Daniel Oss’s S-Works Tarmac SL6 gallery

The big Italian rider's new race bike

January 22, 2018 at 7:00 am

Classics specialist Daniel Oss has been battling the head at the Tour Down Under alongside Peter Sagan with his new team Bora-Hansgrohe.

With a change in team, the Italian rider also has a new S-Works Tarmac SL6 in a size 58. And he’s running the yet-to-be-launched dual-sided Specialized power meter on his 172.5mm cranks.

We initially spotted the Specialized Powermeter on Peter Sagan’s bike, but the whole Bora squad is using the units

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Oss’s new bike is equipped with a full Shimano Dura-Ace R9150 drivetrain, complete with 53-39T chainrings at the front and a Dura-Ace 11-28T cassette at the back.

At the front, the entire Bora-Hansgrohe team are running the burly PRO Vibe Sprint stems and Oss’s bike features 420mm PRO Vibe bars wrapped in Supacaz Super Sticky Kush bar tape.

At the back, atop the new D-shaped seatpost used in the new Tarmacs is an S-Works Romin Evo saddle.

K-Edge features heavy on the Italian’s bike

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K-Edge features heavy around Oss’s bike with a Race Mount for his Wahoo Elemnt Bolt, as well as a chain catcher and GoPro mount, which the mechanic told us was only for the training rides and wouldn’t be used during the race.

Rolling on Roval’s CLX50 Rapide hoops with upgraded CeramicSpeed bearings, finished with 26mm S-Works Turbo tubulars with the Gription compound tread.

S-Works Tarmac SL6 bike specifications

Frame: S-Works Tarmac SL
Fork: S-Works Fact Carbon
Stem: PRO Vibe Sprint, 140mm
Handlebar: PRO Vibe 420mm
Tape: Supacaz Super sticky Kush
Front brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9110 direct mount
Rear brake: Shimano Dura-Ace R9110 direct mount
Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
Brake/shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace R9150
Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace 11-28T
Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace
Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9100 with Specialized Powermeter, 53/39T
Wheelset: Roval CLX50 Rapide with CeramicSpeed bearings
Tyres: S-Works Turbo Gription, 26mm
Saddle: S-Works Roman Evo
Seatpost: S-Works Fact carbon
Bottle cages: Tacx Deva

Critical measurements

Rider’s weight: 75kg
Rider’s height: 1.9m
Saddle height, from bottom bracket (c-t): 820mm
Seat tube length: 522mm
Tip of saddle nose to centre of handlebars: 650mm
Head tube length: 190mm
Top tube length: 577mm
Total bike weight: 7.04kg

Click or swipe through the gallery above for a detailed look at the world champion’s custom machine.

Colin Levitch

Originally from Denver, Colorado, Colin now resides on the Gold Coast in Australia. Holding a media degree, Colin is focused on the adventure sport media world. Coming from a ski background, his father a former European pro convinced him to try collegiate crit racing. Although his bright socks say full roadie, he can often found exploring singletrack or grinding down a gravel road.