Specialized Crux 5 Comp Rival XPLR AXS | Gravel Bike

The Crux 5 was born from the fastest gravel race bike ever made. Not just because it’s the lightest. Not just because it’s Specialized most aero. Not just because it handles dirt like a Tarmac handles pavement. But because it delivers the lowest real-world Time to Finish of any gravel bike ever made. Crux 5 turns more of your effort into pure speed—validated across real race courses, real terrain, and real riders. When the goal is the top step, nothing in gravel gets you there faster.

SPECIFICATIONS
FRAME – Crux 5 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc, UDH dropout
FORK – S-Works FACT Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
FRONT WHEEL – DT Swiss G500 rim, 26mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples
REAR WHEEL – DT Swiss G500 rim, 26mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples
FRONT TIRE – Pathfinder, Tubeless Ready, 700x45c
REAR TIRE – Pathfinder, Tubeless Ready, 700x45c
CRANKSET – SRAM Rival XPLR E1
CHAINRING – 40T
BOTTOM BRACKET – SRAM DUB BSA 68 Wide
REAR DERAILLEUR – SRAM Rival XPLR AXS E1, 13-speed
SHIFT LEVER – SRAM Rival AXS E1, 13-speed
CASSETTE – SRAM Rival E1 XPLR, 13sp, 10-46T
CHAIN – SRAM Rival E1, 13-speed
FRONT BRAKE – SRAM Rival E1, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor
REAR BRAKE – SRAM Rival E1, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor
HANDLEBAR – Specialized Adventure Gear, 118.9mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flare
STEM – Roval Rapide, alloy, 4 bolt, -6°
SEATPOST – S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon seat post, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
SADDLE – Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails