Specialized, SRAM auctioning five Tarmacs w/ Red eTAP to benefit World Bicycle Relief

Written by Tyler Benedict Feb 15, 2016 10:51 a.m. ET

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Want to get your hands on the very first bicycles to be sold with SRAM Red eTap? Get ready to put a bid on one of five 2016 Specialized Tarmacs on Tuesday, February 16th, and you could ride off with a custom built bike.

The bikes are the Tarmac S-Works, and they’re built with a full Zipp cockpit (carbon bar and post, alloy stem) and Zipp 303 wheels with custom matching logo and World Bicycle Relief decals. A Specialized saddle and tires round out the package.

Proceeds will further WBR’s mission of providing bicycles (275,000+ to date) and training mechanics (1,000+) in rural, developing areas throughout the world. This enables entrepreneurs to better run small businesses to improve their own livelihood and community, students to get to school, patients to get medical care and families to get food, water and supplies more easily.

More pics and links below…

The auction opens 8am PST February 16th, 2016 and closes at 7:59pm February 18th. Click here to head to the eBay Charity Auction page.

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Tyler Benedict is the Founder of Bikerumor.com. He has been writing about the latest bikes, components, and cycling technology for almost two decades. Prior to that, Tyler launched and built multiple sports nutrition brands and consumer goods companies, mostly as an excuse to travel to killer riding locations throughout North America.

Based in North Carolina, Tyler loves family adventure travel and is always on the lookout for the next shiny new part to make his bikes faster and lighter.

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Pit

8 years ago

That bike will ride and race like heaven. Great cause too!

Flatbiller

8 years ago

Trying to come up with a Specialized lawsuit joke, but they’re all taken already.

Burp

8 years ago

So they needed a special cause to come out with a decent graphic ? My 2015 sworks Tarmac black and white is just fugly..

KAW

8 years ago

Reply to Burp

…says the person who purchased it.

Chefdog

8 years ago

That is a d*mn pretty bike. I wonder what these will fetch at auction.

Pit

8 years ago

Did anyone see Stijn Vandenbergh DESTROY on his Tarmac to finish in a solo break? Once he dropped his dead weight break mate (Cipo Bardiani rider), he went on alone like a (deleted) runaway train. He got a plastich bag tangled up on his hub and QR and that thing was flapping like crazy. It would drive most men insane, but he powered on for the win. I honestly cried a little, beautiful thing if you follow world tour racing and know how hard this guy works for others on Etixx-QS team.

Pit

8 years ago

Oh forgot to say that was in stage 5 of Va Valencia. Youtube it.

kbark

8 years ago

Reply to Pit

I often have to comment to read the comments, not always but a good percentage of the time.

I suspect some javascript errors or something else causing the page rendering to go nuts. It happens to me in IE, Chrome, and I think even my iphone and kindle.

dartingd

8 years ago

Came here to see the 5 comments…none showing?

Billy joe

8 years ago

All of that work, and no wbr stem cap?

EATRIDEGROW

8 years ago

Freaking auctions! So elitist… They would always get MORE money with a raffle!

Loki

8 years ago

Reply to EATRIDEGROW

+1
Don’t know how much more money, but definitely a message more in line with the charity they’re supporting. Give more people a chance rather than five with deep pockets.