Specialized Tarmac SL7 Expert
Build SRAM Rival AXS
Specialized Tarmac SL7 Expert
road bike, carbon frame, 700c wheels, 2×12 drivetrain, high end equipment
Key specs
- Model year
- 2023
- Frame
- Carbon
- Wheelset
- 700c
- Drivetrain
- 2×12
Material: Carbon
- Groupset
- SRAM Rival eTap AXS
- Brake model
- SRAM Rival
- Seatpost
- 2021 S-Works Tarmac Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 20mm offset
Spec sheet
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Ride type
- Ride type
- Being updated
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork
- Carbon
- Max tyre clearance
- Being updated
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- SRAM DUB BSA 68
Material: Carbon
Tarmac SL7 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Win Tunnel Engineered, Clean Routing, 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 with Power, 48/35T
- Cassette
- SRAM XG 1250 10-36
- Rear derailleur
- SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, Max 36T
- Shifters
- SRAM Rival AXS
Rival Etap Axs
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- SRAM Rival
SRAM Rival Disque hydraulique
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Rims
- Carbon
- Tyres
- S-Works Turbo, 120 TPI, folding bead, BlackBelt protection, 700x26mm
Cockpit and seatpost
- Handlebar
- Specialized Expert Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop x 75mm reach
- Stem
- Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
- Seatpost model
- 2021 S-Works Tarmac Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 20mm offset
Weight
- Weight
- Being updated
Geometry
- Geometry size
- 54CM
- Stack
- 552 mm
- Reach
- 381 mm
- Head angle
- 73 °
- Seat angle
- 74 °
- Chainstays
- 410 mm
- Wheelbase
- 978 mm
- Bottom bracket drop
- 72 mm
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 neutral handling, rather high equipment. »
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NimbleStable
Between nimble and stable, like most other road bikes.
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Geometry
7 sizes: 44CM, 49CM, 52CM, 54CM, 56CM, 58CM, 61CM.
| Geometry of the Tarmac SL7 Expert per size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach (mm) | 363 | 372 | 377 | 381 | 393 | 400 | 406 |
| Stack (mm) | 509 | 522 | 535 | 552 | 573 | 599 | 620 |
| Top tube (effective) (mm) | 496 | 509 | 531 | 541 | 563 | 577 | 595 |
| Seat tube (mm) | 435 | 447 | 458 | 475 | 496 | 517 | 547 |
| Head tube (mm) | 93 | 102 | 113 | 131 | 151 | 178 | 198 |
| Head angle (°) | 70.5 | 71.8 | 72.5 | 73 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 74 |
| Seat angle (°) | 75.5 | 75.5 | 74 | 74 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73 |
| Chainstays (mm) | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 970 | 973 | 975 | 978 | 991 | 1,006 | 1,013 |
| Front centre (mm) | 572 | 574 | 577 | 579 | 592 | 606 | 613 |
| Standover (mm) | 723 | 735 | 746 | 768 | 786 | 808 | 834 |
| BB drop (mm) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| BB height (mm) | 266 | 266 | 266 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 |
| Fork offset (mm) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Trail (mm) | 71 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 52 |
| Stem (mm) | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 110 |
| Handlebar width (mm) | 360 | 380 | 400 | 420 | 420 | 440 | 440 |
| Crank length (mm) | 165 | 165 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 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
- Groupset: SRAM Rival eTap AXS
Frequently asked questions
Does the Specialized Tarmac SL7 Expert have electronic shifting?
Electronic, wireless, according to the brand.