Last week we featured a Giant Anthem Advanced mountain bike that packed in some great components at a fairly reasonable price.  This week we are going to take a look at a road bike that costs a small fortune.  I mean seriously, you could get a used car for the amount that you pay for one of these, but you will not have to pay gas bills and you will get to go extremely fast.  Allow me to introduce the Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL Campagnolo 2008.

The bike is constructed from Specialized FACT carbon, and it is light.  It weighs in at less than 900 grams.  Combine that with some of the best road bike components that money can buy and you have a speed machine that will rocket you past traffic jams in rush hour.  Brakes, levers, cassette, derailleurs, and chain are all from the Campagnolo Record line.  Front and rear hubs are Roval Starship.  Roval also provides carbon brake pads.  The rest of the components, frame and fork are S-Works and produced in house.

With bikes, there are a number of factors that affect potential speed.  Geometry, weight, component efficiency and rider strength will all factor in to how fast you can go.  Specialized seems to have nailed all of the non-rider elements with the S-Works Tarmac, the rest is up to you.  This bike includes pedals.

Price: $7,200

Sources: Specialized, Cycling News (Images)

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