SL8 vs SL7 vs Venge | Ultimate Specialized Showdown!

Specialized recently released the latest iteration to the Tarmac platform. Now in the 8th generation, Sam Gupta and Specialzied ambassador, Alan Murchison, put the SL8 and the SL7 head to head along with the last version of the Specialized Venge.

00:00 - Intro
00:39 - The Similarities
02:24 - Price & Weights
03:01 - The Speed Test
08:00 - Ride Qualities
09:49 - Aesthetics
10:34 - Does the data matter?
13:45 - Outro

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[JayLato]

Asking a Specialized ambassador if the new bike is better than the old bike.

[JogBird]

for price comparison, you should have used the launch price, they raised prices by 25% since launch and scaled it back by .5%... woohoo what a deal

[LewLew]

I’m a Specialised fan boy but even I’m getting a bit overwhelmed with YouTube channels making such over stated claims on how good the new SL8 is… they’re making out the SL8 should have won every pro race it’s entered so far with dramatic ease! Don’t be fooled people…😊

[ifp]

Cyclists should avoid buying any 2024 bike of any brand for 1 full year, until companies lower all prices dramatically. Bikes are not worth half that of a car. I've have 5 Cervelos, 2 Specialized, and 1 Giant in the past 13 years, and down to just 1 after coming to my senses.

[johntrussell]

Is anyone ever going to do a video with the SL8 Pro?

[DurianriderCyclingTips]

Very objective test. We know wind speed and direction always stays the same when we ride the same road at different times...

[tomrachellesfirstdance]

To be fair he is going to say the sl8 is best being an ambassador, sales people never lie about their own products, He isn't going to say the discontinued venge is the fastest is he.

[markmcinnes]

Difference is the SL7 won Gold at the 2023 Women's road race world champs, and the SL8 won Silver 🤪

[andrewlabat]

This kind of sounds like marketing.. Well, because it is marketing, so take all said here with a big pinch of salt..

[silvercat]

Punter here, coming from a 7 (masters 50+ sat on 170 BC points). The 8 is as he describes, to me comfort is more noticeable. Feels shaper than the 6 (rim) & “feels” faster than my old Venge (2019). Really pleased with it.

[Swoop]

The price comparison was very dodgy the sl7 expert was £5500 not £7250, so the sl8 is £500 more.

[mayalman]

Have not ridden the sl8 but the SL7 is an exceptional bike.

[BryanSmith]

If someone actually wanted to buy one of these is it a 24 month wait? Seems like only the YouTube “influencers” are the only ones that can get their paws on a new bike nowadays…

[louis]

My SL6 5.8 Kg with Lightweight Obermayer, powermeter and pedals! Best bike ever!

[tomaxxxx]

nothing different unless you are a super pro riding huge miles

[fabianbv]

What about comparing the new SL8 vs SL6?

[RoquetteAttaquer]

Nahhhh, still overpriced, I sold my venge and bought the Canyon Aeroad MVDP edition with Dura Ace group set. I’m happy 😊

[walterhofer]

Internally routed cables in the handlebars, stem and head tube, non-round seat posts: thank you no.

[markrskinner]

GCN don't do reviews. And this isn't one either. But I guess neither of them really claim they are reviews, I'll give them that.

[kieranocallaghan]

This video should be advertised as an advertisement. As a brand ambassador is giving his opinion this is a biased video. CW is not GCN. I would have expected CW to do your own independent testing.