2024 Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert Rival AXS Road Bike in Satin Indigo

Season:2024

Brand:Specialized

Code:357280352785

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.

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.

Key Features:

AERO IN 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?
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.
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.
BEYOND GENDER: There can be more difference 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.

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Technical Information

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

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

Front Brake: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc

Rear Brake: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc

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

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

Weight Size: 56cm

Weight: 7.77 kg (17 lb, 2.1 oz)

Sizing Information

Size	44	49	52	54	56	58	61
Height (cm)	142 - 155	155 - 163	163 - 170	170 - 175	175 - 180	180 -188	188 - 196

Geometry

	44	49	52	54	56	58	61
Crank Length	165	165	170	172.5	172.5	175	175
Handlebar Width	360	380	400	420	420	440	440
Stem Length	70	80	90	100	100	110	110
Saddle Width	155	155	155	143	143	143	143
Seatpost Length	300	300	300	380	380	380	380
Stack to Stem	509	522	535	552	573	599	620
Reach to Stem	363	372	377	381	393	400	406
Frame Stack	501	514	527	544	565	591	612
Frame Reach	366	375	380	384	395	402	408
Head Tube Length	99	109	120	137	157	184	204
Head Tube Angle	70.5	71.75	72.5	73	73.5	73.5	74
BB Height	266	266	266	268	268	268	268
BB Drop	74	74	74	72	72	72	72
Trail	71	63	58	58	55	55	52
Fork Length, Full	370	370	370	370	370	370	370
Fork Rake/Offset	47	47	47	44	44	44	44
Front Center	572	574	577	579	592	606	613
Chainstay Length	410	410	410	410	410	410	410
Wheelbase	970	973	975	978	991	1006	1013
Top Tube Length, Horizontal	496	509	531	541	563	577	595
Bike Standover Height	723	735	746	768	786	808	834
Seat Tube Length	433	445	456	473	494	515	545
Seat Tube Angle	75.5	75.5	74	74	73.5	73.5	73

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