{"product_id":"tarmac-sl8-frameset-fact-10r-carbon-1","title":"Tarmac SL8 Frameset - FACT 10R Carbon","description":"Nothing is faster than the Tarmac SL8 thanks to a combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, and ride quality previously thought impossible. After eight generations and over two decades of development, it's more than the fastest Tarmac ever - it's the world's fastest race bike.\n\nAerodynamics or lightweight alone don't win races - speed is what matters. Delivering that speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance. Through race simulations using real world data, the Ride Science team knows the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest race bike ever made on the routes that matter - 16.6 seconds faster over 40km, 128 seconds faster over Milan San Remo, and 20 seconds faster over the legendary Tourmalet climb.\n\nAerodynamic design is integrated throughout the frame, with the leading edge optimized for maximum advantage. The new nose cone, called the Speed Sniffer, moves the steer tube back to create a sharper, lower drag head tube shape. The Tarmac SL8 features the narrowest, most aerodynamic seat post ever made, ensuring clean airflow around the legs.\n\nThe frame achieves a remarkable 685 gram weight - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 - while maintaining full aero setup capability at UCI minimum weight. The frame's efficient load-carrying shape means extra carbon stiffness layers become redundant, allowing lightweight to be prioritized in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike.\n\nWith a 33% improvement in stiffness-to-weight over the SL7, the Tarmac SL8 combines legendary handling and aggressive responsiveness with World Championship proven geometry. The bike is stiffer at the pedals and more precise at the bars, while delivering 6% more compliance in the saddle for a supple ride that floats over rough roads. Rider-First Engineering ensures every rider, regardless of size, gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling.\n\nThe Tarmac SL8 maintains the proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance of the SL7, ensuring easy adaptation and versatility to run higher volume tires when needed. The frameset features a 68mm threaded bottom bracket, flat-mount disc brakes, and seamless integration for a clean build.\n\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"features-triple\" data-theme=\"\" data-text-align=\"left\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"feature\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAERO IN EVERYTHING\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a decade of working in the Win Tunnel, our engineers put aero where it matters, not just where it looks good. The result? A new Nose Cone called the ‘Speed Sniffer’ helps the new Tarmac SL8 be 16.6 seconds faster over 40km than the Tarmac SL7. And yes, more aero than the Venge.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.specialized.com\/i\/specialized\/Road-5758_Tarmac%20SL8_Article%20Tile_580x618_01?fmt=auto\u0026amp;w=1200\u0026amp;q=80\" alt=\"AERO IN EVERYTHING\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"feature\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eMinimum Weight, Maximum Aero\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWe saw how the lightest production road bike in the world - the Aethos -  could marry blistering response in the mountains with a supple, all-day ride. The Tarmac SL8 took those learnings from Aethos to be easily built at the UCI minimum with a full aero set up.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.specialized.com\/i\/specialized\/Road-5758_Tarmac%20SL8_Article%20Tile_580x618_02?fmt=auto\u0026amp;w=1200\u0026amp;q=80\" alt=\"Minimum Weight, Maximum Aero\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"feature\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGoes Like Hell, Rides Like Heaven\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tarmac SL8 delivers a massive 33% improvement in stiffness to weight vs the SL7, all while being 6% smoother in the saddle. With World Championship proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance, it adds up to an unprecedented ride quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.specialized.com\/i\/specialized\/Road-5758_Tarmac%20SL8_Article%20Tile_580x618_03?fmt=auto\u0026amp;w=1200\u0026amp;q=80\" alt=\"Goes Like Hell, Rides Like Heaven\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"features-triple\" data-theme=\"white\" data-text-align=\"left\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"feature\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Tarmac SL 8 White Paper\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOur Ride Science team tests our solutions versus the competition before a pedal is even turned. Through complex simulations of real world race routes with identical real world data, our Ride Science team knows the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest race bike ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.specialized.com\/i\/specialized\/Road-5758_Tarmac%20SL8_Article%20Tile_580x618_04?fmt=auto\u0026amp;w=1200\u0026amp;q=80\" alt=\"The Tarmac SL 8 White Paper\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"feature\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAren’t You Glad Some Kids Stayed in Science Club?\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCreating a bike more aerodynamic, 15% lighter, with a 33% improvement in stiffness-to-weight than the 4X World Championship winning Tarmac SL7 took more than an obsessive commitment to Innovate or Die. Our engineering team created an entirely new process.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.specialized.com\/i\/specialized\/Road-5758_Tarmac%20SL8_Article%20Tile_580x618_05?fmt=auto\u0026amp;w=1200\u0026amp;q=80\" alt=\"Aren’t You Glad Some Kids Stayed in Science Club?\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-section-type=\"feature\"\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eMade in Racing\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSince day one at Specialized, the rider has been the boss, so the best all arounders in the world - Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering - had a hand in developing and refining the Tarmac SL8. Ultimately, we co-created the fastest race bike in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.specialized.com\/i\/specialized\/Road-5758_Tarmac%20SL8_Article%20Tile_580x618_06?fmt=auto\u0026amp;w=1200\u0026amp;q=80\" alt=\"Made in Racing\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Specialized","offers":[{"title":"SATIN BLUE ONYX \/ BLACK \/ 44","offer_id":52210061115687,"sku":"74924-7044","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"SATIN BLUE ONYX \/ BLACK \/ 49","offer_id":52210061148455,"sku":"74924-7049","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"SATIN BLUE ONYX \/ BLACK \/ 52","offer_id":52210061181223,"sku":"74924-7052","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"SATIN BLUE ONYX \/ BLACK \/ 54","offer_id":52210061213991,"sku":"74924-7054","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"SATIN BLUE ONYX \/ BLACK \/ 56","offer_id":52210061246759,"sku":"74924-7056","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"SATIN BLUE ONYX \/ BLACK \/ 58","offer_id":52210061279527,"sku":"74924-7058","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"SATIN BLUE ONYX \/ BLACK \/ 61","offer_id":52210061312295,"sku":"74924-7061","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GLOSS CARBON \/ METALLIC VIVID PINK STRATA \/ ELECTRIC GREEN \/ 44","offer_id":52210061345063,"sku":"74924-7144","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GLOSS CARBON \/ METALLIC VIVID PINK STRATA \/ ELECTRIC GREEN \/ 49","offer_id":52210061377831,"sku":"74924-7149","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GLOSS CARBON \/ METALLIC VIVID PINK STRATA \/ ELECTRIC GREEN \/ 52","offer_id":52210061410599,"sku":"74924-7152","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GLOSS CARBON \/ METALLIC VIVID PINK STRATA \/ ELECTRIC GREEN \/ 54","offer_id":52210061443367,"sku":"74924-7154","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GLOSS CARBON \/ METALLIC VIVID PINK STRATA \/ ELECTRIC GREEN \/ 56","offer_id":52210061476135,"sku":"74924-7156","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GLOSS CARBON \/ METALLIC VIVID PINK STRATA \/ ELECTRIC GREEN \/ 58","offer_id":52210061508903,"sku":"74924-7158","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GLOSS CARBON \/ METALLIC VIVID PINK STRATA \/ ELECTRIC GREEN \/ 61","offer_id":52210061541671,"sku":"74924-7161","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/6073\/8599\/files\/c5d67d0a091fa3508a4e08acfa06b599254682eb.png?v=1790882573","url":"https:\/\/spiritedcyclist.com\/products\/tarmac-sl8-frameset-fact-10r-carbon-1","provider":"Spirited Cyclist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}