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2027 Specialized Tarmac SL9 Expert AXS

2027 Specialized Tarmac SL9 Expert AXS

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One Bike To Rule Them All
The Tarmac SL9 was born from the fastest road bike ever made. Not just because it’s the lightest. Not just because it’s our most aero. Not because it handles better than anything else on the road. But because it delivers the lowest real-world Time to Finish of any road bike ever made. Tarmac SL9 turns more of your effort into pure speed—validated for real race courses, real terrain, real riders. When the goal is to cross the line first, no road bike gets you there faster.

Time to Finish - The Only Metric that Matters
Tarmac SL9 was proven through the most comprehensive road race simulations ever created. The result? Tarmac SL9 would have made Demi Vollering 14 seconds faster in the final stage of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes. The difference between heartbreak and history.

Aero Where it Matters - 4 Watts Faster
The Tarmac SL9 is the most aerodynamic road race bike we've ever tested. Drawing directly from Tarmac SL8 learnings and decades of aero research, every tube on Tarmac SL9 was re-sculpted for speed at World Tour races.




Features

  • Speed Sniffer: The Speed Sniffer head tube is now 4 mm narrower, delivering a 10 percent reduction in frontal area.

  • Win Fin: The Win Fin channels airflow around the rear for the true aerodynamics of breakaway racing.

  • Dropped Downtube: We added a dropped down tube that works in tandem with the Speed Sniffer and Flow Fork.

  • Flow Fork: A breakthrough twisted-blade design delivers smoother airflow and measurable drag reduction.

  • Nothing is Lighter: Flow State Design Delivers 822 Gram Frame

  • One with the Bike: Speed everywhere, all day. Telepathic handling, instant response, and sublime compliance unite to make you one with the bike.

  • Rider First Engineered: Every size from 44cm to 61cm receives the same uncompromising performance.

  • Fastest Road Bike Ever Made - One Bike To Rule Them All: The Tarmac SL9 delivers the lowest real-world Time To Finish of any road bike we have ever tested. When the goal is to cross the line first, no road bike gets you there faster.

Frameset

Frame Tarmac SL9 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered, Win Tunnel Engineered, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc, UDH dropout

Suspension

Fork FACT 12r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Brakes

Front Brake SRAM Force E1, hydraulic disc
Rear Brake SRAM Force E1, hydraulic disc

Drivetrain

Shift Levers SRAM Force AXS E1
Front Derailleur SRAM Force AXS E1, braze-on
Rear Derailleur SRAM Force AXS E1, 12-speed
Cassette SRAM Force XG-1270 E1, 12 speed 10-36
Chain SRAM Force E1, Flattop
Crankset SRAM Force E1 Crankset, 48/35t
Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB BSA 68

Wheels & Tyres

Front Tyre S-Works Turbo, 700x30
Front Wheel Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim, tubeless ready
Rear Tyre S-Works Turbo, 700x30
Rear Wheel Roval C38, 21mm internal width carbon rim, tubeless ready
Inner Tubes 700x24-34, 60mm presta valve

Cockpit

Stem Roval Rapide, alloy, 4 bolt, -6 degrees
Handlebars Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
Tape Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
Saddle Body Geometry Power Expert, hollow Ti rails
Seatpost S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
Seat Binder Tarmac integrated wedge

Weight

Weight 7.55 kg (16 lb, 10.3 oz)
Weight Size 56

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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