Got my hopes up at the end when it seemed like you would directly compare the Diverge with the Crux. I find myself in the middle ( no need for bikepacking, do like the Diverge compliance on gravel, can only have one good bike and do ride on road too ..)
I think you mentioned the wheels being Terra C, there is a Roval Terra C carbon wheel but the S-Works comes with the much lighter Roval Terra CLX. Great bike and great review, but $12,250, that cost more then my Ktm 500 EXC-F bought brand new in 2020.
@Steve Morley well that's exactly how gravel racing started, using CX bikes with fatter tyres than legal ICI CX width limits allowed. Nowadays gravel bikes are all too often drop barred MTBs.
@@roadcc gotcha, as someone who's interested in having a single bike for gravel & road setup (w/ different wheels) i'm curious how much of an aero penalty you pay with something like the crux compared to a road specific model like the SL7
You don’t buy an S-Works Crux and fit mudguards surely! for me as someone who races CX it’s about the best option there is the clearance with 33mm tyres means you can get round on just the 1 bike if required and it makes 1 hell of a good race gravel bike with a set of 45mm tyres have stuck 30mm road tyres on it and at 16lb not much will out climb it! for me it’s about as versatile as it gets👍
Complaining about lack of mud guard mounts on a cross bike? Come on. This is not a gravel bike review. This industry is just so fixated on getting people on gravel bikes.
@@roadcc Understood. Having said that, Specialized still listed it as their Cross bike on their website. You can probably get away with saying that you wished there's mudguard mounts but given it's a race oriented "whatever" bike it is what it is.
More clearance for 'gravel' tyres makes it better for CX racing due to a CX bike finally having sensible mud clearances. @@roadcc I have a previous model Crux and it happens to have very similar geometry to my old skool Steel Stumpjumper. It's not an MTB though, even if it does often get ridden on what most folk would call serious MTB territory. :D Excellent on road too. Gravel bikes are now basically drop barred MTBs and most gravel rides that folk do would have been called MTB rides not that long back.
You load that bike up with gear for a long gravel ride and I doubt you will have it very long. I wouldn't pay more than $1000 for a bike of that caliber. What a piece of junk.
I’m not disagreeing with you. But to say something is “junk” without proving any justification is pointless and makes your comment fall into the petty “it’s too expensive for me” category. I agree with you on the price and the fact it’s designed for racing, not bike packing. But I would put it in the not for me category vice calling it junk.
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A great review - very thorough and comprehensive.
Hola.que talle es la Crux? Y que altura tiene usted? Gracias
Got my hopes up at the end when it seemed like you would directly compare the Diverge with the Crux. I find myself in the middle ( no need for bikepacking, do like the Diverge compliance on gravel, can only have one good bike and do ride on road too ..)
definitely one we could do now we've had plenty of time on both...
Great review!
I think you mentioned the wheels being Terra C, there is a Roval Terra C carbon wheel but the S-Works comes with the much lighter Roval Terra CLX. Great bike and great review, but $12,250, that cost more then my Ktm 500 EXC-F bought brand new in 2020.
10:34 what is "british conditions"?
Every British bike reviewer ever: "where are the mudguard mounts!?" Haha I think we need bikes with these for the UK market ;)
is it ok to use crux on 33mm wheels like challenger grevel grinder to use crux like road bike?
Hello, how tall are you and what is your inseam? The tested frame is a 56
5'11 do I get medium or large?
CX bikes make the best gravel bikes!
@Steve Morley well that's exactly how gravel racing started, using CX bikes with fatter tyres than legal ICI CX width limits allowed.
Nowadays gravel bikes are all too often drop barred MTBs.
has specialized commented on the Crux's performance in the wind tunnel compared to the more aero road frames?
no - they're not really that interested with aero gains on either the Aethos or the Crux, hence the classic round tube profiles
@@roadcc gotcha, as someone who's interested in having a single bike for gravel & road setup (w/ different wheels) i'm curious how much of an aero penalty you pay with something like the crux compared to a road specific model like the SL7
No podium for Crux on 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships in Fayetteville. That says everything...
it doesn't really though, does it?
You don’t buy an S-Works Crux and fit mudguards surely! for me as someone who races CX it’s about the best option there is the clearance with 33mm tyres means you can get round on just the 1 bike if required and it makes 1 hell of a good race gravel bike with a set of 45mm tyres have stuck 30mm road tyres on it and at 16lb not much will out climb it! for me it’s about as versatile as it gets👍
Easy install!
It's a race bike; whether that's a CX race or Gravel race. If you want more versatility for bikebacking, etc then the Diverge is your bike.
plenty of top-end bikes have nudguard mounts
I'll wait for the aero version with intergrated cabling.
Complaining about lack of mud guard mounts on a cross bike? Come on. This is not a gravel bike review. This industry is just so fixated on getting people on gravel bikes.
kind of the whole point is that specialized have moved to a more gravel geometry here
@@roadcc Understood. Having said that, Specialized still listed it as their Cross bike on their website. You can probably get away with saying that you wished there's mudguard mounts but given it's a race oriented "whatever" bike it is what it is.
More clearance for 'gravel' tyres makes it better for CX racing due to a CX bike finally having sensible mud clearances. @@roadcc I have a previous model Crux and it happens to have very similar geometry to my old skool Steel Stumpjumper. It's not an MTB though, even if it does often get ridden on what most folk would call serious MTB territory. :D Excellent on road too.
Gravel bikes are now basically drop barred MTBs and most gravel rides that folk do would have been called MTB rides not that long back.
Euromillions tonight then 😊
good luck!
Wanting to be able to afford a Crux has also made me consider buying Euromillions tickets. :D
on that trend too, no luck yet
Only bike you need? Not with the saf 1x setup.
might be a bit undergeared for crit racing but you'd probably be alright otherwise
@@roadcc sometimes I wonder if you scribes actually ride…
100 gee?
No. There are g (grams/grammes) or g (gee).
You load that bike up with gear for a long gravel ride and I doubt you will have it very long. I wouldn't pay more than $1000 for a bike of that caliber. What a piece of junk.
One thing being overpriced, another being junk. Fortunately there are other bike manufacturers with other models in several price categories.
good luck finding one for $1,000, let us know what you end up with
Your poverty is not of concern to the bike manufacturer
@@raymundafoakwa1188 I'm not living in poverty, I'm just smart when it comes to spending my money.
I’m not disagreeing with you. But to say something is “junk” without proving any justification is pointless and makes your comment fall into the petty “it’s too expensive for me” category. I agree with you on the price and the fact it’s designed for racing, not bike packing. But I would put it in the not for me category vice calling it junk.