2020 Specialized Tarmac SL7

[sheldonsmith]

some easier alternative to stem except aero enve? I don't like stock stem.

I looked at this option as well. I believe the Aero Enve requires an Enve handlebar as the hydraulic brake hoses travel through the handlebar and through the stem thus requiring a handlebar exit hole. (Schematic from https://support.enve.com/hc/en-us/artic ... nd-Routing). At this point, it's almost worth getting an all-in-one cockpit, which is what I ended up doing...

[marian]

I have Pro Vibe SL aero carbon handlebar now, the brake cables go through the handlebar really.
I found Pro Vibe Superlight stem with this description : - compatible with internal, semi-internal and traditional cable routing.However, But I couldn't find any video on YT showing the installation on tarmac SL7

[js]

Judging from the photos of the stem on their product page, it doesn't seem like routing hoses out of the stem & before the steerer tube is an option:


While there isn't a shot of the stem from it's under-side to 100% confirm this, there are two other images on the product page showing the stem from the side in both a positive and then negative rise position, and no exit hatch is visible. So my understanding would be that it won't allow hoses through the stem to go in front of the fork, as needed on the SL7

[cnishikigi1]

Hi folks,

I've been riding more than 6000km on my tarmac for the last 6 months and I'm adapting progressively to its geometries. I'm very sensitive to reach figures since I have a short torso, and feel kind of frustrated that I can't slam the stem even though I portray myself as flexible.

My height is 176cm, with inseam ~81.3cm. My legs are not quite long, but I guess I'm just having a longer neck than an average man so my height is effectively 1 or 2 centimeters lower, and then my legs seem long and torso seem short. My armspan is 180cm, which is about average. Currently I'm running a 90mm stem on a size 54 tarmac, and it works fine for me to stay in the neutral position for longer than 4 consecutive hours. However, I'm really wondering if I could go any lower on this bike on the front end. Do you have any suggestions? Should I go for an endurance bike in the first place in order to actually be more aggresive?

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[skidz]

Bike looks great and your fit looks okay to me in the second photo.

I'd say just ride it and enjoy it

[MattVega]

Hi folks,

I've been riding more than 6000km on my tarmac for the last 6 months and I'm adapting progressively to its geometries. I'm very sensitive to reach figures since I have a short torso, and feel kind of frustrated that I can't slam the stem even though I portray myself as flexible.

My height is 176cm, with inseam ~81.3cm. My legs are not quite long, but I guess I'm just having a longer neck than an average man so my height is effectively 1 or 2 centimeters lower, and then my legs seem long and torso seem short. My armspan is 180cm, which is about average. Currently I'm running a 90mm stem on a size 54 tarmac, and it works fine for me to stay in the neutral position for longer than 4 consecutive hours. However, I'm really wondering if I could go any lower on this bike on the front end. Do you have any suggestions? Should I go for an endurance bike in the first place in order to actually be more aggresive?

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As I always tell everyone on these kinds of posts/questions... Go see a professional bike fitter

[random101]

Hi all,

My Sworks cricks a fair bit when climbing.

What areas should I look at to lube / stop them?

I'm assuming it's the seat post?

Doesn't 'crick'when sprinting.

So don't think it's bottom bracket. But happy to lube up all the bad actors.

If anyone could point me in the right direction

Cheers

Edit: seat post had no carbon grease, regressed some other parts of the seat post as per manual.

Will see how that goes

[sheldonsmith]

My new SL8 does the same thing. I'll be dropping the fork to add grease around the headset bearing seats to see if that does the trick.

[random101]

My new SL8 does the same thing. I'll be dropping the fork to add grease around the headset bearing seats to see if that does the trick.

I'll see how I go with the seat first. I'll then try the headset - I haven't touched it since they did the recall.

[Ronin416]

Make sure your through axles have a bit of grease on them.

[EFBallzout]

Hello all. I'm a master tech in Socal. Just thought I'd share my masterpiece w/ a little background.

This is my S-works SL7.5 as I call it. Bought the frameset a few years ago (@ full price!) lol. Original colour Satin Carbon/Spectraflair Tint/Gloss Brushed Chrome. Through trials & tribulations, I spent 2 years accumilating components piece by piece. Each day my vision for the bike became more & more defined. My goal was not only to build my dream bike, but something entirely unique. A magnum opus w/ a coherent theme and a refined palette.

The inspiration began with my favorite color as the base for the frame. Making it translucent adds multidimensional depth, granting you visual appreciation for the material. The substrate gives way to a beautiful deep red tint, amplifying its complexity. The inspiration for the font color came from the wheels on my car. Smoked chrome. A dynamic metallic color with depth and maturity, complimenting the sophistication of the base color with equal panache.

From there, I further refined my theme w/ what I call the perfect triad. A palette consisting of 3 complimentary elements/colors. Titanium/polished aluminum, copper/rose gold, and of course the blood red. I wanted everything to balance well, so I considered every single component that makes up the whole bike.

I decided to try something entirely exploritive and sole. Build the finest wheelset in the world...a wheel like no other. A gradient from polished alloy, to rose gold/copper, to pure carbon. The sidewalls of the tires to match the spokes. The profile of the rims had to match & compliment the size of the tubes on the frame. All the proportions had to flow perfectly. The hubs had to be beautifully machined with nicely rounded flanges. The rims are of the highest quality carbon. With all engineering & material aspects considered. Being a wheelsmith, I ordered hoops and hubs, calculated spoke lengths down to the thread. For spokes, I went w/ what are IMO the best spokes in the world (at least for road performance anyway). Sapim CX-Rays in silver. Once I received the spokes, I bit the bullet & bought an electroplating kit. I then studied hard and learned about all the solutions necessary for the desired result, voltage, anodes, brushing technique and all steps involved etc. I used a handful of test spokes to practice before getting my formula down. I sat and meticulously hand-brush electroplated each spoke for an eslapsed periof of 30-40hrs! I won't do this again, but it was worth it to make this the most involed and special build. If I do plate spokes again, it will be by bath instead. Building these was highly satisfting. There you have it, a wheelset to match the dyamism & class of the frame.

The thru-axles; Custom order machined titanium from Meti (Italy). Not only is this an aesthetic conisderation, but also ride quality and characteristics. The Ti axles really add a more lively feel. A sort of springy aggressiveness and sportiness added to the riding experience. Pulley wheels are Ceramic Speed Raw Titanium w/ coated ceramic bearings. IMHO the best performing pulleys on the planet. Bottle cages.. I found the last NOS of Silca Bourbon small batch edition which I had imported from a retailer in India. A very limited run which is half bourbon, half raw Ti. Perfectly compliments the axles, pulleys, spokes, tires and bronzit Record BB cups! See how the colors balance perfectly all the way from front to rear of bike. The coherent theme/palette is coming to life..

I then replaced all fastening hardware with polished Titanium bolts from tipartstitaniun.com. This polished finish matches the polished appearance of the hubs.

The Roval Rapide Cockpit w/ was an integral decision in keeping the flow of the entire bike front to rear perfectly proportioned and aestheticlly pleasing. Obviously lighter, stiffer, and more aero as well.

For the groupset, I went with what I consider the most beautiful gruppo of all time. Campy Super Record EPS V4. The soul, flare, pride, character, ergonomics, quality, material, heritage, control, and class of this group are simply unrivaled. Now before you jump at my throat, consider the following aspects. Yes, SRAM and Shimano are much easier to setup and work on. Yes, 9250 is a bit better and faster in some performance aspects.... Everyone and their mother, sister, brother, cousin, grandma, and dead dog has Shimano or Sram. And practically so! But this is a no holds barr, 1 of 1 dream build.

Bar Caps! Found NOS set of limited edition Campag Brav Alloy plugs. Only used one to match the EPS V4 integrated interface.

Altogether, the bike came out simply Sprezzatura, which is my exact aim.

Anyway, sorry for being pic heavy or long winded w/ this. Hopefully someone enjoys this. The build list is as follows.

Frameset: S-Works Tarmac SL7 56cm (Custom Painted Translucent Candy Apple Red | Smoked Chrome)
Gruppo: Campagnolo Super Record EPS V4
Crankset: 172.5
Pedals: Look Keo Blade Ti Ceramic
Saddle: S-Works Romin Evo Mirror 155
Handlebar/Stem: Rapide Cockpit 135x42
Bar Tape: Brooks Black Leather
Computer Mount: Mag Cad Rapide Garmin Mount (The Best)
Top Cap: Alpitude UD Carbon Rapide Top Cap (Hand Made in Italy)
HS: Ceramic Speed SLT OHD Kit
Axles: Meti Titanium
Hubs: i9 Classic CLD w/ Ceramic Bearings
Spokes: Sapim CX-Ray Silver ---> Hand-brush electrolated Rose Gold/Copper
Hoops: Enve SES 3.4 Set
Tires: Continental GP 5000 STR 28mm 'Transparent'
TL Valves: Muc-Off 7075 60mm Valves in Silver (Enve valve nuts a MUST)
Rotors: Campy SR CL 160/140
Der Pulleys: Ceramic Speed Campy 12spd Raw Ti | Coated Ceramic Bearings
Cages: Silca Small Batch Bourbon + Straw Kit
BB Cups: Record EPS UT Cups (dark bronzit) to color match components on bike
Hardware: Polished Ti Bolts Throughout

[Charlie69]

Hello all. I'm a master tech in Socal. Just thought I'd share my masterpiece w/ a little background.

This is my S-works SL7.5 as I call it. Bought the frameset a few years ago (@ full price!) lol. Original colour Satin Carbon/Spectraflair Tint/Gloss Brushed Chrome. Through trials & tribulations, I spent 2 years accumilating components piece by piece. Each day my vision for the bike became more & more defined. My goal was not only to build my dream bike, but something entirely unique. A magnum opus w/ a coherent theme and a refined palette.

The inspiration began with my favorite color as the base for the frame. Making it translucent adds multidimensional depth, granting you visual appreciation for the material. The substrate gives way to a beautiful deep red tint, amplifying its complexity. The inspiration for the font color came from the wheels on my car. Smoked chrome. A dynamic metallic color with depth and maturity, complimenting the sophistication of the base color with equal panache.

From there, I further refined my theme w/ what I call the perfect triad. A palette consisting of 3 complimentary elements/colors. Titanium/polished aluminum, copper/rose gold, and of course the blood red. I wanted everything to balance well, so I considered every single component that makes up the whole bike.

I decided to try something entirely exploritive and sole. Build the finest wheelset in the world...a wheel like no other. A gradient from polished alloy, to rose gold/copper, to pure carbon. The sidewalls of the tires to match the spokes. The profile of the rims had to match & compliment the size of the tubes on the frame. All the proportions had to flow perfectly. The hubs had to be beautifully machined with nicely rounded flanges. The rims are of the highest quality carbon. With all engineering & material aspects considered. Being a wheelsmith, I ordered hoops and hubs, calculated spoke lengths down to the thread. For spokes, I went w/ what are IMO the best spokes in the world (at least for road performance anyway). Sapim CX-Rays in silver. Once I received the spokes, I bit the bullet & bought an electroplating kit. I then studied hard and learned about all the solutions necessary for the desired result, voltage, anodes, brushing technique and all steps involved etc. I used a handful of test spokes to practice before getting my formula down. I sat and meticulously hand-brush electroplated each spoke for an eslapsed periof of 30-40hrs! I won't do this again, but it was worth it to make this the most involed and special build. If I do plate spokes again, it will be by bath instead. Building these was highly satisfting. There you have it, a wheelset to match the dyamism & class of the frame.

The thru-axles; Custom order machined titanium from Meti (Italy). Not only is this an aesthetic conisderation, but also ride quality and characteristics. The Ti axles really add a more lively feel. A sort of springy aggressiveness and sportiness added to the riding experience. Pulley wheels are Ceramic Speed Raw Titanium w/ coated ceramic bearings. IMHO the best performing pulleys on the planet. Bottle cages.. I found the last NOS of Silca Bourbon small batch edition which I had imported from a retailer in India. A very limited run which is half bourbon, half raw Ti. Perfectly compliments the axles, pulleys, spokes, tires and bronzit Record BB cups! See how the colors balance perfectly all the way from front to rear of bike. The coherent theme/palette is coming to life..

I then replaced all fastening hardware with polished Titanium bolts from tipartstitaniun.com. This polished finish matches the polished appearance of the hubs.

The Roval Rapide Cockpit w/ was an integral decision in keeping the flow of the entire bike front to rear perfectly proportioned and aestheticlly pleasing. Obviously lighter, stiffer, and more aero as well.

For the groupset, I went with what I consider the most beautiful gruppo of all time. Campy Super Record EPS V4. The soul, flare, pride, character, ergonomics, quality, material, heritage, control, and class of this group are simply unrivaled. Now before you jump at my throat, consider the following aspects. Yes, SRAM and Shimano are much easier to setup and work on. Yes, 9250 is a bit better and faster in some performance aspects.... Everyone and their mother, sister, brother, cousin, grandma, and dead dog has Shimano or Sram. And practically so! But this is a no holds barr, 1 of 1 dream build.

Bar Caps! Found NOS set of limited edition Campag Brav Alloy plugs. Only used one to match the EPS V4 integrated interface.

Altogether, the bike came out simply Sprezzatura, which is my exact aim.

Anyway, sorry for being pic heavy or long winded w/ this. Hopefully someone enjoys this. The build list is as follows.

Frameset: S-Works Tarmac SL7 56cm (Custom Painted Translucent Candy Apple Red | Smoked Chrome)
Gruppo: Campagnolo Super Record EPS V4
Crankset: 172.5
Pedals: Look Keo Blade Ti Ceramic
Saddle: S-Works Romin Evo Mirror 155
Handlebar/Stem: Rapide Cockpit 135x42
Bar Tape: Brooks Black Leather
Computer Mount: Mag Cad Rapide Garmin Mount (The Best)
Top Cap: Alpitude UD Carbon Rapide Top Cap (Hand Made in Italy)
HS: Ceramic Speed SLT OHD Kit
Axles: Meti Titanium
Hubs: i9 Classic CLD w/ Ceramic Bearings
Spokes: Sapim CX-Ray Silver ---> Hand-brush electrolated Rose Gold/Copper
Hoops: Enve SES 3.4 Set
Tires: Continental GP 5000 STR 28mm 'Transparent'
TL Valves: Muc-Off 7075 60mm Valves in Silver (Enve valve nuts a MUST)
Rotors: Campy SR CL 160/140
Der Pulleys: Ceramic Speed Campy 12spd Raw Ti | Coated Ceramic Bearings
Cages: Silca Small Batch Bourbon + Straw Kit
BB Cups: Record EPS UT Cups (dark bronzit) to color match components on bike
Hardware: Polished Ti Bolts Throughout

Your bike is absolutely stunning... I love the super record on it. Safe cycling my friend.