
Specialized Tarmac SL7 Sport
Build Shimano 105

Specialized Tarmac SL7 Sport
road bike, carbon frame, 700c wheels, 2×12 drivetrain, mid-range equipment
Key specs
- Model year
- 2026
- Weight
- 8.27 kg
- Frame
- Carbon
- Wheelset
- 700c · DT Swiss R470
Tarmac SL7 FACT 9r Carbon
DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready
- Drivetrain
- 2×12
- Groupset
- Shimano 105 R7100
- Brake model
- Shimano 105 hydraulic disc
- Seatpost
- S-Works Tarmac Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 20mm offset
Dérailleur arrière Shimnao 105 R7100, 12-speed
Frein avant Shimano 105, Hydraulic disc
Spec sheet
Every value is read on the brand’s page; hover it to see its source and date.
Ride type
- Ride type
- Being updated
Frame and fork
- Frame
- Carbon
- Fork
- Carbon
- Max tyre clearance
- Being updated
- Axles
- Thru-axles
- Bottom bracket
- Shimano Threaded BSA BB
Tarmac SL7 FACT 9r Carbon
FACT Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
12x142mm thru-axle
Drivetrain
- Groupset brand
- Shimano
- Groupset
- Shimano 105 R7100
- Shifting
- Mechanical
- Chainrings
- 2
- Gears at the back
- 12
- Chainring teeth
- Shimano 105 FC-R7100 52/36
- Cassette
- Shimano 105 CS-R7100 11-34
- Rear derailleur
- Shimnao 105 R7100, 12-speed
Shimano 105 R7100
Dérailleur arrière Shimnao 105 R7100, 12-speed
Dérailleur arrière Shimnao 105 R7100, 12-speed
Shimano 105 FC-R7100, 12-speed, 52/36t
Shimano 105 CS-R7100, 12-speed, 11-34t
Brakes
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Brake model
- Shimano 105 hydraulic disc
Shimano 105, Hydraulic disc
Frein avant Shimano 105, Hydraulic disc
Wheels and tyres
- Wheel size
- 700c / 29"
- Wheelset
- DT Swiss R470
- Rims
- Aluminium
- Rim inner width
- 20 mm
- Tubeless ready
- yes
- Tyres
- Turbo Pro 700x26
- Tyre width fitted
- 26 mm
Turbo Pro, 700x26
DT Swiss R470 rim, 20mm internal width, tubeless ready
Cockpit and seatpost
- Handlebar width
- 420 mm
- Handlebar
- Specialized Shallow Drop, 6061, 70x125mm, 31.8mm clamp
- Stem
- Tarmac integrated stem, 6-degree
- Seatpost model
- S-Works Tarmac Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 20mm offset
Weight
- Weight
- 8.27 kg
- Weighed in size
- 56
Poids Taille 56
Geometry
- Geometry size
- 56
- Stack
- 565 mm
- Reach
- 395 mm
- Head angle
- 73.5 °
- Chainstays
- 410 mm
- Bottom bracket drop
- 72 mm
Poids Taille 56
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 made for very smooth ground, neutral handling, average gearing, average equipment. »
Made for smooth ground, more than other road bikes.
Between nimble and stable, like most other road bikes.
Gearing
- This bike: Tarmac SL7 Sport12 km/h - 54 km/h
- Average of other road bikes12 km/h - 54 km/h
From 12 km/h in its easiest gear to 54 km/h in its hardest.
Not enough data yet for the Equipment level chart: it fills in once the sheet is complete.
Geometry
7 sizes: 44CM, 49CM, 52CM, 54CM, 56CM, 58CM, 61CM.
| Geometry of the Tarmac SL7 Sport per size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach (mm) | 366 | 375 | 380 | 384 | 395 | 402 | 408 |
| Stack (mm) | 501 | 514 | 527 | 544 | 565 | 591 | 612 |
| Top tube (effective) (mm) | 496 | 509 | 531 | 541 | 563 | 577 | 595 |
| Seat tube (mm) | 433 | 445 | 456 | 473 | 494 | 515 | 545 |
| Head tube (mm) | 99 | 109 | 120 | 137 | 157 | 184 | 204 |
| 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
Comparable road bikes
Who is it for?
The sports the brand announces, and the features that go with them.
Cycling
- Groupset: Shimano 105 R7100
- Weight: 8.27 kg
Frequently asked questions
Does the Specialized Tarmac SL7 Sport have electronic shifting?
Mechanical, according to the brand.





