Tarmac SL8 S-Works LTD New Sram Red AXS Specialized 2025 Satin Glacial Metallic/Gloss Metallic White Silver

Nothing is faster than the Tarmac SL8 with its perfect combination of aerodynamics, lightness, and ride quality that was once thought impossible.

After eight generations and more than two decades of development, it is more than the fastest Tarmac ever: it is the fastest race bike in the world, and it is now available in a beautiful limited color with the new SRAM RED AXS group and a series of unique features. Aerodynamics or lightness alone do not win races: what matters is speed.

To achieve that speed, it is necessary to create an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightness, stiffness, and compliance. Through real data race simulations, our Ride Science team knows that the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest race bike ever made on the routes that matter: 16.6 seconds faster over 40 km, 128 seconds faster in Milan-San Remo, and 20 seconds faster on the legendary Col du Tourmalet climb.

To celebrate the launch of the lightest disc brake group in history, this S-Works Tarmac SL8 comes in a beautiful limited Glacial Metallic color with the new SRAM RED AXS, custom Roval graphics, silver details, and the new Hammerhead Karoo 3 cycling computer. With only 300 units worldwide, each individually numbered, they will sell faster than Demi chasing Tour glory, so don't wait.

AERO IN EVERYTHING:

• We are investing in aerodynamics where it is most needed, on the leading edge, not just where it looks good. In the process, we have created our most aerodynamic road bike ever. Yes, it is more aerodynamic than the Venge. Clean air is optimized for maximum advantage with the new Tarmac’s front 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 significantly lower drag shape. Taking advantage of the new UCI regulations, the Tarmac SL8 has the narrowest and most aerodynamic seatpost we have ever made, ensuring that the dirty air quickly circulating around the legs can flow back more cleanly. Doesn't victory smell sweet?

MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERODYNAMICS:

• The Tarmac SL8 drew on the experience of the Aethos to be easily made with the minimum UCI weight and a complete aerodynamic setup. The team has created an astonishing 685-gram frame, 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and any other World Tour bike*. With the ability to make lightness an absolute priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike, the lessons from Aethos were applied. The frame shape carries the load so efficiently that the extra stiffness layers of carbon are redundant. *Unless, of course, you count the time Kasper Asgreen raced with our 585-gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.

HELLISH PACE, HEAVENLY RIDE:

• With a huge increase in stiffness-to-weight ratio—a 33% improvement over the SL7—the Tarmac SL8 takes the legendary rideability, aggressive response, and World Championship-proven geometry to the next level. The bike is stiffer at the pedals, more precise at the handlebars, and combines this with a pleasant ride at the saddle that sets a new benchmark for race bike comfort. Thanks to our Rider-First engineering, all riders, regardless of size, get the same unprecedented ride quality. On the saddle, the Tarmac SL8 offers 6% more comfort, floating over rough roads with a unique comfort feel in the racing bike world. The Tarmac's proven geometry and tire clearance of up to 32mm are identical to the SL7, ensuring easy adaptation and versatility for larger volume tires when needed.

BEYOND GENDER:

• There can be more difference between two male riders than between a man and a woman. Gender alone does not provide enough data to specialize, which means that creating men's or women's bikes is arbitrary and outdated. All riders can gain the next-level advantages of the Tarmac SL8. It’s time to go beyond gender.

• The S-Works Tarmac SL8 is equipped only with the best components. A complete SRAM RED AXS group with a power meter—the lightest electronic group in history—and Roval Rapide CLX II tubeless-ready wheels are the perfect complement to the world's fastest frame. All S-Works Tarmac SL8 models come with a Roval Rapide cockpit to save weight and achieve the fastest possible control setup.