Specialized Tarmac Disc Review
More than just a race bike we review the whole specialized tarmac range that offers all round road race performance for the cyclist who like to ride quickly everywhere.
Specialized tarmac disc review. The new tarmac frame is lighter weight and more aerodynamic than previous models while still retaining the classic tarmac ride feel. To read reviews of the other contenders and the categories tested across road mountain and women s bikes. This is the bike that s made for everything from grand tours to your local fondo and with a ground up redesign a heavy dose of aero wizardry and of course disc brakes our most complete race bike is well even more complete. The tarmac has been a stalwart at or near the top of specialized s line of road racing bikes for years.
The specialized s works tarmac disc has the handling of a superbike and for me it s on a par with the cervélo r5 disc probably the best handling bike i ve ridden until now. Specialized tarmac disc comp review the lightest and fastest tarmac ever and one of our performance bike of the year 2020 contenders the products mentioned in this article are selected or. 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. Thankfully although not as light and flighty as that bike the tarmac disc sport is really good offering great handling and brisk performance.
If you plan on racing a grand tour this summer sure go rock that s works. As the most affordable carbon fibre tarmac with disc brakes there s a lot riding on the tarmac disc sport being a good bike because it s likely that it will sell in much greater numbers than the stunningly good s works tarmac i reviewed in 2017. 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. But be prepared to pay for the performance.
The specialized tarmac sl6 comp disc is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2019. Although it isn t the cheapest on offer it justifies its price with a potent concoction of performance and. The new specialized s works tarmac sl6 disc is an awesome all around road racing bike. If you want to go fast like go fast everywhere this is the bike.