Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert

Name: Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert
Brand: Specialized

2024 RoadRace Manufacturer page

Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert, color Gloss Smoke / Obsidian

Last known price: $6,499

Prices shown first for United States
Suspension: Rigid
Wheels: 700c
Drivetrain: 2 × 12 35–48t / 10–36t
Gear range: 494%
Weight: 7.77 kg 17.1 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

44cm
49cm
52cm
54cm
56cm
58cm
61cm

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

13 of 17 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork

Tarmac SL8 FACT 10r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc Not identified

Drivetrain

8 parts

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- SRAM Rival

Wheels and tires

2 parts

Cockpit and contact points

4 parts

Handlebar
- Specialized
Saddle

Body Geometry Power Expert Not identified
Seatpost
- S-Works
Stem

Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree Not identified

Sizes and geometry

7 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size 54cm

Table

Reach 381mm

Stack 552mm

Wheelbase 978mm

Head angle 73.0°

Seat angle 74.0°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 700c wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 7 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Frame
Reachmm	363	372	377	381	393	400	406
Stackmm	509	522	535	552	573	599	620
Top tube lengthmm	496	509	531	541	563	577	595
Seat tube lengthmm	433	445	456	473	494	515	545
Head tube lengthmm	99	109	120	137	157	184	204
Head tube angle	70.5°	71.75°	72.5°	73°	73.5°	73.5°	74°
Seat tube angle	75.5°	75.5°	74°	74°	73.5°	73.5°	73°
Chainstay lengthmm	410	410	410	410	410	410	410
Wheelbasemm	970	973	975	978	991	1006	1013
Front centermm	572	574	577	579	592	606	613
Bottom bracket dropmm	74	74	74	72	72	72	72
Bottom bracket heightmm	266	266	266	268	268	268	268
Standover heightmm	723	735	746	768	786	808	834
Fork rakemm	47	47	47	44	44	44	44
Trailmm	71	63	58	58	55	55	52
Stack/reach ratio	1.40	1.40	1.42	1.45	1.46	1.50	1.53
Suspension and parts
Crank lengthmm	165	165	170	172.5	172.5	175	175
Handlebar widthmm	360	380	400	420	420	440	440
Stem lengthmm	70	80	90	100	100	110	110
Seatpost lengthmm	300	300	300	380	380	380	380

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Stem angle and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon
Fork material: Carbon
Bicycle weight: 7.77 kg

17.1 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 2
Smallest chainring: 35
Largest chainring: 48
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 36
Lowest gear: 28.2 in
Highest gear: 139.2 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Electronic

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BSA
Power meter: SRAM Rival with Power Meter, 48/35T
Additional specification: Model display: Rival AXS
Additional specification: Model id: rival-axs
Tire clearance: Maximum tire width: 32c
Tire width: 26c
Wheel material: Carbon
Wheel size: 700c

Technical analysis

1 measure

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Shifting

Electronic

774 of 1,186 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Road / Race Model year: 2024
Sample: 1,186 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 10.8 km/h
Highest gear: 53.3 km/h

Total gear range 494%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 28.2–139.2 gear inches

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2024 builds

Differences across 2024 builds
Specification	This bicycle Specialized Tarmac SL8 Expert	Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 Shimano Dura-Ace Di2	Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 SRAM Red eTap AXS	Specialized Tarmac SL7 Comp Shimano 105 Di2	Specialized Tarmac SL7 Expert	Specialized Tarmac SL7 Sport Shimano 105
Frame
Bicycle weight	7.77 kg	6.62 kg	6.85 kg	8.1 kg	Not informed	Not informed
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	35	36	35	36	35	36
Largest chainring	48	52	48	52	48	52
Smallest sprocket	10	11	10	11	10	11
Largest sprocket	36	30	33	34	36	34
Lowest gear	28.2 in	34.8 in	30.8 in	30.7 in	28.2 in	30.7 in
Highest gear	139.2 in	137.1 in	139.2 in	137.1 in	139.2 in	137.1 in
Cockpit
Shifting	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Mechanical
Other specifications
Power meter	SRAM Rival with Power Meter, 48/35TAdditional specification: Model display: Rival AXSAdditional specification: Model id: rival-axs	Shimano Dura-Ace R9200, HollowTech II, 12-speed with 4iiii Precision Pro dual-sided powermeter, 52/36TAdditional specification: Model display: Precision ProAdditional specification: Model id: precision-pro	SRAM RED AXS Power Meter, 48/35TAdditional specification: Model display: Red AXSAdditional specification: Model id: red-axs	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed
Tire clearance	Maximum tire width: 32c	Maximum tire width: 32c	Maximum tire width: 32c	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed
Wheel material	Carbon	Carbon	Carbon	Aluminum	Carbon	Aluminum