Specialized Tarmac Expert 2013 Specs

Specialized fact carbon full monocoque os race for 1 1 2 bearing.

Specialized tarmac expert 2013 specs. Whether it s winning the tour de france or a local crit tarmac is made for racing with its powerful acceleration and razor sharp handling. To read reviews of the other contenders and the categories tested across road mountain and women s bikes visit our. Specialized fact 8r carbon fact is construction compact race design 1 1 2 lower bearing osbb. Specialized sl4 fact is 10r carbon frame with uniquely shaped tapered head tube and osbb.

A long head tube makes for quite a high front end emphasised by the 20mm spacer sat on the upper headset bearing but if you like a lower bar position you can put the extra 25mm of washers above a downward sloping stem. Super clean build looks killer in person. Headset adjustment on tarmac sl4 expert 2013 ambitious given my lack of experience but getting there slowly. 1 1 8 upper and 1 1 2 lower cr mo cartridge bearings integrated w headset 20mm cone spacer w 20mm of spacers.

A fact 10r carbon frame with our rider first engineered design ensures uniform performance metrics across the entire size run making this expertly equipped race machine ready to be put through the paces. I have what i think to be a problem trying to adjust the threadless headset in that i cannot get a level of smoothness that i am used to on my allez comp 2014. For a similar range of non aero competition level road racing bikes consider specialized s tarmac range. It has the new 2013 sram red group.

Expect specialized s sponsored riders to be putting this new speed machine to full use in 2012. The tarmac expert is a purpose built race machine equipped with the expert performance of the shimano ultegra 11 speed drivetrain. The recall on the fork was done by specialized last week so it is good to go. The expert boasts the same ultralight sl3 frame construction as last year s tour winning bike plus ultegra components an fsa carbon crank and fulcrum 3 0 wheels for race ready performance.

The build of the tarmac includes many features that have become familiar on carbon frames and a fair few others that are distinctive to specialized. The shiv elite a1 uses an aluminium frame but all other models in the range use a carbon fibre frame with all carbon models using specialized s integrated hydration system which eliminates airflow disturbance typically found on water bottle mounted setups.