91423-3049

2023 Specialized Crux Expert - Gloss Carbon / Tarmac Black

Specialized

Sale price $4,999.99 Regular price $6,200.00

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

Wheels & Tires

Inner Tubes

700x28/38mm, 48mm Presta valve

Rear Tire

Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan Sidewall, 700x38

Front Tire

Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan Sidewall, 700x38

Rear Wheel

Roval Terra C, 25mm inner width carbon rim, 32mm depth, NEW DT 370 hub, 24h, DT Swiss Comp Race spokes

Front Wheel

Roval Terra C, 25mm inner width carbon rim, 32mm depth, NEW DT 370 hub, 24h, DT Swiss Comp Race spokes

Cockpit

Saddle

Body Geometry Power Expert, titanium rails

SeatPost

Roval Terra Carbon Seat Post, 20mm Offset

Seat Binder

Specialized Alloy, 30mm

Handlebars

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

Stem

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

Tape

Supacaz Super Sticky Kush

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

Drivetrain

Chain

SRAM Rival 12-speed

Cassette

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

Bottom Bracket

SRAM DUB BSA

Shift Levers

SRAM Rival eTAP AXS

Crankset

SRAM Rival 1x

Rear Derailleur

SRAM Rival XPLR eTap AXS

Chainrings

40T

Brakes

Rear Brake

SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc

Front Brake

SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc

Weight

Weight Size

56

Weight

8.16kg (17 lb, 15.8 oz)

* 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

49 52 54 56 58 61
Crank Length 165mm 170mm 172.5mm 172.5mm 175mm 175mm
Handlebar Width 380mm 400mm 420mm 420mm 440mm 440mm
Stem Length 70mm 80mm 90mm 100mm 110mm 110mm
Saddle Width 155mm 155mm 143mm 143mm 143mm 143mm
Seatpost Length 330mm 330mm 330mm 380mm 380mm 380mm
Stack 530mm 547mm 560mm 578mm 598mm 621mm
Reach 375mm 382mm 388mm 397mm 405mm 415mm
Head Tube Length 100mm 115mm 130mm 147mm 167mm 190mm
Head Tube Angle 70.5° 71.25° 71.5° 72° 72.25° 72.5°
BB Height 284mm 284mm 286mm 286mm 286mm 286mm
BB Drop 74mm 74mm 72mm 72mm 72mm 72mm
Trail 74mm 69mm 67mm 64mm 62mm 60mm
Fork Length, Full 401mm 401mm 401mm 401mm 401mm 401mm
Fork Rake/Offset 50mm 50mm 50mm 50mm 50mm 50mm
Front Center 594mm 600mm 608mm 618mm 630mm 644mm
Chainstay Length 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm 425mm
Wheelbase 1008mm 1014mm 1023mm 1033mm 1045mm 1059mm
Top Tube Length, Horizontal 512mm 539mm 549mm 568mm 582mm 599mm
Bike Standover Height 749mm 772mm 794mm 816mm 841mm 866mm
Seat Tube Length 466mm 496mm 521mm 546mm 576mm 606mm
Seat Tube Angle 75.5° 74° 74° 73.5° 73.5° 73.5°