Compare: 2027 Specialized Bicycles Tarmac SL9 S-Works 44 vs 2025 evolve CIMA Base XS

Insights

Average stack and reach vs trend of performance road bikes

Design deviates from other sizes of Specialized Bicycles Tarmac SL9

Average stack and reach vs trend of performance road bikes

Design deviates from other sizes of evolve CIMA

Stack	501mm	506mm +5mm
Reach	366mm	371mm +5mm
Stack to Reach Ratio	1.37:1	1.36:1
Seat Tube Length, C-TTT	433mm	443mm +10mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center	496mm	—
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown	—	507mm
Top Tube Slope	7.4deg	6.8deg -0.6deg
Head Tube Angle	70.5deg	71.1deg +0.6deg
Seat Tube Angle	75.5deg	75deg -0.5deg
Head Tube Length	99.6mm	103mm +3.4mm
Bottom Bracket Drop	74mm	74mm +0mm
Bottom Bracket Height	269mm	269mm +0mm
Chainstay Length	410mm	410mm +0mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal	403.3mm	403.3mm +0mm
Front-Center	572mm	571mm -1mm
Front-Center Horizontal	566.7mm	566.2mm -0.5mm
Wheelbase	970mm	969.5mm -0.5mm
Wheelbase Max	—	969mm
Fork Offset/Rake	47mm	44mm -3mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)	369mm	372mm +3mm
Trail	71.6mm high	70.9mm -0.7mm high
Mechanical Trail	67.5mm	67.1mm -0.4mm
Wheel Flop	22.5mm	21.7mm -0.8mm
Standover Height	722mm	730mm +8mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle	64mm 165 mm cranks	58mm -6mm 170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance	104mm 165 mm cranks	99mm -5mm 170 mm cranks

Wheel Size	700C/29 in 622 mm BSD	700C/29 in 622 mm BSD
Tire Width	32mm	32mm +0mm
Tire Width Max	—	32mm
Tire Outer Diameter	686mm	686mm +0mm
Bike Length with Tires	1656mm	1655.5mm -0.5mm
Crank Length	165mm	—
Handlebar Width	380mm	—
Stem Length	70mm	—
Suspension Type	Rigid, non-suspension corrected	Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Bar Type	Drop Bar	Drop Bar
Frame Material	Carbon/Composite	Carbon/Composite
Fork Material	Carbon/Composite	Carbon/Composite
Brake Type	Disc	Disc