Specialized Tarmac Sl5 2017 Review

Specialized tarmac expert review. Specialized tarmac sl5 comp disc review specialized s only disc toting tarmac bike bares its teeth but there are flaws. Specialized tarmac sl5 fact 10r carbon rider first engineered compact race design 1 3 8 lower bearing threaded bb 130mm spacing fork s works fact full carbon size specific taper.

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Sort the cockpit and the tarmac is a well balanced responsive race style all rounder.

Specialized tarmac sl5 2017 review. The tarmac expert with shimano dura ace finds the optimal blend of value and performance and ups the ante. It draws you in. Specialized tarmac sl5 comp disc review. The new tarmac replaces the curvy sl5 with a more angular design.

Like the s works tarmac iterations it features a rider first engineered design that applies specificity to every tube size and carbon layup for every frame size. 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. I liken it to sitting around the campfire and staring into the fire for hours on end. But back to the paint scheme it is really that cool and seeing it in person is the only way to really get it.

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 specialized tarmac sl5 expert backs up that aesthetic praise with equal performance praise. The new tarmac frame is lighter weight and more aerodynamic than previous models while still retaining the classic tarmac ride feel. 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.

This creates the optimal balance of rigidity weight and responsiveness so every frame regardless of its size performs. 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 specialized tarmac expert is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2018.