Specialized Tarmac Elite 2009 Review

This bike was equipped with a half 105 drivetrain. I live in an area with a decent amount of steep and twisting roads and this bike builds a lot of confidence both climbing and descending. Specialized fact carbon full monocoque os race for 1 1 2 bearing headset 1 1 8 upper and 1 1 5 lower cr mo cartridge bearings integrated w headset 20mm cone spacer with 20mm of spacers.

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The bicycle may require minimal service adjustments without the need of replacing any parts.

Specialized tarmac elite 2009 review. Only slightly heavier materials stop the 2009 tarmac expert from being a carbon copy of the pro level race tarmac. The bicycle looks good may have minimal cosmetic only blemishes on the frame fork components parts and or accessories. Great frame and fork package good ride quality. I still felt faster on the tarmac.

The elite is the ﬁrst rung on specialized s tarmac race frame range. I bought a 56cm specialized tarmac elite. My lbs insists that the tarmac has recently changed the height of the ht but you re also correct here as i looked at the archives and found it to be the same since 2009. I was allowed to test ride the bike in the parking lot of my local bike shop.

2013 cannondale caadx 6 tiagra with 9 speed slx rd to run 11 32t cassette and stan s alpha 400 rims and tubeless and some burton snowboard setups one with stiff ol camber and one with rocker camber rocker. The carbon frame is the lowest end carbon produced by specialized. The tarmac elite has all the complete performance as some of its more expensive cousins only it s coupled with the legendary performance value of the shimano 105 drivetrain to make it an excellent option for cyclists looking to upgrade to something that can take their riding to the next level. Overall i have been extremely pleased with the way this bike handles.

Last point i rode both bikes again today with my da 7700 wheels. Specialized tarmac elite 08. Specialized tarmac sl2 kenny pryde january 1 1970 1 00 am. These specification worried me.

Specialized tarmac sl2 2013 score. 2010 specialized secteur elite with the rbr not approved mavic ksyrium elite wheelset 2009 specialized rockhopper comp 29er upgraded to sram x9 with 1x10 and stan s arch ex rims and tubeless. Was i getting a low end bike for 2500. In may of 2009.

I wanted to wait a full season before posting a review. The madone s ht is 210 cm right b t the roubaix 225 and the tarmac 205cm. Specialized s top of the line tarmac sl2 remains largely unchanged from 2008. While it isn t a bad ride it feels slightly outclassed and its speed and comfort balance isn t good enough to compete.