Specialized Tarmac SL8: leaked details of “the world's fastest race bike” appear online - apparently showing a ‘Speed Sniffer’ aero nose cone and a frame weighing just 685g cycling
and shared elsewhere, it’s more of a raging torrent. If these documents are genuine – and we have every reason to think that they are – we now know plenty about the new bike.
Getting down to specifics, Specialized says that the Tarmac SL8 is its most aerodynamically efficient road bike ever. Obviously, that means it’s more aero than the Venge, the bike that Specialized shelved when it introduced the Tarmac SL7. Specialized also says that the Tarmac SL8 has a much higher stiffness-to-weight ratio than its predecessor. We’re used to big boasts when new bikes are launched but Specialized reckons there has been an improvement of 33% here. That’s a massive claim.
“In the saddle, the Tarmac SL8 delivers 6% more compliance, floating over rough road with a supple feel unique in the high-strung world of race bikes.”
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