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Specialized Crux 5 Expert – SRAM Force XPLR

91427-3149

£5,999.00
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This bike is available through the Cycle to Work Scheme

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The Crux 5 is the fastest gravel race bike Specialized has ever made. It's light and aero, it handles loose ground the way a Tarmac handles the road, and above all it delivers the lowest real-world Time to Finish of any gravel bike Specialized has tested.

The Expert build pairs the 897g FACT 10r carbon frame with SRAM Force AXS XPLR 13-speed, Roval Terra C III carbon wheels and a Roval Terra carbon bar. At 8.22kg (size 56), with room for 55mm tyres, it's ready for serious gravel racing.

Highlights

  • Crux 5 FACT 10r carbon frame, 897g, Rider-First Engineered
  • SRAM Force AXS XPLR 1x13 with 10-46t cassette
  • Roval Terra C III carbon tubeless-ready wheels with 45mm Pathfinder tyres
  • Roval Terra carbon handlebar and Roval Rapide stem
  • Clearance for 55mm tyres
  • 8.22kg, size 56

Sizes and fit

Available in 49cm, 52cm, 54cm, 56cm, 58cm and 61cm.

Colours

Burnt Gold / Dolomite Metallic / Obsidian Metallic and Shadow Silver / Obsidian Metallic.

Frameset
  • 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
Drivetrain
  • Shift levers: SRAM Force AXS E1, hydraulic disc
  • Rear derailleur: SRAM Force AXS E1 XPLR, 13-speed
  • Cassette: SRAM Force E1 XPLR, 13-speed, 10-46t
  • Chain: SRAM Force Flattop E1
  • Crankset: SRAM Force E1 XPLR, DUB Wide, 40t
  • Bottom bracket: SRAM DUB BSA 68 Wide
  • Brakes: SRAM Force E1, hydraulic disc
Wheels and tyres
  • Wheels: Roval Terra C III, 27mm internal width carbon rim, 25.5mm depth, tubeless ready, DT 370 hub, 24h, Sapim D-Light spokes
  • Tyres: Pathfinder, 700x45, tubeless ready
  • Inner tubes: 700x32-50mm, 40mm Presta valve
Cockpit and contact points
  • Stem: Roval Rapide, alloy, 4 bolt, -6 degrees
  • Handlebars: Roval Terra, carbon, 103mm drop, 70mm reach, 12° flare
  • Bar tape: Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
  • Saddle: Body Geometry Power Expert, hollow Ti rails
  • Seatpost: S-Works Tarmac SL8 Carbon, FACT Carbon, 15mm offset
  • Seat binder: Integrated wedge
Weight
  • Weight: 8.22kg (size 56)

Free UK shipping available on all orders, excluding bikes, wheelsets and packages over 10kg in weight e.g. turbo trainers.

Gravel racer on a Specialized Crux 5 – Time to Finish

Time to Finish

Crux 5 was developed around a single question: does it get you to the finish line faster on the hardest gravel courses on Earth? To answer it, Specialized built the most comprehensive gravel race simulations it has ever run.

The result: Crux 5 is up to 9 minutes 58 seconds faster over Unbound than Crux 4 (based on Sofía Gómez Villafañe's 2025 race, with the same course, conditions and rider input).

Specialized Crux 5 – most aerodynamic Crux yet

The Most Aerodynamic Crux Yet

Crux 5 is the most aerodynamic gravel race bike Specialized has ever made, saving 15.2 watts.

Drawing on lessons from the Tarmac SL8 and decades of aero research, every tube was sculpted for the speeds of elite gravel racing.

Riders racing Specialized Crux 5 bikes on gravel

Speed Everywhere, All Day

Speed isn't only about peak numbers – it's about holding power and momentum deep into a race. Crux 5 combines telepathic handling and instant acceleration with balanced compliance that reduces fatigue on rough courses.

Rider-First Engineered and now with 55mm tyre clearance, it keeps the legendary ride feel of Crux 4 while adding real aero performance.

Specialized Crux 5 Expert FACT 10r carbon frame detail

Race-Proven FACT 10r Carbon

Every Crux 5 is built around a FACT 10r carbon frame weighing just 897g, with the same aero shaping, geometry and Rider-First Engineered handling as the S-Works.

Add a threaded bottom bracket, UDH dropout and room for 55mm tyres, and you have a race bike that's easy to live with every day.

A perfect fit on the Specialized Crux 5 Expert – SRAM Force XPLR

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