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2025 Specialized

Crux Expert

Herstellerpreis

5.999 €
Gewicht8,1 kg  
RahmenKohlenstoff
AufhängungStarr
GabelKohlenstoff
Räder700c
Antriebsstrang1 × 12 Elektronisch
GruppensetRival XPLR AXS, Rival AXS
BremsenSRAM Rival Hydraulische Scheibe
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A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

(climbing)

56 km/h

Crux Expert

58 km/h

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Highest gear

(descending)

Größen
49cm

155cm – 163cm

52cm

161cm – 169cm

54cm

166cm – 175cm

56cm

172cm – 181cm

58cm

178cm – 186cm

61cm

183cm – 191cm

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  • 201cm, Größe 61cm, Genau richtig
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Zusammenfassung

The Specialized Crux is celebrated for its lightweight frame, versatile performance across gravel and cyclocross, and high-quality components. Reviews highlight its superb ride quality, excellent handling, and impressive tire clearance, making it a top choice for racing and fast gravel riding. However, some note its high price point and the mismatch between the premium frame and lower-spec components in certain builds.

Pros
  • Lightweight frame

  • Versatile for gravel and cyclocross

  • Superb ride quality

  • Excellent handling

  • Impressive tire clearance

Cons
  • High price point

  • Mismatch between frame and components in some builds

  • Limited mounting points for bags

  • Tubeless setup issues

  • Not the best for loading up with luggage

Key Quotes
The alloy frame is hardly noticeable on the trails, open roads, and gravel-heavy sections.
Bikerumor logoBikerumor
The new CruX is designed as a gravel race bike first, with some nods toward cyclocross racing.
CX Magazine logoCX Magazine
the Crux offers a truly exciting off-road ride. It can hop, skip and jump through the tightest turns, crest climbs with ease, and then return to the tarmac and keep up with the roadies like it's no big issue.
Cycling News logoCycling News

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Bicycling
The Crux 5 May Be the Best Gravel Race Bike I’ve Ridden. So Why Did Specialized Wait This Long?

Juni 2026

This bike does everything modern gravel racers expect. That’s exactly the point.

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Bikerumor
Specialized Crux 5 Commits To Gravel & Goes Full Tarmac Mode

Mai 2026 · Jordan Villella

There is no more identity crisis for the Specialized Crux, it's now a full-on aero-focused gravel race machine with heavy Tarmac energy

Höhen
  • Very light (S-Works frame 789g, complete builds from 6.9kg)

  • Aero improvements: 15.2 watts faster at 45kph vs Crux 4

  • Increased tire clearance up to 55mm/2.2in

  • Updated geometry: slacker head angle, lower BB, steeper seat angle for stability

  • Size-specific layups for consistent ride feel across sizes

  • Rider-First Engineered approach

Tiefs
  • No internal frame storage or bag mounting points (only toptube bento mount)

  • No cyclocross-specific version for CX racers

  • High price: S-Works at $14,000

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Cyclist
Specialized S-Works Crux 2026 first ride review

Mai 2026 · Jack Evans

The new Specialized Crux has been likened to a gravel Tarmac with good reason. Gone are the previous generation's round

Höhen
  • More aero

  • Nearly as light

  • Wider tyre clearance

  • More suitable gravel geometry

Tiefs
  • Expensive

  • Lively ride and handling

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Cycling News
Specialized Crux DSW Comp review: A lesson in restraint

Mai 2026

A sensible build slightly hamstrung by too-wide bars and mechanical SRAM, but an enjoyable multi-surface machine nonetheless.

Höhen
  • High quality alloy frame

  • No gimmicks and simple frame features make it a versatile platform

  • Fantastic geo, on and off road

  • Hassle free maintenance

Tiefs
  • Basic wheels

  • Stock wide bars don’t match the race focused geometry

  • 1x gearing feels restrictive at higher speeds

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Gran Fondo Magazine
Specialized S-Works Crux im Test – Race-Gravel-Bike-Vergleich 2025

Juli 2025 · Jan Fock

Das Specialized S-Works Crux im Race-Gravel-Bike-Vergleich 2025: Kann der ultraleichte Klassiker gegen die neue Aero-Konkurrenz bestehen?

Höhen
  • Spritziger Antritt am Berg

  • Großzügige Reifenfreiheit

  • Präzises Handling

Tiefs
  • Breites Road-Cockpit ohne Flare passt nicht zum Gravel-Race-Einsatz

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Escape Collective
2025 Specialized Crux DSW alloy gravel bike review: simpler times  - Escape Collective

Nov. 2024 · Dave Rome

Specialized’s latest aluminium race bike for gravel, all-road, and cyclocross endeavours.

Höhen
  • Incredibly simple to work on and maintain

  • A frame worth upgrading with easy and wide-open part compatibility

  • Good tyre clearance

  • Well-balanced geometry for racing purposes

  • SRAM Apex mechanical does the trick.

Tiefs
  • A little stack height would broaden its appeal

  • Cut-outs at bottom bracket let dirt into the frame

  • Stock components lead to a stiff ride

  • The one complete bike option doesn’t represent stellar value

  • Crummy headset

  • Toe overlap in smaller sizes with bigger tyres.

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Velo
Review: The Specialized Crux DSW Feels Like All the Bike You Need

Juni 2024 · Alvin Holbrook

The Crux DSW is an aluminum gravel bike that rivals carbon on weight and performance? What's the catch? Not a whole lot, based on our review.

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BikeRadar
Specialized Crux Expert review

Juli 2023 · Warren Rossiter

A fun gravel bike with a firm ride that's slightly let down by a middling build for the asking price

Höhen
  • Lightweight

  • Quick on tarmac and gravel

  • Good contact points

Tiefs
  • Stiff alloy handlebar

  • Tyres not suitable for challenging conditions

  • Expensive for the spec

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Geometrie
Spezifikationen
Fahrradbau
Rahmen

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

BB-StandardBSA, 68mm, Eingefädelt

Aufhänger StandardUDH

Reifenfreiheit2.1"

FarbenSatin Cypress Metallic / Doppio / Dusky Pink / Champagne; Gloss Dune White / Smoke Liquid Metal

Untere Halterung

SRAM DUB BSA

Vorbau

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

Lenker

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

Sattel

Body Geometry Power Expert, titanium rails

Sattelstütze

Roval Terra Carbon Seat Post, 20mm Offset

TypStarr

Gruppenset
Schaltwerk

SRAM Rival XPLR eTap AXS

Kurbel

SRAM Rival 1x, 40T

Schalthebel

SRAM Rival eTap AXS

Kassette

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

Kette

SRAM Rival 12-speed

Bremsen

Front: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc, Rear: SRAM Rival eTap AXS, hydraulic disc

TypSRAM Rival Hydraulische Scheibe

Räder
Reifen

Front: Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan Sidewall, 700x38, Rear: Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan Sidewall, 700x38

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