We will design your dream bike according to your preferences! Contact us for your personalized custom bike and get advice from our experts. The Tarmac SL8 frame set is unbeatable in speed. Its advanced aerodynamics and lightweight design provide a riding experience that once seemed unattainable. After eight generations and over twenty years of development, it is not only the fastest Tarmac ever, but it’s also the fastest road bike in the world. Are you ready? While aerodynamics and low weight are important, they don’t solely determine race outcomes – it’s really about speed at the finish line. Achieving race speed requires a precise balance of aerodynamics, lightweight construction, stiffness, and compliance. Our Ride Science Team has conducted racing simulations using real data and determined that the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest road bike ever built on critical courses – 16.6 seconds faster over 40 km, 128 seconds quicker on the Milano–Sanremo, and 20 seconds faster on the Tourmalet. AERO-AVANTGARDE: For us, the important aerodynamics are found in the surfaces that truly matter, not just those that look good. With this philosophy, we have created our most aerodynamic road bike yet. And yes, it is more aerodynamic than the Venge. The newly designed head tube of the Tarmac SL8 maintains airflow better, as the front surface tapers to a sharper point. We call it the Speed Sniffer, and its streamlined tube shape significantly reduces air resistance. Additionally, in line with the new UCI regulations, we developed the narrowest and most aerodynamic Specialized seat post ever for the Tarmac SL8, allowing turbulent air to flow cleanly around the legs. A bike designed with a sense for victory. MINIMAL WEIGHT, MAXIMAL AERO: The Tarmac SL8 leverages insights from Aethos development and effortlessly meets the UCI weight limit, complete with an aerodynamic setup. Our team has created an incredible frame weighing 685 grams – 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than all other World Tour bikes. Although Kasper Asgreen was on a Tour stage riding our Aethos, which has a frame weight of only 585 grams, that’s not really a fair comparison. The new technological capabilities enabled us to optimize the weight of the down tube, seat tube, and rear end on the Tarmac, as the new frame shape distributes the load so efficiently that additional carbon layers for increased stiffness are no longer necessary.