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Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert AXS (2026)

Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert AXS (2026)

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The Tarmac SL8 sets a new standard for speed, blending advanced aerodynamics, featherlight weight, and exceptional ride quality that were once considered unattainable. With eight generations and more than twenty years of refinement, it surpasses all previous models to become the fastest race bike on the planet. Are you ready to push your limits?

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.

Now, Tarmac SL8 Expert comes with SRAM’s new Force AXS group for lighter weight, effortless braking, and faster, more precise shifting.

  • AERO IN EVERYTHING: Specialized is putting aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process Specialized 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 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 (S-Works) - 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.
  • The Tarmac SL8 Expert delivers exceptional performance with a full SRAM Force AXS groupset, C38 carbon tubeless ready wheelset, and and Tarmac integrated stem with Specialized Expert Shallow Drop alloy handlebars makes for an accessible performance-packed bike. 

Frameset

Frame

Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Suspension

Fork

FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Brakes

Front Brake

NEW SRAM Force AXS E1, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor

Rear Brake

NEW SRAM Force AXS E1, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor

Drivetrain

Shift Levers

NEW SRAM Force AXS E1 HRD

Front Derailleur

NEW SRAM Force AXS E1

Rear Derailleur

NEW SRAM Force AXS E1

Cassette

NEW SRAM Force XG-1270, 12-speed, 10-33t

Crankset

NEW SRAM Force E1, 48/35t

Bottom Bracket

SRAM DUB BSA

Chain

NEW SRAM Force E1

Chainrings

34t

Wheels & Tires

Front Wheel

Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim, tubeless-ready

Rear Wheel

Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim, tubeless-ready

Front Tire

S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm

Rear Tire

S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm

Inner Tubes

Turbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve

Cockpit

Handlebars

Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach

Stem

Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree

Tape

Supacaz Super Sticky Kush

Saddle

Body Geometry Power Expert

Seatpost

S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset

Seat Binder

Tarmac integrated wedge

Accessories

Headset

Stem headset spacers kit for SL7 stem & Roval Rapide cockpit use

Product Details

Product ID

293510

Weight (Size 56)

7.26 kg (16 lb, 0.1 oz)

FACT Carbon Fiber

FACT Carbon Fiber

Short for Functional Advanced Composite Technology, is a comprehensive engineering process that guides the development of frames and components, all the way from initial sketches to finished products.

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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
Frame Stack 501 514 527 544 565 591 612
Frame Reach 366 375 380 384 395 402 408
Stack to Stem 509 522 535 552 573 599 620
Reach to Stem 363 372 377 381 393 400 406
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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