The Winning Gear

As Specialized celebrates its 50th Anniversary and the innovation that has helped us inspire riders worldwide, we have our sights set on the next 50 years of innovation. The most aero road helmet in the peloton, the S-Works Evade 3 Forward 50 LTD, represents this commitment to continue pedaling the planet forward by innovating for riders. It all comes together in a stunning graphic.

Gold represents our 50th year and how our desire to improve lives through riding has not lost an ounce of luster. The pink calls back to our historic Team Stumpjumper and our commitment to racing with an irreverent, rebellious spirit. With only a limited supply worldwide, they represent the ultimate expression of the innovate or die attitude that has inspired Specialized for the last 50 years and continues to drive us into the future.

The S-Works Evade 3 was reinvented from the inside out to cool better, making it the fastest choice for more stages.Through extensive Computational Fluid Dynamics and Win Tunnel testing, we created a rear “diffuser” that helps minimize drag and improve ventilation. The diffuser helps optimize aero performance by allowing air to be released more easily and improves ventilation by drawing 10% more air through the helmet at a given speed.

The Occipital Base Adjustment optimizes comfort by personalizing fit to individual head shape, and the helmet angle can be adjusted for compatibility with glasses. An adjustable Tri-Fix web system gives riders added comfort with updated, thinner 10mm webbing that minimizes strap noise.

Our ultralight and supremely comfortable MIPS Node Air technology is integrated directly into the helmet padding, with a sleek, low friction layer designed to dissipate rotational forces. With Specialized’s proprietary development work, we added perforations to maximize breathability, performance, comfort, and weight savings.

• Enlarged front vents help increase ventilation.
• Rear Diffuser for aero and ventilation benefits.
• MIPS Air Node is MIPS’ most ventilation-focused solution.
• Adjustable Tri-Fix web splitter boosts comfort through personalized fit.
• Precision, full-wrap polycarbonate shell for increased durability and premium finish.
• Dual-density optimized EPS foam.

Nothing is faster than the Tarmac SL8 thanks to a combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, and ride quality previously thought impossible. After eight generations and over two decades of development, it’s more than the fastest Tarmac ever - it’s the world’s fastest race bike. Your legs up for it?

Aerodynamics or lightweight alone don’t win races - speed is what matters. Delivering that speed requires creating an uncompromising combination of aerodynamics, lightweight, stiffness, and compliance. Through race simulations using real world data our Ride Science team knows the Tarmac SL8 is the fastest race bike ever made on the routes that matter - 16.6 seconds faster over 40km, 128 seconds faster over Milan San Remo, 20 seconds faster over the legendary Tourmalet climb.

• AERO IN EVERYTHING: We’re putting aero where it matters - the leading edge - not just where it looks good. In the process we’ve created our most aerodynamic road bike ever. Yes, it’s more aero than the Venge. Clean air is optimized for maximum advantage with the Tarmac’s new nose cone - the Speed Sniffer. By moving the steer tube back - the tube that determines head tube width - the leading edge of the head tube can be much sharper, delivering a much lower drag shape. Utilizing new UCI rules, the Tarmac SL8 has the narrowest, most aero seat post we’ve ever made ensuring fast moving, dirty air around the legs can flow back more cleanly. Doesn’t victory smell sweet?
• MINIMUM WEIGHT, MAXIMUM AERO: Tarmac SL8 took learnings from Aethos to be easily built at the UCI minimum with a full aero set up. The team delivered a mind bending, scale tickling 685 gram frame - 15% lighter than the Tarmac SL7 and lighter than anything on else on the World Tour*. With the ability to make lightweight a top priority in the down tube, seat tube, and rear of the bike lessons from Aethos were applied. The frame’s shape carries load so efficiently that extra carbon stiffness layers become redundant. *Unless of course you count the time Kasper Asgreen raced our 585 gram Aethos frame during a Tour stage.
• GOES LIKE HELL, RIDES LIKE HEAVEN: With massive gains in stiffness-to-weight - an improvement of 33% over the SL7 - the Tarmac SL8 takes legendary handling, aggressive responsiveness and World Championship proven geometry to the next level. The bike is stiffer at the pedals, more precise at the bars, and combines it with a compliant ride in the saddle that sets a new benchmark for race bike comfort. Thanks to our Rider-First Engineering, every rider, regardless of size, gets the same unprecedented ride quality and handling. In the saddle the Tarmac SL8 delivers 6% more compliance, floating over rough road with a supple feel unique in the high strung world of race bikes. Tarmac’s proven geometry and 32mm tire clearance are identical to the SL7, ensuring easy adaptation and the versatility to run higher volume tires when needed.
• BEYOND GENDER: There can be more difference between two male cyclists than between a male and female. Gender alone doesn’t provide nearly enough data to specialize and that means creating male or female bikes is arbitrary and outdated. Every rider can get the next level advantage of Tarmac SL8. It’s time to go Beyond Gender.
• 68mm threaded bottom bracket, flat mount disc brakes, and no-hassle seamless integration — the S-Works Tarmac SL8 Frameset is the ultimate starting point for your dream build.

Well known for its long body and flat profile, the Phenom is the shape of choice for many of the best racers in the world, ranging from Tour of Flanders winner Kasper Asgreen to World DH Champion Loic Bruni. Like every saddle we make, the S-Works Phenom with Mirror was ergonomically designed and scientifically proven - our Body Geometry methodology - combined with our Mirror 3D printing - resulting in 28% less pressure, right where it counts.

BODY GEOMETRY: We know that every body is different, but the issues facing riders in the saddle are the same — sit bone pressure, scar tissue build-up, and blood flow loss. Using pressure mapping, blind comfort studies, and even penile blood flow studies (yeah, we did that), Body Geometry and Mirror Saddles don’t just promise to solve these issues for men and women — we’ve scientifically proven they do.

SOFT TISSUE RELIEF: Using a concave shape and ultra-compliant carbon shell, we’ve created a space for a thicker Mirror print, using 20,055 struts and 8,735 nodes - resulting in a 28% reduction in sit bone pressure compared to a traditional foam saddle, measured by our ultra high-resolution pressure mapping.

PERFORMANCE-INSPIRED SHAPING: Being our longest and flattest saddle from tail to nose, the S-Works Phenom with Mirror’s shape and construction enables maximum movement for optimal positioning for power - enabling riders to easily adjust their position on the saddle for tempo efforts and supports riders movement in and out of the saddle on climbs.

• Patented Body Geometry technology is ergonomically designed and scientifically proven to increase blood flow to sensitive arteries.
• Longest and flattest, Mirror saddle, from nose to tail to date at 27cm.
• Mirror technology utilizes 3D printing from liquid polymer to create a one-of-a-kind honeycomb structure that offers superior sit-bone support and comfort.
• Carbon fiber shell is flex-tuned for support and ride compliance.
• Ultra-light oversized carbon rails.
• SWAT™-compatible mounts molded into the saddle base allow for sleek and integrated storage solutions.
• NOTE: Oversized 7x9mm carbon rails are not compatible with seat posts equipped with side-load clamp mechanisms for 7mm round rails.
• Size 143mm / Weight 223g
• Size 155mm / Weight: 227g