Specialized Crux 5

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A long time coming the new evolution of the Specialized Crux 5 takes design cues from the Tarmac SL7 while maintaining its capable Gravel roots. The Crux 5 is the most capable evolution of the Crux name ever! On its debut at the renowned 2026 Unbound Gravel Race, the Crux 5 dominated the rankings boasting a finishing result of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th for Men’s Elite 200 & 1st and 2nd in the Women’s Elite 200 category. There’s no longer a need to bottle up that dream for ultimate expression on the gravel track and now faster than ever. The Specialized Crux 5 Expert & S-Level are going to make it a reality. Built with exceptional capability the new Crux 5 takes a race-influenced fit inspired by the Crux’s iconic history and brings things to a whole other level. Time to Finish, The Only Metric that Matters The Specialized Crux floats across gravel with a nimble and supple lightweight design like no other. It rides and climbs over any obstacle until you’re left with just the ultimate expression of your skill and ability. The new Crux 5 improves on the Crux 4’s original design by ensuring it became faster than its predecessor, the result? The Crux 5 was 9:58* minutes faster than the Crux 4 over the same course. Performance Gravel Geometry With its massive tire clearance and performance gravel geometry, the Specialized Crux 5 is the lightest gravel bike in the world. You've found your one-way ticket to gravel enlightenment with the ultimate gravel performance. With a 15.2 Watt improvement over the Crux 5’s Predecessor. The Lightest Gravel Bike Ever Taking the Crux 4 and SL7’s revolutionary breakthroughs and applying them to the Specialized Crux 5 resulted in the continuation of the lightest gravel bike ever with full S-Works builds weighing in at 7.1kg and entry level Comp builds weighing in at 8.8kg. Unparalleled Tire Clearance More clearance means greater capability. With 55 mm of tyre clearance the Crux 5 allows for 55mm / 2.2” tyres with ease. The Crux 5 lets yo