SPECIALIZED TARMAC SL8 EXPERT BIKE - 2024
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?
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.
FEATURES
- AERO IN EVERYTHING: They’re putting aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process they’ve 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 they’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 their 585 gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.
TECH SPECS
Weight
- Weight Size: 56cm
- Weight: 7.77 kg (17 lb, 2.1 oz)
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
Suspension
- Fork: Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Frameset
- Frame: Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
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
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
Brakes
- Front Brake: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc
- Rear Brake: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc
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Crank Length | 165mm | 165mm | 170mm | 172.5mm | 172.5mm | 175mm | 175mm |
Handlebar Width | 360mm | 380mm | 400mm | 420mm | 420mm | 440mm | 440mm |
Stem Length | 70mm | 80mm | 90mm | 100mm | 100mm | 110mm | 110mm |
Saddle Width | 155mm | 155mm | 155mm | 143mm | 143mm | 143mm | 143mm |
Seatpost Length | 300mm | 300mm | 300mm | 380mm | 380mm | 380mm | 380mm |
Frame Stack | 501mm | 514mm | 527mm | 544mm | 565mm | 591mm | 612mm |
Frame Reach | 366mm | 375mm | 380mm | 384mm | 395mm | 402mm | 408mm |
Stack to Stem | 509mm | 522mm | 535mm | 552mm | 573mm | 599mm | 620mm |
Reach to Stem | 363mm | 372mm | 377mm | 381mm | 393mm | 400mm | 406mm |
Head Tube Length | 99mm | 109mm | 120mm | 137mm | 157mm | 184mm | 204mm |
Head Tube Angle | 70.5° | 71.75° | 72.5° | 73° | 73.5° | 73.5° | 74° |
BB Height | 266mm | 266mm | 266mm | 268mm | 268mm | 268mm | 268mm |
BB Drop | 74mm | 74mm | 74mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm |
Trail | 71mm | 63mm | 58mm | 58mm | 55mm | 55mm | 52mm |
Fork Length, Full | 370mm | 370mm | 370mm | 370mm | 370mm | 370mm | 370mm |
Fork Rake/Offset | 47mm | 47mm | 47mm | 44mm | 44mm | 44mm | 44mm |
Front Center | 572mm | 574mm | 577mm | 579mm | 592mm | 606mm | 613mm |
Chainstay Length | 410mm | 410mm | 410mm | 410mm | 410mm | 410mm | 410mm |
Wheelbase | 970mm | 973mm | 975mm | 978mm | 991mm | 1006mm | 1013mm |
Top Tube Length, Horizontal | 496mm | 509mm | 531mm | 541mm | 563mm | 577mm | 595mm |
Bike Standover Height | 723mm | 735mm | 746mm | 768mm | 786mm | 808mm | 834mm |
Seat Tube Length | 433mm | 445mm | 456mm | 473mm | 494mm | 515mm | 545mm |