2018 Specialized Tarmac SL6 Expert Womens Road Bike - Grey/Pink/Black

The Women's Tarmac will excel dutifully at every discipline of road riding, from climbs to sprints - put it through its paces, and don't be surprised that you're smiling at the top of the climb.

To get the weight around 950 grams, advanced aerospace composite optimisation software was utilised to revolutionise the construction and layup of the new FACT 10r carbon. It's the most advanced material and schedule Specialized have ever made - the shape, schedule, and material optimisation shed nearly 200 grams. That's right, a 20% reduction in frame weight - the perfect recipe for your next hill climb PR.

The Rider-First Engineered™ technology was further improved to ensure the new Tarmac is stiff and compliant in exactly the right places. The geometry was also updated, basing it on countless Retül data points and professional rider input. This enabled Specialized to develop a performance road geometry that perfects the combination of a responsive front end and short wheelbase, delivering instantaneous response and optimal power transfer.

Compliance must also be utilised for an optimal ride quality which is why Specialized designed a seatpost that builds compliance into the upper 120mm where clamping doesn’t happen, dropped the seatstays, and altered the seat tube shape. Tyre clearance up to 30mm was also added, which translates to a 28mm Turbo Cotton on a Roval SLX 24 rim. This allows lower pressures for decreased rolling resistance, increased traction, and more comfort. Altogether, these additions still have the Tarmac riding like a true race-machine, but just takes a bit of the sting out of those road imperfections. You’ll thank them on your next long ride.

Aerodynamics are the most important thing to make you faster. The Boels-Dolmans Pro Tour riders, after all, are demanding aero improvements on every bike. With this, the aero goal was to discover where aero could essentially be added "for free” by not taking anything away from the hallmarks of the Tarmac design. During the six-month iterative process, three areas were discovered where this could be done - a new fork shape, dropped seatstays with aero tubes, and a d-shaped seatpost and seat tube. The result is a bike that’s approximately 45 seconds faster over 40km compared to other lightweight bikes in the same category. A speed savings that you'll feel when you're attacking off the front of the peloton.

This Women's Tarmac Expert comes ready to race out of the box, featuring a crisp Shimano Ultegra 8000 groupset, lightweight Roval SLX 24 rims laced to DT Swiss hubs, the fastest S-Works Turbo 26mm tyres, and a sublime Oura Expert Gel saddle.

• The FACT 10r carbon frame combines the lightweight performance and compliance of the top-end carbon production methods with a Rider-First Engineered™ design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary climbing responsiveness and descending prowess you'd expect from a Tarmac.
• S-Works FACT full carbon fork with tapered construction provides incredible front end stiffness and steering response for instantaneous accelerations and high-speed descents.
• The Roval SLX 24 Disc wheelset features a sub-1600-gram weight, a 20-millimeter internal width, and an alloy construction that makes it a solid road performer.