Specialized Tarmac Sl6 Pro Disc 2019 Review
Thankfully although not as light and flighty as that bike the tarmac disc sport is really good offering great handling and brisk performance.
Specialized tarmac sl6 pro disc 2019 review. Although it isn t the cheapest on offer it justifies its price with a potent concoction of performance and. To read reviews of the other contenders and the categories tested across road mountain and women s bikes. The specialized tarmac sl6 comp disc is one of our bike of the year bikes for 2019. Whether you re racing friends on the weekend snagging a new kom or pr or mixing it up in a local road race the tarmac disc pro it the purpose built to do it with.
The new specialized s works tarmac sl6 disc is an awesome all around road racing bike. The tarmac has been a stalwart at or near the top of specialized s line of road racing bikes for years. The new models fill out a range of sl6 based tarmac disc bikes and replace the previous sl5 tarmac disc models. Specialized tarmac sl6 expert review light nippy and capable this well equipped bike has a tiger in the tank the products mentioned in this article are selected or reviewed independently by our.
As the most affordable carbon fibre tarmac with disc brakes there s a lot riding on the tarmac disc sport being a good bike because it s likely that it will sell in much greater numbers than the stunningly good s works tarmac i reviewed in 2017. While the tarmac sl6 that i test rode was the specialized s works rim brake version outside of braking performance and some very slight geometry changes the tarmac rim vs. The disc pro is built with racing at the forefront of its design channelling much of the charisma of its s works cousin to create a machine that is ready to race at grand tour level as well as storming local crits and weekend rides. The clue is in the name with the tarmac disc pro machine a bike worthy of the professionals while still affordable enough for the most serious of amateurs.
Specialized has also changed the naming convention so the bike that replaces the tarmac comp disc is the tarmac disc comp. But be prepared to pay for the performance. In order cut some grams from the tarmac but to also ensure that it s stiff and compliant in exactly the right places we took major steps to improving our rider first engineered technology. Visually the new bikes can be distinguished from the old ones by their dropped seatstays.
Fast light capable and reasonably versatile.