 33% over the SL7, the Tarmac SL8 Pro 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 gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling regardless of their size. In the saddle, the Tarmac SL8 delivers 6% more compliance, floating over rough roads with a supple feel unique in the high-strung world of race bikes.

Pro-Level Components and Integrated Tech

The Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro delivers exceptional performance with a full Shimano Ultegra 8100 series Di2 groupset with power meter, a Roval Rapide CL III tubeless-ready wheelset, and a Roval Rapide cockpit. You are ready to race right out of the box. Furthermore, ‘Apple Find My’ technology is now integrated into all Pro 4iiii power meters. Riders can now enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing the exact location of their bikes.

Technical Specifications

Frameset

• Frame: Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
• Suspension Fork: FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Brakes

• Front/Rear Brake: Shimano Ultegra BR-R8170 hydraulic disc

Drivetrain

• Bottom Bracket: Shimano Threaded BSA BB
• Rear/Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8150, 12-speed
• Shift Levers: Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170, hydraulic disc
• Cassette: Shimano Ultegra, 12-speed, 11-30t
• Chain: Shimano XT M8100, 12-speed w/ quick link
• Crankset: Shimano Ultegra R81000 with 4iiii Precision 3+ Power Meter, 52/36t

Wheels & Tires

• Rear Wheel: Roval Rapide CL III, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 48.5mm depth, DT350 hub, 24h
• Front Wheel: Roval Rapide CL III, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 51mm depth, DT350 hub, 18h
• Front/Rear Tire: S-Works Turbo TLR Race Tire, 700x28c
• Inner Tubes: Standard 700×20-28 80mm PV

Cockpit

• Saddle: Power Pro Mirror, Hollow Ti rails
• Handlebars: Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
• SeatPost: S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
• Tape: Supacaz Super Sticky Kush

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