Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 LTD SRAM Red AXS 12 Speed Disc Road Bike

• AERO IN EVERYTHING: Specialized is putting aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process, Specialized has created their 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 setup. The team delivered a mind-bending, scale-tickling 685-gram frame—15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything 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 gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling regardless of 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. 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 differences 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alone doesn’t provide nearly enough data to specialize, and that means creating male or female bikes is arbitrary and outdated.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.
• S-Works Tarmac SL8 is spec’d with only the best components. A SRAM RED AXS groupset with power meter, and a Roval Rapide CLX II tubeless-ready wheelset is the perfect complement to the world’s fastest frame. All S-Works Tarmac SL8 models ship with a Roval Rapide cockpit to save weight and for the fastest possible leading edge.

Specifications

FRAMESET

• Frame - S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

SUSPENSION

• Fork - S-Works FACT 12r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

COCKPIT

• Tape - Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
• Handlebars - Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
• Stem - Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
• Saddle - S-Works Power with Mirror
• SeatPost - S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
• Seat Binder - Tarmac Integrated Wedge

BRAKES

• Front Brake - NEW SRAM RED AXS, hydraulic disc
• Rear Brake - NEW SRAM RED AXS, hydraulic disc

DRIVETRAIN

• Chain - NEW SRAM RED 12-speed
• Cassette - NEW SRAM RED XG-1290, 12-speed, 10-33t
• Shift Levers - NEW SRAM RED AXS, hydraulic disc
• Front Derailleur - NEW SRAM RED AXS, braze-on
• Crankset - NEW SRAM RED AXS Power Meter
• Rear Derailleur - NEW SRAM RED AXS, 12-speed
• Chainrings - 48/35
• Bottom Bracket - SRAM DUB BSA 68

WHEELS & TIRES

• Inner Tubes - Turbo Ultralight, 60mm Front, 80mm Rear, Presta valve
• Front Tire - S-works Turbo Rapidair 2BR, 700x26mm
• Rear Tire - S-works Turbo Rapidair 2BR, 700x26mm
• Front Wheel - Roval Rapide CLX II, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 51mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval AFD hub, 18h, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes
• Rear Wheel - Roval Rapide CLX II, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 60mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval AFD hub, 24h, DT Swiss Aerolite spokes

ACCESSORIES

• Head Unit and Mount - Hammerhead Karoo 3 with K-Edge Cockpit mount

WEIGHT

• Weight Size - 56
• Weight - 6.78 kg (14 lb, 15.2 oz)

*Specifications subject to change without notice

*Mack Cycle recommends that you have your new Specialized bike assembled at your local bike store.  Your store will charge an assembly fee.