Its very rare that i write reviews or post about my experiences on x,y,z bike. As some of you will know i am now the proud owner of a Tarmac SL4 after previously quoting that i would never buy a plastic bike.
Well this year or should i say a few weeks ago that all changed. Having joined a cycle club and deciding to ride TT's i had to make a decision, ride the TT's on the Sabbath (ti) or buy a plastic super bike, that was light, stiff , good on the eye and and a beast under the hood..........
Step forward the Specialized Tarmac SL4 Sport..............
Now i have only ridden this bike twice and it has blown me away on both occassions. The first time was in my first ever TT in which the Tarmac helped me to a PB of 28:30 and the second time was on a flatish club run of 47miles with 2k feet of climbing. Both times the bike excelled from start to finish.
Lets talk about the bike, as soon as i got it of the box the red and black paint worked just popped right of the surface, better than you can ever imagine, shinny, smooth and sparkling surface, with the angled tubes and shape of the cobra style top tube was a sight to be hold. The bottom bracket and chain stays are huge and as stiff as you like, the bike just screamed ride me, i dare you........but can you handle me!!!!!
Without really knowing why and i'm not even going to try and explain, the bike is an absolute freak of carbon, it accelerates like nothing i have ever felt beneath me, yet its smoothness and compliance on the road, defies the stiffness of the frame, easing its way over the bumps, cracks and splits in the road surface.
After 47miles on sunday i got off the bike and literally felt as if i hadn't even ridden a mile. No aches or pains that most people would experience from such a race orientated geometry, the bike is just WOW!!!
Thanks to @Mr Haematocrit for the advice before purchasing this bike - believe me my friends this guy knows his bikes................
Well this year or should i say a few weeks ago that all changed. Having joined a cycle club and deciding to ride TT's i had to make a decision, ride the TT's on the Sabbath (ti) or buy a plastic super bike, that was light, stiff , good on the eye and and a beast under the hood..........
Step forward the Specialized Tarmac SL4 Sport..............
Now i have only ridden this bike twice and it has blown me away on both occassions. The first time was in my first ever TT in which the Tarmac helped me to a PB of 28:30 and the second time was on a flatish club run of 47miles with 2k feet of climbing. Both times the bike excelled from start to finish.
Lets talk about the bike, as soon as i got it of the box the red and black paint worked just popped right of the surface, better than you can ever imagine, shinny, smooth and sparkling surface, with the angled tubes and shape of the cobra style top tube was a sight to be hold. The bottom bracket and chain stays are huge and as stiff as you like, the bike just screamed ride me, i dare you........but can you handle me!!!!!
Without really knowing why and i'm not even going to try and explain, the bike is an absolute freak of carbon, it accelerates like nothing i have ever felt beneath me, yet its smoothness and compliance on the road, defies the stiffness of the frame, easing its way over the bumps, cracks and splits in the road surface.
After 47miles on sunday i got off the bike and literally felt as if i hadn't even ridden a mile. No aches or pains that most people would experience from such a race orientated geometry, the bike is just WOW!!!
Thanks to @Mr Haematocrit for the advice before purchasing this bike - believe me my friends this guy knows his bikes................
