We create your dream bike according to your wishes! Contact us for your personalized custom bike and let our experts advise you. The Tarmac SL8 frame set is unbeatable when it comes to speed. Its cutting-edge aerodynamics and lightweight design provide an unparalleled riding experience. After eight generations and over twenty years of development, it is not just the fastest Tarmac ever made – it is the fastest road bike in the world. Are you ready? Aerodynamics and weight alone do not determine race outcomes – speed is what matters at the finish line. Achieving race speed requires a specific balance of aerodynamics, lightness, stiffness, and compliance. Our Ride Science team discovered through racing simulations with real data that the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest road bike ever built on critical routes. It is 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 those that look good. With this philosophy, we have created our most aerodynamic road bike to date. And yes, it is more aerodynamic than the Venge. The newly designed head tube of the Tarmac SL8 better maintains airflow, as the surface at the front tapers more sharply. We call it the Speed Sniffer, and with it, the streamlined cross-section of the head tube generates significantly less drag. Additionally, in alignment with the new UCI rules for the Tarmac SL8, we developed the narrowest and most aerodynamic Specialized seat post ever. This allows the fast-moving 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 the development of the Aethos and comfortably meets the UCI weight limit with a complete aero setup. Our team has crafted an incredible frame that weighs just 685 grams – 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than all other bikes on the World Tour. The fact that Kasper Asgreen rode a Tour Stage on our Aethos, which has a frame weight of just 585 grams, is somewhat irrelevant. The new technical possibilities allowed us to optimize the weight of the down tube, seat tube, and rear end on the Tarmac, as the new frame shape distributes load so efficiently that additional carbon layers for increased stiffness are no longer necessary.