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Crux Comp

$3,149.99-$4,200

4.9

27 Reviews

The Crux is the lightest gravel bike in the world, with the exceptional capability…

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#1 Again: 2023 Gran Fondo Awards

The riders have spoken! For the fifth year in a row, Specialized has been crowned the #1 “Drop Bar Bike Brand” in the prestigious Gran Fondo Best Brand Awards for 2023. We innovate for riders, and year after year, our bikes are loved by the most discerning riders. Thank you!

Meet the Crux

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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.

This Crux Comp comes spec'd with a reliable and smooth-shifting SRAM Rival 1 hydraulic disc groupset, tough DT G540 Disc wheels, and 2Bliss Ready, 700x38mm Pathfinder Pro tires that hookup over nasty terrain.

  • Lightest: 725g S-Works 12r and 825g 10r frames. We took the revolutionary breakthroughs that made Aethos the lightest bike ever and applied them to the Crux. The result? A gravel bike that climbs like a dream, floats over nightmarish terrain, and weighs less than a full bottle in your cage.

  • Capable: 47c/650b x 2.1” tire clearance. More clearance means more capability. With Diverge-level tire clearance, Crux takes you anywhere you can imagine, at full gas.

  • Responsive: Nimble, supple, and reactive. Responsive at the pedals. Supple in the saddle. With performance gravel geometry and race-influenced fit inspired by Crux's iconic history in ‘cross.

Technical Specifications

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Frameset

Frame

Crux FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Suspension

Fork

FACT 12R Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Brakes

Front Brake

SRAM Rival, hydraulic disc

Rear Brake

SRAM Rival, hydraulic disc

Drivetrain

Shift Levers

SRAM Rival 1, hydraulic

Rear Derailleur

SRAM Rival 1, long cage

Cassette

SunRace, 11-speed, 11-42t

Chain

KMC X11 Extra Lightweight, 11-speed

Crankset

SRAM Rival 1x

Chainrings

40T

Bottom Bracket

Sram GXP

Wheels & Tires

Front Wheel

DT Swiss G540 Disc

Front Tire

Pathfinder Pro 2BR, 700x38

Rear Tire

Pathfinder Pro 2BR, 700x38

Rear Wheel

DT Swiss G540 Disc

Inner Tubes

Presta valve, 48mm

Cockpit

Stem

Specialized, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 7-degree rise

Handlebars

Specialized Adventure Gear, 118.9mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flare

Tape

Supacaz Super Sticky Kush

Saddle

Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails

SeatPost

Roval Terra Carbon Seat Post, 20mm Offset

Seat Binder

Specialized Alloy, 30mm

* Weights based on production painted frames as pictured. Actual weights will vary based on colorway, frame size, and component variation. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Geometry

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495254565861
Crank Length170mm170mm172.5mm172.5mm175mm175mm
Handlebar Width380mm400mm420mm420mm440mm440mm
Stem Length70mm80mm90mm100mm110mm110mm
Saddle Width155mm155mm143mm143mm143mm143mm
Seatpost Length330mm330mm330mm380mm380mm380mm
Stack530mm547mm560mm578mm598mm621mm
Reach375mm382mm388mm397mm405mm415mm
Head Tube Length100mm115mm130mm147mm167mm190mm
Head Tube Angle70.5°71.25°71.5°72°72.25°72.5°
BB Height284mm284mm286mm286mm286mm286mm
BB Drop74mm74mm72mm72mm72mm72mm
Trail74mm69mm67mm64mm62mm60mm
Fork Length, Full401mm401mm401mm401mm401mm401mm
Fork Rake/Offset50mm50mm50mm50mm50mm50mm
Front Center594mm600mm608mm618mm630mm644mm
Chainstay Length425mm425mm425mm425mm425mm425mm
Wheelbase1008mm1014mm1023mm1033mm1045mm1059mm
Top Tube Length, Horizontal512mm539mm549mm568mm582mm599mm
Bike Standover Height749mm772mm794mm816mm841mm866mm
Seat Tube Length466mm496mm521mm546mm576mm606mm
Seat Tube Angle75.5°74°74°73.5°73.5°73.5°
Geometry

Rider Reviews

4.9

27 Reviews

 

best road gravel and cross bike ever

my mom bought me the black one recently and it zooms on everything and the black one is just as good as the new ones but like 2000 ish less I think I have fallen in love with this bike


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mark

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Super Bike

A crux é minha bike atual. Simplesmente faltam palavras para descrever o que essa bike é capaz. Rápida, responsiva e leve. Sobe muito bem e desenvolve muito no estradão. No asfalto ouso até acompanhar alguns amigos de speed em seus treinos mais leves. Tinha uma diverge expert e não me arrependo da mudança. Mas vale ressaltar que a diverge oferece um conforto maior, como dizem: cada escolha tem seu preço. Você sente a rigidez maior da crux em pedais mais longos, mas nada que me atrapalhou em relação ao que ela entrega. Eu brinco com os amigos que ela eleva meu nível de condicionamento, me fazendo achar que estou melhor.


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Marco A.

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Superou expectativas

Tenho um bom histórico de experiencia com speed, contra relógio e Gravel. A crux realmente me surpreendeu em todos os sentidos. Depois de postergar a compra da bike por 2 anos, meu maior arrependimento foi de não ter comprado antes. A bike é um canhão em todos os sentidos. Muito boa para subir, excelente para descer (mesmo sem o future Shock) e um canhão no plano. A bike não é tão "agressiva" quanto escutei de outras pessoas. Geometria e posição dela me lembram uma bike de gran fondo.


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João G.

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Un cohete con ruedas¡¡

Si lo tuyo son las pistas de grava o los caminos forestales...y quieres ir rapido de verdad ¡¡No lo pienses mas!!


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Joaquin

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Racé et confortable

Récemment acheté il y a un peu moins d'un mois, et quelques sorties après, je trouve ce vélo vif, nerveux et confortable… Très adapté pour des sorties courtes et moyennes distances, cependant les amateurs de bike packing devront se tourner vers le Diverge car il y a peu de point d'ancrages. Mais ce n'était pas ce que je cherchais et suis tout à fait satisfait de mon choix. Vélo rapide qui ne demande qu'à être relancé en permanence, très joueur dans les singles et un rail sur les chemins blancs. Le confort est indéniable à condition de le passer en tubeless et d'adapter la pression selon la nature du terrain. Vélo que je recommande vivement pour son côté fun et bien sur avec la qualité de finition irréprochable chez Specialized en prime


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Jean-francois

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Specialized Crux

Muy buena elección para gravel en terrenos sin demasiada exigencia. Permite llantas de ancho de hasta 47. El mejor espacio de su clase, además de ser muy ligera


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Carlos B.

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The ALL-in-One bike - Awesome

I purchased the bike for the blue frame as it is only 100g heavier than the Sworks frame set. Sram rival power axs 2x, Terra carbon bars, cinelli carbon stem and finish kit, specialized mimic carbon rails power saddle and CLXII, Mondo 35mm. Coming in at 7.9kg for a 54cm its fast snappy agile and does anything, Incredible bike. Road, Hill TT, Gravel, CX this really is the Only bike you need. Lots of youtube videos showing why the CRUX is the only bike you will ever need.


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Stef B.

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Impressionante.

Minha gravel anterior foi uma Crux Sworks 2022, e essa bike se aproxima muito! Ela é bem leve e super manobrável. Sobe demais! Em relação à diverge ela é mais arisca e requer atenção em trechos mais técnicos como alta velocidade em estradão de cascalho solto e singletracks, mas é o preço de sua super performance no gravel. Ela não é tão dura quanto se imagina e vem com o canote Roval Terra que amacia bem a parte traseira flexionando significativamente . Coloquei recentemente as rodas Roval Terra Cl que pesam 1408 gramas, contra os 2.100 gramas de suas DTR540 originais. A bike ficou muito mais poderosa, retomadas absurdas, manutenção do passo e em subidas muito íngremes faz muita diferença, além da bike ficar mais macia também. Então se você quer a melhor resposta em provas e competições gravel e extrair o máximo de velocidade, essa é a bike!


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Magnus C.

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Que bike!

Leve, rápida e responsiva. Eu ganhei muita performance com essa bike (principalmente nas subidas) além da capacidade de me aventurar por ai, sem me preocupar com o terreno. Uma ótima opção para quem curte pedais misto com gravel e asfalto, além de ser uma super gravel de competição.


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Romulo

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The ultimate “Dual Sport” bicycle,

The ultimate “Dual Sport” bicycle, with two different wheelsets, the Crux serves as a road and gravel bike for me. Crux Framesets weren’t in stock so I bought the Comp level build and swapped components over to SRAM RED AXS. The full build in “gravel mode” with Roval Terra CL’s and Continental Terra Speed 40’s is at 16.9 lbs and under 16.0lbs when in “road mode”. The Crux checks all the right boxes for me.


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Guest G.

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I use the 2022 Crux

I use the 2022 Crux for both road and gravel - and have two wheelsets for it. One word: Perfect. - R


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Guest G.

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Zeer snelle levering en goede

Zeer snelle levering en goede service


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Marc D.

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I love this bike

It took me two years to decide to purchase a gravel bike. I am glad I did, and I am glad this is the one I chose. Rides like a dream. My old rim-brake, 2010 Specialized Ruby has now been turned into a dedicated hill climbing bike, and the Crux is my everyday, good for everything else.


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Susan

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This little Ripper is a do-all bike for adventure, commuting and fun!

I bought a Crux Comp and stripped it down. (selling the unwanted components for a good price) Upgraded the following: - Bars: (Roval Terra carbon) - Stem: (S-Works SL alloy) - Drivetrain: (Force 11 cranks (40t), DUB BSA 68 bb, and Force mechanical rear derailleur) - Wheels: (Roval Terra CLs). This thing is sweet; rides like Spez Pro Crux (w/o a battery) while costing substantially less. I set up the bike with DMR magnesium flat pedals (commuting) but have a set of CB eggbeater 11's for gravel. One major problem: I also own an Aethos S-Works (Red AXS); choosing which one I want to ride is the hardest part of my day! :)


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Michael

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Oh boy this thing is

Oh boy this thing is perfect. Swapped out the bars and slapped on some Roval Terra CLs and bingo, dream machine. I'll ride this forever. Get it if ya can, life's too short to ride less.


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Jeffrey R.

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Have been looking for Crux

Have been looking for Crux comp for few years and finally was able to locate and buy one. Bike meets all the expectations, Specialized never disappoints. Tested on pavement, gravel and single track, bike performs quite well.


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Guest G.

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Seems to be a great

Seems to be a great bike. Since I had to order without my bike retailers expertise, turns out it’s a bit too big so now I need to wait until Specialized has to smaller parts in stock. Maybe one day I’ll get to ride it. For now, all I can do is just admire its sparkling newness.


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Guest G.

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Blown away how fun this

Blown away how fun this bike is, I bought it without ever test riding one. It has quickly become my favorite bike in the fleet.


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Kevin L.

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Robust, responsive and comfortable. I'd

Robust, responsive and comfortable. I'd recommend the CruX to anyone looking for a gravel or all-road bike.


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Dan O.

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Comfortable and smooth ride. Basic

Comfortable and smooth ride. Basic rival mechanical group set, works well. Bike climbs well, descends even better. I would eventually upgrade the wheels.


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Pete R.

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Great bike! I am new

Great bike! I am new to cycling and this bike has been a great introduction to the sport. Bike is fast, responsive, yet feels stable with the gravel tires. It handles beautifully. Looking forward to putting many miles on this bike!


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Guest G.

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Fantastic Frame - Very nasty Rival Shifting

The Frame is absorbing the vibrations very nicely and even with 3-4 bar tire pressure it is possible to ride over quite rough Gravel with "Full Speed". The seat post is very comfortable, so the bar tape and the saddle. The 11- 42 Cassette is a joke, 10 - 42 or 10- 44 and an other shifting system would be a huge upgrade. But off course Specialized would like to sell the next bike for 6300€. The Pathfinder tires are very fast for a gravel tire and ok in terms of weight. The DT Swiss Alu Wheels are ok for this price segment but relatively heavy. But as I said the frame is compensating all the other weaknesses from the components. Would I buy this bike again: Yes because it is amazing fun to ride, accept when I have to shift gears.


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Franz

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In love with this bike!

The CruX is stiff, light, responsive and has surprising super smooth shifting with the 1x Sram mechanical. This bike is going to rip during the CX season and some gravel events. For the price it would've been great to have a nicer wheel-set but the ride is still pretty amazing. Hopefully in the future there will be more bikes equipped with carbon wheels at these price points.


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Maria

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Fantastic bike! Light, shifts great,

Fantastic bike! Light, shifts great, nimble, and fast. I love the carbon seatpost and geometry of this bike. Internal cable routing makes this bike look very sleek and the blue color is even better in person. On mixed surface rides I’m routinely passing mountain bikers on the trail and catching roadies on the streets. It’s pretty amazing. Can’t wait for CX season. At this price point, it would be nice to see a lighter wheel set. Gearing on the comp model is slightly limited compared to higher end models.


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Great bike. Extremely comfortable and

Great bike. Extremely comfortable and lightweight.


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Senza parole..........

Buongiorno, Ho acquistato la nuova Crux GRAVEL........WOW!!! All'idea ero un po' scettico, ma subito dopo aver dato la prima pedalata..la sensazione che ho provato......WOW......che BICI!!! Assolutamente strepitosa! Unica pecca......montata Sram.......mai piaciuto!!! Grazie! Marco


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Marco

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It’s in the name.

Crux-the decisive or most important point at issue. The faster pace my legs output, the Crux eats bumps and makes them unnoticeable as if it has a suspension. Incredible how rugged, lite and comfortable this Specialized Crux Comp bike is on gravel roads. With higher wheel PSI, this bike feels just as capable as my road bike, yet again, more comfortable. At 6”2, 225lbs, 58 fits just right, with handle bar tape, power saddle, disc brakes and Rival components…exactly what I want and have on my other bikes-durable, consistent, reliable.


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RAFFAELE

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