Specialized Crux 5 Expert Force 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 – Roval Terra C III, 27mm inner width carbon rim, tubeless ready, 25.5mm depth, DT 370 hub, 24h, Sapim D-Light spokes
REAR WHEEL – Roval Terra C III, 27mm inner width carbon rim, tubeless ready, 25.5mm depth, DT 370 hub, 24h, Sapim D-Light spokes
FRONT TIRE – Pathfinder, Tubeless Ready, 700x45c
REAR TIRE – Pathfinder, Tubeless Ready, 700x45c
CRANKSET – SRAM Force XPLR E1
CHAINRING – 40T
BOTTOM BRACKET – SRAM DUB BSA 68 Wide
REAR DERAILLEUR – SRAM Force XPLR AXS E1, 13-speed
SHIFT LEVER – SRAM Force AXS E1, 13-speed
CASSETTE – SRAM Force E1 XPLR, 13sp, 10-46T
CHAIN – SRAM Force E1, 13-speed
FRONT BRAKE – SRAM Force E1, hydraulic disc, 160mm rotor
REAR BRAKE – SRAM Force 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