Two speedy all-round race bike titans square off <\/p>
In the summer of 2023, Specialized launched the Tarmac SL8, updating one of the most successful \u2013 and highly rated \u2013 race bikes on the UCI WorldTour.<\/p>\n
A year prior to that, Canyon had refreshed the Ultimate<\/a>, which is also one of the most well-regarded race bikes in the world.<\/p>\n Both are pitched to deliver top-tier race performance, and neither is designed to be out of reach of mere mortals who want to ride a fast race bike. However, each bike goes about that aim a little differently.<\/p>\n Here, while acknowledging what the brands say about their own bikes, I\u2019ve taken a long hard look at both in order to help you decide which is the best one for you.<\/p>\n My conclusion? The Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8<\/a> is probably the faster race bike of these two, but there are certainly caveats that make the bottom line far less clear.<\/p>\n