Specialized S-Works Tarmac - WOB BUILD - SRAM Force AXS 2026
Specialized S-Works Tarmac - WOB BUILD - SRAM Force AXS 2026
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S-Works TarmacWOB BUILD - SRAM Force AXS 2026

$8,999CAD Reg. $13,000 Save $4,001
Frame
S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon
Groupset
SRAM Force AXS
Wheels
HollowGram R-SL 50 wheels
Colour Gloss Solidity / Red To Black Pearl / Metallic White 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 · WOB BUILD - SRAM Force AXS 2026

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
NEW SRAM FORCE AXS, hydraulic disc
Front derailleur
NEW SRAM FORCE AXS, braze-on
Rear derailleur
NEW SRAM FORCE AXS, 12-speed
Crankset
NEW SRAM FORCE AXS Power Meter, 48-35t
Chain
NEW SRAM FORCE 12-speed
Cassette
NEW SRAM FORCE XG-1290, 12-speed, 10-33t
Bottom bracket
SRAM DUB BSA 68
Groupset
SRAM Force AXS

Wheels

Rims
HollowGram R-SL 50 wheels
Hubs
Hollogram
Spokes
HollowGram R-SL 50 wheels
Tires
S-Works Turbo TLR Race Tire
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
Specialized Expert Saddle
Seatpost
S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset

Brakes

Brakes
NEW SRAM FORCE AXS, hydraulic disc 160mm rotor
Brake levers
NEW SRAM FORCE 12-speed