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      • Prior to unveiling the ground breaking Tarmac SL8 and its unparalleled combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, and ride quality, we relied on feedback from our most trusted athletes to validate our designs. We made the first two for Remco Evenepoel...

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      S-Works Tarmac SL8 Frameset Project Black

      Prior to unveiling the ground breaking Tarmac SL8 and its unparalleled combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, and ride quality, we relied on feedback from our most trusted athletes to validate our designs. We made the first two for Remco Evenepoel and Demi Vollering to race the 2023 UCI World Road Championships. Now, for the very first time, a limited amount of these Project Black framesets are being made available to riders everywhere. While an S-Works Tarmac SL8 in every way, to ensure secrecy prior to launch, these frames don’t wear the Tarmac name, and even the official UCI sticker calls out the bike’s ‘prototype’ status.

      • AERO IN EVERYTHING: We’re putting aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process we’ve created our most aerodynamic road bike ever. Yes, it’s more aero than the Venge. Clean air is optimized for maximum advantage with the Tarmac’s new nose cone - the Speed Sniffer. Doesn’t victory smell sweet?
      • PROJECT BLACK: “Specialized relies on feedback from professional athletes in both developing and testing advanced pre-production products in real-world applications. With this top-level feedback, some of these design elements and products eventually show up in future retail product offerings.”
      • S-WORKS TARMAC SL8 PROJECT BLACK LTD FRAMESET: 68mm threaded bottom bracket, flat mount disc brakes, and no-hassle seamless integration - the S-Works Tarmac SL8 Frameset is the ultimate starting point for your dream build.
      • MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: Tarmac SL8 took learnings from Aethos to be easily built at the UCI minimum with a full aero set up. The team delivered a mind bending, scale tickling 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything on else on the World Tour*. With the ability to make lightweight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike lessons from Aethos were applied. The frame’s shape carries load so efficiently that extra carbon stiffness layers become redundant. *Unless of course you count the time Kasper Asgreen raced our 585 gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.
      • GOES LIKE HELL, RIDES LIKE HEAVEN: With massive gains in stiffness-to-weight - an improvement of 33% over the SL7 - the Tarmac SL8 takes legendary handling, aggressive responsiveness, and World Championship proven geometry to the next level. Thanks to our Rider-First Engineering, every rider, regardless of size, gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling. 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. Tarmac’s proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance are identical to the SL7, ensuring easy adaptation and the versatility to run higher volume tires when needed.

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Prior to unveiling the ground breaking Tarmac SL8 and its unparalleled combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, and ride quality, we relied on feedback from our most trusted athletes to validate our designs. We made the first two for Remco Evenepoel...

×

S-Works Tarmac SL8 Frameset Project Black

Prior to unveiling the ground breaking Tarmac SL8 and its unparalleled combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, and ride quality, we relied on feedback from our most trusted athletes to validate our designs. We made the first two for Remco Evenepoel and Demi Vollering to race the 2023 UCI World Road Championships. Now, for the very first time, a limited amount of these Project Black framesets are being made available to riders everywhere. While an S-Works Tarmac SL8 in every way, to ensure secrecy prior to launch, these frames don’t wear the Tarmac name, and even the official UCI sticker calls out the bike’s ‘prototype’ status.

  • AERO IN EVERYTHING: We’re putting aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process we’ve created our most aerodynamic road bike ever. Yes, it’s more aero than the Venge. Clean air is optimized for maximum advantage with the Tarmac’s new nose cone - the Speed Sniffer. Doesn’t victory smell sweet?
  • PROJECT BLACK: “Specialized relies on feedback from professional athletes in both developing and testing advanced pre-production products in real-world applications. With this top-level feedback, some of these design elements and products eventually show up in future retail product offerings.”
  • S-WORKS TARMAC SL8 PROJECT BLACK LTD FRAMESET: 68mm threaded bottom bracket, flat mount disc brakes, and no-hassle seamless integration - the S-Works Tarmac SL8 Frameset is the ultimate starting point for your dream build.
  • MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: Tarmac SL8 took learnings from Aethos to be easily built at the UCI minimum with a full aero set up. The team delivered a mind bending, scale tickling 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything on else on the World Tour*. With the ability to make lightweight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike lessons from Aethos were applied. The frame’s shape carries load so efficiently that extra carbon stiffness layers become redundant. *Unless of course you count the time Kasper Asgreen raced our 585 gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.
  • GOES LIKE HELL, RIDES LIKE HEAVEN: With massive gains in stiffness-to-weight - an improvement of 33% over the SL7 - the Tarmac SL8 takes legendary handling, aggressive responsiveness, and World Championship proven geometry to the next level. Thanks to our Rider-First Engineering, every rider, regardless of size, gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling. 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. Tarmac’s proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance are identical to the SL7, ensuring easy adaptation and the versatility to run higher volume tires when needed.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

FRAMESET

Frame

S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT 12r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc. 685g frame.

SUSPENSION

Fork

S-Works FACT 12r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

COCKPIT

SeatPost

S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset

Seat Binder

Tarmac integrated wedge

* Weights based on production painted frames as pictured. Actual weights will vary based on colorway, frame size, and component variation. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

GEOMETRY

44 49 52 54 56 58 61
Crank Length 165mm 165mm 170mm 172.5mm 172.5mm 175mm 175mm
Handlebar Width 380mm 380mm 400mm 420mm 420mm 440mm 440mm
Stem Length 70mm 80mm 90mm 100mm 100mm 110mm 110mm
Saddle Width 155mm 155mm 155mm 143mm 143mm 143mm 143mm
Seatpost Length 300mm 300mm 300mm 380mm 380mm 380mm 380mm
Frame Stack 501mm 514mm 527mm 544mm 565mm 591mm 612mm
Frame Reach 366mm 375mm 380mm 384mm 395mm 402mm 408mm
Stack to Stem 509mm 522mm 535mm 552mm 573mm 599mm 620mm
Reach to Stem 363mm 372mm 377mm 381mm 393mm 400mm 406mm
Head Tube Length 99mm 109mm 120mm 137mm 157mm 184mm 204mm
Head Tube Angle 70.5° 71.75° 72.5° 73° 73.5° 73.5° 74°
BB Height 266mm 266mm 266mm 268mm 268mm 268mm 268mm
BB Drop 74mm 74mm 74mm 72mm 72mm 72mm 72mm
Trail 71mm 63mm 58mm 58mm 55mm 55mm 52mm
Fork Length, Full 370mm 370mm 370mm 370mm 370mm 370mm 370mm
Fork Rake/Offset 47mm 47mm 47mm 44mm 44mm 44mm 44mm
Front Center 572mm 574mm 577mm 579mm 592mm 606mm 613mm
Chainstay Length 410mm 410mm 410mm 410mm 410mm 410mm 410mm
Wheelbase 970mm 973mm 975mm 978mm 991mm 1006mm 1013mm
Top Tube Length, Horizontal 496mm 509mm 531mm 541mm 563mm 577mm 595mm
Bike Standover Height 723mm 735mm 746mm 768mm 786mm 808mm 834mm
Seat Tube Length 433mm 445mm 456mm 473mm 494mm 515mm 545mm
Seat Tube Angle 75.5° 75.5° 74° 74° 73.5° 73.5° 73°

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Size Chart