Specialized Men's Tarmac Disc Expert

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If you plan on racing a Grand Tour this summer sure go rock that S-Works. But if you're on the hunt for a glorious ride that can smash both a local crit and your friends on the weekends you'll feel right at home on the Tarmac Disc Expert.

In order cut some grams from the Tarmac but to also ensure that it's stiff and compliant in exactly the right places we took major steps to improving our Rider-First Engineered™ technology. From different layup schedules and materials to visibly different forks we scrutinized every single aspect of the Tarmac to ensure you're getting the perfect ride. With this revamp we also updated the geometry basing it on countless Retül data points and professional rider input. This enabled us to develop a Performance Road Geometry that perfects the combination of a responsive front-end and short wheelbase which delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer.

And while stiffness aids in the aforementioned compliance must also be utilized for an optimal ride quality. That's why we designed a seatpost that builds compliance into the upper 120mm where clamping doesn't happen dropped the seatstays and altered the seat tube shape. We also added tyre clearance up to 30mm which translates to a 28mm Turbo Cotton on a Roval C 38 Disc wheel. This allows lower pressures for decreased rolling resistance increased traction and more comfort. Altogether these additions still have the Tarmac riding like a true race-machine but it also takes a bit of the sting out of road imperfections. You'll thank us on your next long ride.

But why disc brakes? The real question is ""why not?"" They offer superior braking power and modulation work exceptionally well in wet weather and offer a very very minor weight addition. All this means that you have more control and can go faster with more confidence.

We also know however that aerodynamic improvements are the most important thing we can do to make you faster. Our Bora-Hansgrohe and Quick-Step Floors Pro Tour riders after all are demanding aero improvements on every bike. With this the aero goal was to discover where we could essentially ""add aero for free"" by not taking anything away from the hallmarks of the Tarmac design. During the six-month iterative process three areas were discovered where we could do this—a new fork shape dropped seatstays with aero tubes and a D-shaped seatpost and seat tube. The result? A bike that's approximately 45 seconds faster over 40km compared to other lightweight bikes in the same category.

The build spec on this Tarmac Disc is value-packed featuring Shimano Ultegra mechanical shifting Shimano hydraulic disc brakes a Roval C 38 Disc carbon fibre wheelset.

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FRAMETarmac SL6, FACT 10r carbon, Rider-First Engineered™, OSBB, clean routing, internally integrated seat clamp, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
FORKFACT 10r carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
FRONT WHEELRoval C 38 Disc, carbon, tubeless-ready, 38mm depth, 24h
REAR WHEELRoval C 38 Disc, carbon, tubeless-ready, 38mm depth, 24h
INNER TUBESTurbo Ultralight, 48mm Presta valve
FRONT TYRES-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm
REAR TYRES-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm
CRANKSETShimano Ultegra R8000, HollowTech 2, 11-speed, 52/36T
CHAINRINGS52/36T
BOTTOM BRACKETPraxis, BB30 for Shimano
SHIFT LEVERSShimano Ultegra Disc R8020
FRONT DERAILLEURShimano Ultegra R8000, braze-on
REAR DERAILLEURShimano Ultegra R8000-GS, medium cage
CASSETTEShimano Ultegra R8000, 11-speed, 11-30t
CHAINShimano Ultegra, 11-speed
FRONT BRAKEShimano Ultegra R8070, hydraulic disc
REAR BRAKEShimano Ultegra R8070, hydraulic disc
HANDLEBARSSpecialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
TAPES-Wrap Roubaix w/ sticky gel
STEMSpecialized Pro SL, alloy, 4-bolt
SADDLEToupe Expert Gel, 143mm, hollow titanium rails, Adaptive Edge
SEATPOSTS-Works FACT carbon Tarmac seatpost, 20mm offset
SEAT BINDERTarmac SL6 clamp assembly
PEDALSNylon, 105x78x28mm, loose ball w/reflectors
Colours Black/Nearly Black/Charcoal/Rocket Red/Camo, Chameleon Green/Cast Blue/Tarmac Black/Team Yellow
Sizes 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61
Brand Specialized
Barcodes 888818407477, 888818407521, 888818407538, 888818407590, 888818407637, 888818407644, 888818407682, 888818407729, 888818407736, 888818407743, 888818407767, 888818407798
SKUs / Part Numbers 90618-3549, 90618-3552, 90618-3554, 90618-3556, 90618-3558, 90618-3561, 90618-3649, 90618-3652, 90618-3654, 90618-3656, 90618-3658, 90618-3661

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