SOLD - New Tarmac SL Pro For Sale/Trade

[irish]

Okay, here’s the deal: the head tube carbon/alloy bonding cracked on my S-Works Tarmac E5 and Specialized replaced it with a new Tarmac SL Pro. After ~100 miles of trying to bond with the bike (no pun intended) it’s just not going to work out. I hate it.

I’m posting this to offer the frame, the whole bike, everything but the wheels, etc. for sale. I’m also open to partial trades. The problem with selling the bike as a whole is that it’s got about $1 million dollars invested and one can never hope to reclaim the entire investment. So I’m open to innovative suggestions if you are interested.

Here are the details:

Frameset: XL (58.2cm) Tarmac SL Pro
Color: Red/white graphics
Bars: FSA K-Wing carbon
Stem: Deda Newton (135mm)
Seatpost: S-Works carbon w/Zerts
Saddle: BG Toupe Team (black/red)
Shifters: DuraAce 10-speed
Brakes: DuraAce 7800
Front and Rear Derailleurs: DuraAce 10-speed
Crankset/cups: DuraAce 10-speed (53/39t)
Chain: DuraAce
Cables: DuraAce
Cassette: SRAM Rival 28-11t (not a typo – I love this cassette)
Wheels: Mavic R-SYS
Tires: S-Works

The bike weighs 16.75 lbs w/cages, pedals, and computer

Kent @ Motion Makers bent over backwards trying to get a different frame, so I want to acknowledge that here (selling the frame is in NO WAY a reflection on Kent). There is nothing wrong with the SL; it does everything it’s supposed to. Relative to the Tarmac E5 it’s just too tame: sort of like going from bull riding to pushing Cheney around in a wheel chair…

I haven’t a clue what to ask in the way of price, probably somewhere around half of a new frame/bike (which sucks for me). The frameset retails for $1850, the wheel set ~$1300, and the gruppo ~$1000, just for frames of reference. Please call or email and we’ll talk if you are interested.

Thanks for reading a very long for sale/trade ad - Will

Cell: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

[irish]

This just in:

I'm getting a new frame set so all that is now for sale is the new Tarmac SL Pro frameset.

Asking $1100

[Scott Baker]

How much length is there on the steerer (sp?) tube? I guess measure from where it comes out of the frame to the top, less any cap. Make sense? Thanks!

[Wrenchmeister]

Scott,

Are you trying to figure out the total length of the steerer (fork crown to top) or the amount of steerer extension above the head tube? When I installed Will's fork I cut off about 0.75 inch, which left it with about 1.4 inches of spacers between the top of the head tube (frame) and the bottom of the Specialized stem. However, if your goal is to compare it to your bike, the total length of the steerer would be a more useful measurement as the length of the head tube has varied on Tarmacs from year to year.

Andrew

[Scott Baker]

Thanks Andrew. I am trying to find out if it is long enough for my setup w/o having to have a drastically angled stem to meet my positioning on the bike. What do you think?

[irish]

Thanks, Andrew.

If I'm not mistaken the venerable Wrenchmeister always leaves as much steerer tube on my bikes as is safely recommended from the manufacturer. In other words, the tube is as long as it can be.

Scott, you probably already know this, but the geometry on the SL is different than the older Tarmacs so a different stem angle may be needed at any rate.

[Wrenchmeister]

As Will said, the steerer is about as long as it can safely be. If I had to guess I'd say Will's bike is slightly taller than yours in the front Scott, but its been awhile since I've seen your Tarmac so I'm not sure.

I suggest bringing both bikes to the same place at the same time to compare, or at the least take them by the shop individually and have the same person measure them both.

[Scott Baker]

Thanks Will. I am thinking about upgrading my "winter" bike. I'll do some comparing and see.

[irish]

Make an offer :-)

[Scott Baker]

PM or e-mail what e-mail to send you your offer to. ;D

[irish]

[e-mail] or call [phone].

By the way, you'll need the front derail. with the SL frame - the clamp is a larger diameter than our old Tarmacs. I have a Dura Ace derail. that goes with the frame set if you want it.