S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
S-Works Tarmac SL9
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S-Works Tarmac SL9

UPC: 196625290053
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Colour — Carbon/White
Size
Size chart
 Size  Rider Height
 44  

142 - 155 cm

4'8" - 5'1"
 49  

155 - 163 cm

5'1" - 5'4"
52  

163 - 170 cm

5'4" - 5'7"
 54  

170 - 175 cm

5'7" - 5'9"
 56  

175 - 180 cm

5'9" - 5'11"
 58  

180 - 188 cm

5'11" - 6'2"
 61  

188 - 196 cm

6'2" - 6'5"


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Pairs well with
Frame:
FACT 12r Carbon
Fork:
FACT 12r Carbon
Tires:
Cotton TLR, 700x30
Wheels:
Roval Rapide CLX III
Rear Derailleur:
Shimano Dura-Ace RD-R9250, 12-speed
Brakes:
Shimano Dura-Ace BR-R9270
Saddle:
S-Works Power with Mirror
Stem / Handlebar:
Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
Tire Clearance:
n/a
Sizes:
44, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61
Weight (lbs/kg):
14 lbs 8.8 oz / 6.6 kg (Size 56)
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One Bike To Rule Them All

The all-new S-Works Tarmac SL9 is the fastest road bike ever made. Not just because it’s the lightest. Not just because it’s Specialized's 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.

The Fastest Road Bike Ever Made
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

4 Watts Faster
The Tarmac SL9 is the fastest road race bike Specialized has ever tested, drawing directly from the Tarmac SL8 learnings and decades of aero research

Nothing is lighter
Utilizing their Flow State Design, Specialized was able to produce the SL9 with a weight of 687 grams

Speed Sniffer
The Speed Sniffer head tube is now 4mm 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 downtube 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

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

Frameset

  • Frame: S-Works Tarmac SL9 FACT 12r Carbon, Rider First Engineered, Win Tunnel Engineered, Ceramic Speed SLT headset bearings, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc, UDH dropout

Suspension

  • Fork: S-Works FACT 12r Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle,
    flat-mount disc

Brakes

  • Front Brake: Shimano Dura-Ace BR-R9270
  • Rear Brake: Shimano Dura-Ace BR-R9270

Drivetrain

  • Bottom Bracket: CeramicSpeed Alpha Bottom Bracket, BSA
    Threaded Shimano
  • Cassette : Shimano Dura-Ace CS-R9200, 12-speed, 11-34t
  • Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace FC-R9200, HollowTech II, 12-speed with 4iiii Precision Pro dual-sided powermeter, 52/36t
  • Front Derailleur : Shimano Dura-Ace FD-R9250, braze-on
  • Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace RD-R9250, 12-speed
  • Shift Levers: Shimano Dura-Ace ST-R9270
  • Chain: Shimano XTR M9100, 12-speed w/ quick link

Wheels & tires

  • Inner Tubes: 700x25-35mm, 65mm Presta valve, TPU tube
  • Front Tire: Cotton TLR, 700x30
  • Rear Tire: Cotton TLR, 700x30
  • Rear Wheel: Roval Rapide CLX III, Tubeless, 21mm internal
    width carbon rim, 48.5mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval LF19-R 24H hub with Sinc Ceramic Bearings, Roval by ARRIS Composite Aero Spoke with Ti end fittings
  • Front Wheel: Roval Rapide CLX III, Tubeless, 21mm internal
    width carbon rim, 51mm depth, Win Tunnel Engineered, Roval LF18F 18H hub with Sinc Ceramic Bearings, Roval by ARRIS Composite Aero Spoke with Ti end fittings

Cockpit

  • Handlebars: Roval Rapide Cockpit, Integrated Bar/Stem
  • Saddle: S-Works Power with Mirror
  • Seatpost: S-Works Rapide Post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
  • Tape: Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
  • Seat Binder: Tarmac integrated wedge

Weight

  • Weight Size: 56
  • Weight: 6.6 kg (14 lb, 8.8 oz)

 

14 Seconds Faster

We ran the full stage through our Equation of Speed simulation using recorded data against the new SL9.
The result? Demi Vollering would have been 14 seconds faster at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes. A 14 second gain on a Tour decided by 4 seconds. The difference between losing the overall… or winning it by 10 seconds.

Rider Inclusive Aerodynamics

No road bike is raced without a rider—and no aero data is meaningful without one either. That’s why our Win Tunnel testing incorporates our Moving Leg Mannequin, now in its sixth generation. Unlike static mannequins or bike-only testing, this system captures how a rider’s full body in motion alters airflow across the bike at race-relevant speeds.

Made in Racing

By studying riders in real races, we identified behaviours that fundamentally shift aerodynamic performance. One example is that riders in most breakaways carry only one bottle, not two. The resulting design from analyzing data points like these is the Win Fin design at the Seat Tube and Rear Triangle

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