2023 Remco ‘Rojo’ Tarmac SL7 LTD

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To celebrate Remco Evenepoel’s ascension to Grand Tour champion at the 2022 Vuelta…

VOTED “BEST BRAND”—AGAIN

2022 Gran Fondo Awards

The riders have spoken. We are proud to announce that Specialized was crowned #1 again for best drop bar bike brand in the prestigious Gran Fondo Best Brand Awards for 2022. When we focus on what our riders want the most, it makes sense that our bikes are loved year after year.

Product Details

To celebrate Remco Evenepoel’s ascension to Grand Tour champion at the 2022 Vuelta a España, we’ve created 100 limited-edition Tarmac SL7 framesets, each individually numbered. These are exact replicas of the red ‘Leaders’ bike Remco rode to Madrid on the final stage of La Vuelta. The top tube of the frame features a special badge with Remco’s name, the Belgium flag, the number 22 signifying his age and the year of his win, and the inspirational phrases 'THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING' and 'MADE IN RACING'. Each frame also includes a limited-edition print of Remco at the Vuelta, signed by Remco Evenepoel himself.

Why should you be forced to choose between aerodynamics and weight, between ride quality and speed? It's simple, you shouldn't. Enter the new Tarmac—climb on the lightest bike the UCI allows, then descend on the fastest. We've utilized our most advanced technologies, from our FreeFoil Shape Library to an all-new Rider-First Engineered™ frame, to deliver a race bike that is truly without compromise. The days of making sacrifices between "aero" and "lightweight" bikes are over—the all-new Tarmac is the fastest race bike, ever. One bike to rule them all.

This S-Works Tarmac Frameset is the perfect canvas to begin your dream build. Build your totally custom dream bike and be ready to ride fast.

Aero is everything—we’ve been preaching it for years and it’s still the driving force for the new Tarmac. In our quest for tube shapes that deliver the fastest frame that the UCI rules allow, we took a page out of the Venge development book and utilized our FreeFoil Shape Library. Armed with a library of optimized shapes, we turned to the Win Tunnel to plug these shapes into a modular test bike, for more testing and validation. The result? A new Tarmac that’s the fastest we’ve tested—45 seconds faster over 40km than the Tarmac SL6 (built with Aerofly II handlebars, sold separately). No compromises, just pure speed.
While aerodynamics were paramount to the Tarmac’s development, and to the development of all of our race bikes, weight was the co-pilot on this optimal race bike journey. Previously “aero bikes” always compromised in the weight department—the more drag you reduced, the more weight you gained. With the new Tarmac, our design philosophy was to keep it at, or below, the UCI weight limit out of the box, with no sacrifices to aerodynamics. And with the help of the FreeFoil Shape Library, tools like isotopic FEA analysis, and some engineering wizardry by the best engineers in the industry, we delivered a frame that weighs a mere 800 grams, without giving up a gram of aero, stiffness or ride quality.
Continuing our quest to develop the perfect race bike, we used our Rider-First Engineered™ philosophy to ensure that the new Tarmac is the most balanced, best handling Tarmac yet—no matter the size. With an army of the world’s best test riders from our three World Tour Teams — SD Worx, Deceuninck-Quick-Step, and Bora-hansgrohe — we made changes to the Tarmac based on their thousands of kilometers on the road. We balanced the ride quality between the front and rear end, so even the longest days in the saddle continue to be comfortable—all without giving up anything to the Tarmac’s legendary handling and race-winning snappiness.
Building on the learnings from the Venge, the new Tarmac utilizes simple integration to create a clean, fast cockpit that’s easy to live with. We’ve improved the routing for any configuration — mechanical shifting, traditional stems, round bars, etc. — all while keeping its aerodynamic attributes. These same traits also make the new Tarmac easy to work on and easy to travel with. It’s a win-win.

Geometry

	49	52	54	56	58
Stem Length	80mm	90mm	100mm	100mm	110mm
Seatpost Length	300mm	300mm	380mm	380mm	380mm
Head Tube Length	93mm	102mm	113mm	131mm	151mm	178mm	198mm
BB Height	266mm	266mm	266mm	268mm	268mm	268mm	268mm
Fork Rake/Offset	47mm	47mm	47mm	44mm	44mm	44mm	44mm
Head Tube Angle	70.5°	71.75°	72.5°	73°	73.5°	73.5°	74°
BB Drop	74mm	74mm	74mm	72mm	72mm	72mm	72mm
Fork Length, Full	366mm	366mm	366mm	366mm	366mm	366mm	366mm
Trail	71mm	63mm	58mm	58mm	55mm	55mm	52mm
Seat Tube Angle	75.5°	75.5°	74°	74°	73.5°	73.5°	73°
Front Center	572mm	574mm	577mm	579mm	592mm	606mm	613mm
Chainstay Length	410mm	410mm	410mm	410mm	410mm	410mm	410mm
Bike Standover Height	723mm	735mm	746mm	768mm	786mm	808mm	834mm
Wheelbase	970mm	973mm	975mm	978mm	991mm	1006mm	1013mm
Seat Tube Length	435mm	447mm	458mm	475mm	496mm	517mm	547mm
Top Tube Length, Horizontal	496mm	509mm	531mm	541mm	563mm	577mm	595mm
Stack to Stem	509mm	522mm	535mm	552mm	573mm	599mm	620mm
Reach to Stem	363mm	372mm	377mm	381mm	393mm	400mm	406mm
Frame Stack	491mm	504mm	517mm	534mm	555mm	581mm	602mm
Frame Reach	369mm	378mm	383mm	387mm	398mm	405mm	411mm