The Specialized Tarmac has established itself as the pinnacle of road bike engineering since production began in 2003. Within those 15 years of innovation, many varieties of Tarmac have have claimed victories at many famous Grand Tours, multiple World Championships and Olympic Road Races, and even a handful of the cobbled Classics. The new Tarmac may look similar to last years model, and in geometrical terms it's almost identical, It's the new shapes and profiles of the tubing that sets the new Tarmac apart from its predecessors.