Time has come for me to get a proper gravel racing bike, no budget constraints really. The bike will have to serve as ocasional road bike. Here’s the current rank: Enve MOG BMC Kaius 01 Factor Gravel Ostro Scott Addict Gravel Tuned Specialized Crux S-Works Cervelo Aspero 5 Trek Checkmate Canyon …

I’ve ridden 4 out of the 5 bikes on your list and I chose the Crux for a 70/30 gravel/road bike. For me, it wasn’t even a close decision, the Crux is the most enjoyable and playful of the bikes, and by far the fastest on the road, even with the 1x gearing limitation on the factory builds and the dr…

What’s the max chainring size (1x) for the Crux?

Thanks I wasn’t aware of the tool to help keeping it tight Altitude replied to me this afternoon and they confirm that their Stelvio mount is approved for gravel, not for MTB. I think I’ll go ahead and buy the Alpitude

It should be 46t both for 1x and 2x, but at lot it depends on the tyre size you are running

You should be able to get around this by spacing the crank/ring a bit to the outside. https://support.specialized.com/crux/en/components-compatibility/drivetrain-brakes It’ll do 50t in the big ring position of a 2x spider, so you shouldn’t have an issue running a 50t 1x and spacing it out for the …

The new Canyon seems to be a contender. [image]

You basically can’t buy anything until Grx 12s comes out?

Apparently all the Canyon racers where on these. Looks to have lots of tire clearance for the mud. :slight_smile:

apparently it’s out since yesterday: Next-gen Shimano GRX gravel groupset goes 12-speed and offers a proper mullet - Escape Collective

[image] KevinKlaes: can’t buy anything until Grx 12s comes out? If I can get my hands on a Kaius frame. I’ll get it on the spot.

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oldandfast June 5, 2023, 1:21am 279

The new Canyon seems to be a contender.

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