Nothing is faster than the Tarmac SL8 thanks to a combination of aerodynamics, light weight and ride quality previously thought impossible. After eight generations and more than two decades of development, it's more than the fastest Tarmac ever: it's the fastest racing bike in the world. Your legs for this?
Aerodynamics or lightness alone don't win races: speed is what matters. Delivering that speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, light weight, stiffness and compliance. Through race simulations using real-world data, our Ride Science team knows that the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest race bike ever made on the courses that matter: 16.6 seconds faster over 40km, 128 seconds faster over Milan San Remo, 20 seconds faster on the legendary Tourmalet climb.
AERO THROUGHOUT : We're putting aerodynamics where it counts - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process we created our most aerodynamic road bike ever. Yes, it's more aerodynamic than the Venge. Clean air is optimized for maximum benefit with the Tarmac's new nose cone: the Speed Sniffer. By moving the head tube back, the tube that determines the width of the head tube, the leading edge of the head tube can be much sharper, offering a much lower form of drag. Using the new UCI rules, the Tarmac SL8 has the narrowest, most aerodynamic seatpost we've ever made, ensuring that dirty, fast-moving air around your legs can flow back more cleanly. Doesn't victory smell sweet?
MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO : Tarmac SL8 took the teachings of Aethos to be easily built to the UCI minimum with a full aerodynamic setup. The team created a scale-tickling 685 gram frame, 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything else on the World Tour*. With the ability to make light weight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube and rear of the bike, the lessons of Aethos have been applied. The frame shape carries load so efficiently that the additional layers of carbon stiffness become redundant. *Unless you count the time Kasper Asgreen raced our 585 gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.
RIDES LIKE HELL, DRIVES LIKE HEAVEN : With huge gains in stiffness/weight - a 33% improvement over the SL7 - the Tarmac SL8 takes legendary handling, aggressive responsiveness and world championship-proven geometry to the next level . The bike is stiffer on the pedals, more precise on the bars, and combines this with a compliant ride in the saddle that sets a new benchmark for road 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 offers 6% more compliance, floating over rough roads with a feeling of flexibility unique in the world of road bikes. Tarmac's proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance are identical to those of the SL7, ensuring easy fit and the versatility to run larger volume tires when needed.
BEYOND GENDER : there can be more difference between two male cyclists than between a male and a female. Gender alone does not provide enough data to specialize and this means that creating male or female bikes is arbitrary and obsolete. Every rider can get the next level advantage of the Tarmac SL8. It's time to move beyond gender. 68mm threaded bottom bracket, flat-mount disc brakes and hassle-free integration - the S-Works Tarmac SL8 frame is the ultimate starting point for your dream build.
Specifications :
Frame: S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, wind tunnel designed, clean cables, threaded bottom bracket, 12x142mm thru axle, flat mount disc. 685g frame.
Fork : S-Works FACT 12r carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Seatpost S-Works Tarmac SL8 carbon seatpost 15mm setback
Weight : 1.41 kg
Subject to component availability, specifications are subject to change without notice.
