Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS
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Specialized · Bike

Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS

$8,999CAD Reg. $11,800 Save $2,801
Frame
Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon
Groupset
SRAM Force AXS
Wheels
Roval Rapide CL III
Colour Gloss Red Sky / Chrome
Size 49
Geometry chart

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A fitting session is included with every bike. Not sure of your size? Call 416.762.9119 or come by 2007 Bloor St W and we’ll size you up.

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PRODUCT DETAILS
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.
01

AERO IS 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?
02

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.
03

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.

Specifications

Tarmac SL8 Pro SRAM Force AXS

Frameset

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

Drivetrain

Shifters
NEW SRAM Force AXS E1 HRD
Front derailleur
NEW SRAM Force AXS E1
Rear derailleur
NEW SRAM Force AXS E1
Crankset
NEW SRAM Force E1 Power Meter, 48/35t
Chain
NEW SRAM Force E1
Cassette
NEW SRAM Force XG-1270, 12sp, 10-33t
Bottom bracket
SRAM DUB BSA 68
Groupset
SRAM Force AXS

Wheels

Rims
Roval Rapide CL III, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 51mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, DT350 hub, 18h, DT Swiss Competition Race Straight Pull Spokes
Hubs
DT for Roval 350 hub
Spokes
DT Swiss Revolution spokes, 60mm depth
Tires
S-Works Turbo TLR Race Tire, 700x28c
Tire size
26MM
Wheel size
700c

Cockpit and contact points

Handlebars
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Stem
Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
Grips / tape
Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
Saddle
Power Pro with Mirror
Seatpost
S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset

Brakes

Brakes
NEW SRAM Force AXS E1, hydraulic disc 160mm rotor
Brake levers
NEW SRAM Force E1

Geometry

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Geometry chart

Between sizes? Call 416.762.9119 or come by and we’ll size you up. A fitting is included with every bike.