Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 - Dura Ace
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Specialized · Bike

S-Works Tarmac SL8Dura Ace

$12,999.99CAD Reg. $18,000 Save $5,000
Frame
S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon
Groupset
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Wheels
Roval Rapide CLX III
Color Gloss Premium Fjord Metallic / White Metallic Silver
Size 49

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A fitting session is included with every bike. Not sure of your size? Call 905.825.0055 or come by 8 Lakeshore Rd 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

S-Works Tarmac SL8 · Dura Ace

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

Drivetrain

Shifters
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, hydraulic disc
Front derailleur
Shimano Dura-Ace R9250, braze-on
Rear derailleur
Shimano Dura-Ace R9250
Crankset
Shimano Dura-Ace R9200, HollowTech II, 12-speed with 4iiii Precision Pro dual-sided powermeter
Chain
Shimano Dura-Ace, 12-speed
Cassette
Shimano Dura-Ace, 12-speed, 11-30t
Bottom bracket
Shimano Dura-Ace, BB-R9200
Groupset
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2

Wheels

Rims
Roval Rapide CLX III, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 48.5mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval LF19-R hub, 24h, ARRIS MTO-255 Straight Pull Spokes (Carbon Fiber reinforced BioNylon, Ti end fittings), Roval Rapide CLX III, Tubeless, 21mm internal width carbon rim, 51mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval LF18-F hub, 18h, ARRIS MTO-255 Straight Pull Spokes (Carbon Fiber reinforced BioNylon, Ti end fittings)
Hubs
Roval AFD hub
Spokes
ARRIS MTO-255 Straight Pull Spokes Carbon Fiber reinforced BioNylon
Tires
S-Works Turbo TLR Race Tire, 700x28c
Tire size
28mm
Wheel size
700c

Cockpit and contact points

Handlebars
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Stem
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Grips / tape
Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
Saddle
Body Geometry S-Works Power, carbon fiber rails, carbon fiber base
Seatpost
S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset

Brakes

Brakes
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, hydraulic disc
Brake levers
Shimano Dura-Ace R9270, hydraulic disc