We will create your dream bike according to your wishes! Contact us for your personalized custom bike and let our experts advise you. The S-Works Tarmac SL8 frame set is unbeatable in speed. Its advanced aerodynamics and lightweight build provide a ride quality that once seemed unattainable. After eight generations and over twenty years of development, it is not only the fastest Tarmac ever but also the fastest racing bike in the world. Are you ready? Aerodynamics and low weight alone do not decide races—what matters at the finish line is speed. To achieve race speed, a specific balance of aerodynamics, lightness, stiffness, and compliance is essential. Our Ride Science Team discovered through race simulations using real data that the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest racing bike ever built on key routes, being 16.6 seconds faster over 40 km, 128 seconds quicker in the Milano–Sanremo, and 20 seconds faster on the Tourmalet. AERO-AVANTGARDE: For us, aerodynamics are about the surfaces that truly matter, not just the ones that look the best. With this philosophy, we have created our most aerodynamic racing bike ever. Yes, it is more aerodynamic than the Venge. The newly designed head tube of the Tarmac SL8 maintains airflow better, as the surface at the front tapers to a sharper point. We call this the Speed Sniffer, and it allows the streamlined cross-section of the head tube to create significantly less air resistance. Additionally, we have developed the narrowest and most aerodynamic Specialized seat post in line with the new UCI regulations for the Tarmac SL8, helping the fast-moving turbulent air flow around the legs more cleanly. A bike fine-tuned for victory. MINIMAL WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: The Tarmac SL8 leverages insights from the development of the Aethos, comfortably meeting the UCI weight limit with a complete aero setup. Our team has engineered an incredible frame weighing 685 grams—15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than any other bike on the World Tour. The fact that Kasper Asgreen rode our Aethos, whose frame weighs only 585 grams, doesn't really count. The new technological advancements enabled us to optimize the weight of the down tube, seat tube, and rear end of the Tarmac, as the new frame shape distributes loads so efficiently that additional carbon layers for more stiffness are no longer needed.