2024 Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert
2024 Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert
2024 Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert

Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert

By Specialized
$7,699.00 CAD
SKU: 94924-3149
Color: Gloss Metallic Dark Navy / Astral Blue Pearl
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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 Expert delivers exceptional performance with a full SRAM Rival eTap AXS groupset with power meter, C38 carbon tubeless ready wheelset, and an SL7 stem with Specialized Expert Shallow Drop alloy handlebars makes for an accessible performance-packed bike.

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: Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

COCKPIT

  • Saddle: Body Geometry Power Expert
  • SeatPost: S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
  • Handlebars: Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
  • Tape: Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
  • Stem: Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
  • Seat Binder: Tarmac integrated wedge

BRAKES

  • Front Brake: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc
  • Rear Brake: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc

DRIVETRAIN

  • Chain: SRAM Rival 12-speed
  • Cassette: SRAM Rival, 12-speed, 10-36t
  • Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB BSA 68
  • Shift Levers: SRAM Rival eTap AXS
  • Rear Derailleur: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, 12-speed
  • Crankset: SRAM Rival with Power Meter
  • Front Derailleur: SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, braze-on
  • Chainrings: 48/35T

WHEELS & TIRES

  • Inner Tubes: Turbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve
  • Front Wheel: Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim
  • Rear Wheel: Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim
  • Front Tire: S-Works Turbo, folding bead, 700x26mm
  • Rear Tire: S-Works Turbo, folding bead, 700x26mm

WEIGHT

  • Weight Size: 56cm
  • Weight: 7.77 kg (17 lb, 2.1 oz)
  44 49 52 54 56 58 61
Crank Length 165 165 170 172.5 172.5 175 175
Handlebar Width 360 380 400 420 420 440 440
Stem Length 70 80 90 100 100 110 110
Saddle Width 155 155 155 143 143 143 143
Seatpost Length 300 300 300 380 380 380 380
Stack to Stem 509 522 535 552 573 599 620
Reach to Stem 363 372 377 381 393 400 406
Frame Stack 501 514 527 544 565 591 612
Frame Reach 366 375 380 384 395 402 408
Head Tube Length 99 109 120 137 157 184 204
Head Tube Angle 70.5 71.75 72.5 73 73.5 73.5 74
BB Height 266 266 266 268 268 268 268
BB Drop 74 74 74 72 72 72 72
Trail 71 63 58 58 55 55 52
Fork Length, Full 370 370 370 370 370 370 370
Fork Rake/Offset 47 47 47 44 44 44 44
Front Center 572 574 577 579 592 606 613
Chainstay Length 410 410 410 410 410 410 410
Wheelbase 970 973 975 978 991 1006 1013
Top Tube Length, Horizontal 496 509 531 541 563 577 595
Bike Standover Height 723 735 746 768 786 808 834
Seat Tube Length 433 445 456 473 494 515 545
Seat Tube Angle 75.5 75.5 74 74 73.5 73.5 73
Product Variants SKU/UPC
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Metallic Dark Navy / Astral Blue Pearl / 49.0: SKU: 94924-3149 - UPC: 888818890187
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Metallic Dark Navy / Astral Blue Pearl / 52.0: SKU: 94924-3152 - UPC: 888818888672
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Metallic Dark Navy / Astral Blue Pearl / 54.0: SKU: 94924-3154 - UPC: 888818889372
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Metallic Dark Navy / Astral Blue Pearl / 56.0: SKU: 94924-3156 - UPC: 888818889037
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Metallic Dark Navy / Astral Blue Pearl / 58.0: SKU: 94924-3158 - UPC: 888818889402
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Smoke / Obsidian / 44.0: SKU: 94924-3044 - UPC: 888818889846
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Smoke / Obsidian / 49.0: SKU: 94924-3049 - UPC: 888818888832
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Smoke / Obsidian / 52.0: SKU: 94924-3052 - UPC: 888818888696
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Smoke / Obsidian / 54.0: SKU: 94924-3054 - UPC: 888818889860
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Smoke / Obsidian / 56.0: SKU: 94924-3056 - UPC: 888818889211
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Smoke / Obsidian / 58.0: SKU: 94924-3058 - UPC: 888818889938
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Gloss Smoke / Obsidian / 61.0: SKU: 94924-3061 - UPC: 888818889778
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Satin Powder Indigo Tint Over Silver Dust / White / 49.0: SKU: 94924-3249 - UPC: 888818914463
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Satin Powder Indigo Tint Over Silver Dust / White / 52.0: SKU: 94924-3252 - UPC: 888818914487
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Satin Powder Indigo Tint Over Silver Dust / White / 54.0: SKU: 94924-3254 - UPC: 888818914449
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Satin Powder Indigo Tint Over Silver Dust / White / 56.0: SKU: 94924-3256 - UPC: 888818914494
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Satin Powder Indigo Tint Over Silver Dust / White / 58.0: SKU: 94924-3258 - UPC: 888818914456
  • Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert: Satin Powder Indigo Tint Over Silver Dust / White / 61.0: SKU: 94924-3261 - UPC: 888818914432