Specialized Tarmac Pro 2017 Review
The tarmac has been a stalwart at or near the top of specialized s line of road racing bikes for years.
Specialized tarmac pro 2017 review. The specialized tarmac sl4 elite has the same great frame design as the old tarmac and the same amazing ride quality rupert radley march 8 2018 9 57 am specialized tarmac elite sl4. 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. The specialized tarmac has spent the last decade amassing an envy inspiring collection of victories. Whilst this isn t the best indicator to decide if it s the best in class you can use it as a guide to see how it compares to other road bikes.
Within the tarmac family the 6 700 tarmac disc pro is a standout for delivering the same. Specialized s works tarmac review. The new tarmac frame is lighter weight and more aerodynamic than previous models while still retaining the classic tarmac ride feel. The new specialized tarmac sl6 finds ways to improve on one of our favorite race bikes with aero touches and better compliance.
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. The tacoma cyclist reviews the 2017 s works tarmac model in both bare frame config and the sram red etap config. 2020 specialized venge pro. It s not an aero bike built to beat the wind nor a.
Specialized tarmac pro disc ultegra di2 2017 road bike ranks number 392 of 461 in the road bikes category at evans cycles in this review. Wow and double wow started road cycling 4 years ago first bike was the allez elite specilized with shimano 105 then i purchased the 2008 s works tarmac pro frame and falks with aset of mivic ksyriums and 7800 dura ace both bikes were exellent by the end of 2009 i was racing and so i purchased the 2010 tarmac pro with 7900 dura ace and fulcrum 1 wheels. The specialized tarmac expert is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2018. 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.