Specialized Roubaix SL8 Expert
Build SRAM Rival AXS
Carbon / Liquid Silver
Specialized Roubaix SL8 Expert
endurance road bike, carbon frame, 700c wheels, 2×12 drivetrain, high end equipment
Key specs
- Model year
- 2025
- Weight
- 8.6 kg
- Frame
- Carbon
- Wheelset
- 700c
Material: Carbon
- Drivetrain
- 2×12
- Groupset
- SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Brake model
- SRAM Rival Hydraulic Disc
- Seatpost
- S-Works Pave Seat post
Spec sheet
Every value is read on the brand’s page; hover it to see its source and date.
Ride type
- Ride type
- Endurance
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork
- Carbon
- Max tyre clearance
- 40 mm
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- SRAM DUB BSA
Material: Carbon
FACT 10R, Rider First Engineered™ (RFE), FreeFoil Shape Library tubes, threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Drivetrain
- Groupset brand
- SRAM
- Groupset
- SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Shifting
- Electronic, wireless
- Chainrings
- 2
- Gears at the back
- 12
- Chainring teeth
- SRAM Rival AXS w/Power, 12-speed, 46/33T
- Cassette
- SRAM XG 1250, 10-36T
- Rear derailleur
- SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, 12-speed
- Shifters
- SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, 12-speed
Rival Etap Axs
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- SRAM Rival Hydraulic Disc
SRAM Rival Disque hydraulique
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Rims
- Carbon
- Tyres
- S-Works Mondo 2BR, 700x32c
- Tyre width fitted
- 32 mm
Cockpit and seatpost
- Handlebar
- Specialized Hover Expert, Alloy, 125mm Drop, 75mm Reach w/Di2 Hole
- Stem
- Future Stem Pro
- Seatpost model
- S-Works Pave Seat post
Weight
- Weight
- 8.6 kg
- Weighed in size
- 56
Geometry
- Geometry size
- 54CM
- Stack
- 585 mm
- Reach
- 381 mm
- Head angle
- 72.3 °
- Seat angle
- 74 °
- Chainstays
- 420 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1,005 mm
- Bottom bracket drop
- 78 mm
Spec sheets read at: specialized.com
Character
The bike at a glance: the ground it is made for, how it handles, its gears and its equipment, beside the other bikes of its kind.
« Road bike all-round, rather stable, average gearing, rather high equipment. »
EasyDemanding
As at ease on rough ground as most other endurance road bikes.
NimbleStable
Between nimble and stable, like most other endurance road bikes.
Gearing
- This bike: Roubaix SL8 Expert11 km/h - 54 km/h
- Average of other endurance road bikes11 km/h - 52 km/h
Easiest gear (climbing)Hardest gear (descending)
From 11 km/h in its easiest gear to 54 km/h in its hardest.
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Geometry
8 sizes: 44CM, 49CM, 52CM, 54CM, 56CM, 58CM, 61CM, 64CM.
| Geometry of the Roubaix SL8 Expert per size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach (mm) | 353 | 363 | 370 | 381 | 389 | 397 | 403 | 409 |
| Stack (mm) | 543 | 549 | 566 | 585 | 605 | 630 | 665 | 685 |
| Top tube (effective) (mm) | 503 | 523 | 534 | 550 | 569 | 584 | 600 | 618 |
| Seat tube (mm) | 365 | 410 | 446 | 465 | 485 | 505 | 545 | 581 |
| Head tube (to verify) (mm) | 90 | 90 | 105 | 122 | 140 | 168 | 202 | 222 |
| Head angle (to verify) (°) | 69.3 | 70.8 | 71.5 | 72.3 | 73 | 73 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Seat angle (°) | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73 |
| Chainstays (mm) | 418 | 418 | 418 | 420 | 420 | 423 | 423 | 423 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 994 | 992 | 998 | 1,005 | 1,012 | 1,031 | 1,042 | 1,054 |
| Front centre (mm) | 589 | 587 | 593 | 598 | 604 | 620 | 631 | 634 |
| Standover (mm) | 686 | 719 | 747 | 766 | 787 | 809 | 847 | 865 |
| BB drop (mm) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| BB height (mm) | 269 | 269 | 269 | 270 | 270 | 271 | 271 | 271 |
| Fork offset (mm) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Trail (mm) | 76 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 |
| Stem (mm) | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 110 | 120 |
| Handlebar width (mm) | 360 | 380 | 400 | 420 | 420 | 440 | 440 | 440 |
| Crank length (mm) | 165 | 165 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
The range
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Who is it for?
The sports the brand announces, and the features that go with them.
Cycling
- Ride type: Endurance
- Groupset: SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Weight: 8.6 kg
- Max tyre clearance: 40 mm
Frequently asked questions
What kind of riding is the Specialized Roubaix SL8 Expert made for?
Endurance, according to the brand.
How wide a tyre fits the Specialized Roubaix SL8 Expert?
Up to 40 mm, according to the brand.
Does the Specialized Roubaix SL8 Expert have electronic shifting?
Electronic, wireless, according to the brand.