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2022 Crux Expert

$6,200

4.8

11 Reviews

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

#1 Again: 2023 Gran Fondo Awards
Voted Best Brand 5 Years in a Row

#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

Product Details

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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 Expert comes spec'd with an intuitive and crisp-shifting SRAM Rival eTap AXS hydraulic disc groupset, incredibly tough Roval Terra C 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 eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc

Rear Brake

SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc

Drivetrain

Shift Levers

SRAM Rival eTap AXS

Rear Derailleur

SRAM Rival XPLR eTap AXS

Cassette

SRAM XPLR, XG-1251, 12-speed, 10-44t

Chain

SRAM Rival 12-speed

Crankset

SRAM Rival 1x

Chainrings

40T

Bottom Bracket

SRAM DUB BSA

Wheels & Tires

Front Wheel

Roval Terra C

Front Tire

Pathfinder Pro 2BR, 700x38

Rear Tire

Pathfinder Pro 2BR, 700x38

Rear Wheel

Roval Terra C

Inner Tubes

Presta valve, 48mm

Cockpit

Stem

Specialized Pro SL, alloy, 4-bolt, 6-degree rise

Handlebars

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

Tape

Supacaz Super Sticky Kush

Saddle

Body Geometry Power Expert

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 Length165mm170mm172.5mm172.5mm175mm175mm
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

4.8

11 Reviews

 

I don’t have a lot

I don’t have a lot to compare it to, but wow! Super light, very responsive, and elegant. It just wants me to go fast and smash the terrain.

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Yes!

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Matt K.

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Ethereal ride quality, superb aesthetics,

Ethereal ride quality, superb aesthetics, seamlessly able to access all kinds of terrain from road to techy single track. Truly reinvigorating my love for the sport, great job Specialized!

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Yes!

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Guest G.

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Update

After about 1,200 miles, I'm happier with this bike. I'm still not totally sold on the geometry, but I've grown more confident in the bike's performance with time. Pros: Light, fast and compliant. The AXS shifting is very good - not perfect, but very good. The shifting is crisp, and stays in adjustment, but the drivetrain is unforgiving of poor maintenance. Keep it clean and lubed or it'll be loud and cranky. The brakes are excellent - great modulation, and fantastic stopping power. With a spare set of wheels and "roadier" tires, there's no need for a road bike. The power seat is very comfortable, and keeps you firmly planted. This is an all-day comfortable, "do-everything" bike. Cons: Price and availability. Too slack a frame makes it feel numb compared to my old cyclocross bike, but I found that I eventually got used to it. The turn-in is not confidence-inspiring, and the handling is twitchy - it doesn't track well. Matte paint: looks cool, seems fragile.

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Yes!

Name:
Clark

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Excellent Gravel bike and ended up replacing my road bike too

I am 6'4" 185 lbs, have been riding over 30 years, and purchased this bike thinking I was adding a bike, but after putting approx. 500 miles on it, about equal gravel and road, I sold my road bike. I am still running the stock tires and they are amazing as a mix of road tire and light gravel tire, they are fast and confidence inspiring on my trails. The seat is a home run, I'm now thinking of replacing the Fizik on my Mountain Bike with a Specialized Power Saddle. The frame is compliant enough for my demands, but strong enough for me to climb and sprint without flexing all over the place. The component mix is great and really only leaves me wanting to replace the handlebars with carbon to be a bit more compliant. As another reviewer stated the tall stack is really nice, keeps the bike comfortable by allowing you to remove spacers as needed to set your preferred bar height. This bike makes me want to go ride more, allowing dirt and road sections in a single ride.

Would Recommend?
Yes!

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Dennis

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Love this bike, the paint

Love this bike, the paint work is incredible, the Sram AXS shifting system is unbeatable, the bike is very light and comfortable. This bike will see many miles.

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Yes!

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Guest G.

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Very fast, very capable. One

Very fast, very capable. One of the best climbing bikes I've ridden. Would've appreciated carbon bars at this price point.

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Yes!

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Guest G.

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Light and Fast

I’ve put about 400 miles on this bike, which replaced a Felt Cyclocross bike. It is indeed light, and I can find myself pushing it faster even when I’m gassed. The Rival group set functions well, and the ratios are well-spaced, although the top end is a bit short for road riding. The OEM stem seems a bit long, and even after swapping to a shorter stem and backing the seat, I feel like the weight is too biased to the front wheel. It’s a compliant set-up, and should function well as my “do-it-all” bike, I just wish it felt a bit more nimble. Time will tell if I grow to like as much as the old ride.

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Yes!

Name:
Clark

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Very smooth ride

Very smooth ride

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Yes!

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Guest G.

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Best bike I ever owned.

Best bike I ever owned. This bike checks all the boxes.

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Yes!

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Guest G.

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It's all about the stack!

No Future Shock necessary, the carbon frame, fork and seat post (along with wider tires run with low air pressure) soak up the bumps! This bike (2022 model) is simple, light, fast and smooth. I did replace the very capable Pathfinder Pros with 42mm Rhombus Pros only because the "gravel" roads in my area are poorly maintained, loose, slippery, and weather beaten rutted tracks that barely pass for roads at all. The overall deciding factor in purchasing this bike was that it had ample (35mm) spacers between the headset and the handelbar stem, plus I was able to install a shorter stem which was 2/3's the length of the stock one. When riding off the pavement, and when descending steep loose trails its better to be positioned further behind the front axle with more weight over the rear wheel, versus riding a bike with typical road geometry. If you don't need to haul around a lot of gear with racks and packs and such, get the Crux rather than the Diverge.

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Yes!

Name:
TD

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Impressive

Super impressed w this bike. Fast, light, nimble and superb compliance.

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Yes!

Name:
Daniel

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