Full details, straight from Specialized…confirms the idea of a lightweight gravel race bike. Have not yet seen geometry yet…will be interesting to see what they do with things like BB height, etc if they are now going to a more gravel focus.
“I am excited to introduce you to the NEW Specialized Crux.
This bike will be opening for booking today at 12:00pm EST. I will send a follow-up e-mail with the booking link as soon as I have it available.
This bike will launch to riders on October 8th, 2021. It has already been leaked in public under the likes of Ian Boswell and Maghalia Rochetta at the Vermont Overland a couple of weeks ago.
We made the lightest production road bike in the world with the Aethos. But why stop at having the lightest road bike in the world when we could have the TWO lightest? Enter the new Crux.
A new gravel platform that climbs like a dream and floats over nightmarish terrain. The S-Works weighs in at 725 grams and the 10R frameset at 825 grams.
The bike is equipped with 3 water bottle mounts two in the traditional locations and one on the bottom of the down tube, but is otherwise stripped of any features that don’t benefit performance.
The bike will accommodate up to 700x47mm tires for the roughest terrain. Or a massive 650bx2.1 for those going further off the beaten path.
This bike uses all new geometry putting in the bike versus the feeling of sitting on top of the bike. You really feel the connection of the bike which allows you to produce more power and feel comfortable and confident across mixed terrain.
S-Works framsets: 3 color options
10R framsets (no seatpost): 3 color options
S-Works: 1 color option
Pro: 2 colors 1 Mild, 1 Wild. Boswell at Vermont Overland pictured below with the Wild colorway.
Expert: 2 colors 1 Mild, 1 Wild
Comp: 2 colors 1 Mild, 1 semi Mild (artic blue)
900 frames available at time of launch.
2000 complete bikes to arrive in the USA prior to 12.31.21.
Pros will not arrive until November.”