Specialized was founded in 1974 by Mike Sinyard, who initially imported Italian bike components before developing their own products. Specialized emphasizes understanding rider needs and incorporating that feedback into their designs, striving to create bikes that offer both performance and a great riding experience.

Get out of the pain cave and into your power positions with the S-Works Power EVO with Mirror—the most comfortable high-performance saddle they’ve ever measured.

Engineered for dynamic riders who move front to back, it uses Body Geometry science and elite rider insights for unrivaled comfort and performance—34.1% less nose pressure and 28.8% less sit bone pressure vs. foam saddles, plus 18% less midline pressure vs. Power Mirror. Power EVO keeps you supported in every position.

One Bike To Rule Them All 

The S-Works Tarmac SL9 is the fastest road bike ever made—delivering the lowest real-world Time to Finish of any road bike. It’s not defined by a single breakthrough, but by how aerodynamics, weight, stiffness, and ride quality work together as one complete system.

​When riders line up to race, the objective is simple: cross the line first. Tarmac SL9 converts more effort into speed across real race conditions—validated on World Tour courses, terrain, and scenarios that actually decide outcomes. 

The Crux is the lightest gravel bike in the world, with the exceptional capability of massive tire clearance and performance gravel geometry. It’s not just the ultimate expression of gravel performance—it’s your one-way ticket to gravel enlightenment.