For This Bike
Dec 2023 · Dave Rome
This bike sacrifices absolute aero for ride quality, and I'm all for it.
Dec 2023 · Jamie Williams
Narrowing in on perfection - this is the new race bike benchmark
It really is stupidly light!
Excellent geometry
It's a proper do-it-all race bike
The price...
Aug 2023 · Paul Norman
The Tarmac SL8 is Specialized’s replacement for the pro-level Tarmac SL7, with the brand boasting better aerodynamics, lighter weight, improved
Aug 2023
Decades of development leads to lightest, fastest Tarmac ever made
Mar 2022 · Ben Delaney
Unreleased tubeless tires, an older generation power meter, and a single sprint shifter.
Jan 2022 · VeloNews.com
Roval, Shimano, and Tacx continue as partners of the Belgian-backed ‘Wolfpack.’
Oct 2021 · Tobias Hörsch
The Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 has dealt a death blow to its in-house sibling, the Venge aero bike, and has single-handedly created the category of speed all-rounders that no longer distinguishes between aerodynamics and lightweight construction. As the founder of this category, does it also have advantages over the four fastest race bikes of the 2021 season? Find out here.
Highest efficiency on the flats and fast everywhere else
Best handling in the test
Not just for professionals and good-natured enough for less experienced riders
Coherent overall package
Highest susceptibility to crosswinds in the test
Less comfortable than the competitors and than the Tarmac SL6
Rattling SRAM shift levers
Sep 2021 · David Kennedy
Specialized just announced the Tarmac SL7. Scheduled to be released at the Tour de France, Specialized opted to unveil their new road bike, the Tarmac SL7.
| Frame | Tarmac SL7 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc BB Standard: BSA, 68mm, Threaded Colors: Satin Teal Tint / Black/light Silver; Gloss Metallic White Silver / Smoke |
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| Fork | FACT Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB BSA 68 |
| Stem | Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree |
| Handlebar | Specialized Shallow Drop, 6061, 70x125mm, 31.8mm clamp |
| Saddle | Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails |
| Seatpost | 2021 S-Works Tarmac Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 20mm offset Type: Rigid |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM RD RIVAL ETAP AXS D1 MAX 36T |
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| Front Derailleur | SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, braze-on |
| Crank | SRAM FC RIVAL D1 DUB XXX 4835, 48/35T |
| Shifters | SRAM ED RIV ETAP AXS D1 SJD REAR/RT F20 |
| Cassette | SRAM CS XG 1250 D1 10-36 |
| Chain | SRAM CN RIVAL D1 12S 110 LINK |
| Brakes | Front: SRAM Rival, hydraulic disc, Rear: SRAM Rival, hydraulic disc Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Front: WH-DT R470 DISC XD-R, Rear: WH-DT R470 DISC XD-R |
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| Tires | Front: Turbo Pro, 60 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm, Rear: Turbo Pro, 60 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm |
Last updated April 15