2021 Specialized Tarmac SL7 Expert Road Bike - Light Silver/Smoke Fade

Specialized have been preaching that aero is everything for years which is still the driving force behind the new Tarmac. In their quest for tube shapes that deliver the fastest frame that the UCI rules allow, Specialized took a page out of the Venge development book and utilised their FreeFoil Shape Library. Armed with a library of optimised shapes, they turned to the Win Tunnel to plug these shapes into a modular test bike, for more testing and validation. The result is a new Tarmac Expert that’s faster than before  - 33 seconds faster over 40km than the Tarmac SL6. No compromises, just pure speed.

While aerodynamics were paramount to the Tarmac’s development, and all of Specialized's race bikes, weight was also crucial on this optimal race bike journey. Previously “aero bikes” always compromised in the weight department where the more drag you reduced, the more weight you gained. With the new Tarmac, the design philosophy was to keep it at, or below, the UCI weight limit out of the box, with no sacrifices to aerodynamics. With the help of the FreeFoil Shape Library, tools like isotopic FEA analysis, and some engineering wizardry by the best engineers in the industry, a frame was delivered that weighs a mere 920g, without giving up a gram of aero, stiffness or ride quality.