Specialized Tarmac Expert 2017 Weight
The sl5 frameset continues for 2018 with the tarmac expert disc tarmac comp elite sport and base tarmac.
Specialized tarmac expert 2017 weight. Sizing may vary across brands. Specialized tarmac expert road bike 2017 54cm. The specialized tarmac expert is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2018. I generally love scott bikes but between the addict and the tarmac expert i can not decide yet.
It s proven a tricky task for specialized to compete with some of the smaller direct sales upstarts that have really shaken up the market in recent years so it s not quite a full sram etap wireless groupset but you do get the important bits. This fitness expert s top tip. Granted the fact 9r carbon used to make the tarmac sport isn t on a par with the material used for the s works frame in terms of. Like the s works tarmac iterations it features a rider first engineered design that that applies specificity to every tube size and carbon layup for every frame size.
2017 specialized s works tarmac sl5 2015 specialized s works allez 2014 specialized s works shiv tt for sale. The tarmac has been a stalwart at or near the top of specialized s line of road racing bikes for years. This creates the optimal balance of rigidity weight and. Chances are you re not going to be competing in a grand tour this year but when it comes to your training rides and local races it s hard to top the tarmac expert.
A tarmac with a full sram red etap groupset costs 7 800 so to get this tarmac expert to 5 000 specialized has been forced to make a few concessions. The relatively low overall weight and low weight in the wheels make the tarmac a joyful companion on climbs. The chart below provides a general suggested height of range for road bike sizes and is not exact. Weight would be one factor to decide.
The specialized s stem is adjustable and very versatile. Specialized tarmac expert weight question. The new sl6 frame is offered from the top down to the tarmac expert but there s also a tarmac expert that still uses the sl5 frameset.