Specialized Tarmac eclipses the Venge
Jul 30, 2020
3 minutes
Trickle-down technology is all well and good, until it makes the initial product obsolete. Arguably, that’s what’s happened to the Specialized Venge.
Every Specialized release of the last few years has taken notes from the aero road bike’s design. Now, in its latest guise, the lightweight all-rounder Tarmac is considered aero enough by the brand that it’s all but put the Venge out of a job.
The Venge will still exist as a frameset, but testers), we wave goodbye to it as a built bike. The Tarmac SL6 will continue to be available at Sport and Comp level, for those who prefer the old bike’s ride quality. And make no doubt about it: the ride quality of the new Tarmac is different.
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