There are a couple of ok paint jobs, but this is the only one I like. Hopefully it becomes available at some point. I’m in no hurry, will just keep riding my soon to be 7-year old Open UP
Bummer
Not to derail this thread, but since you brought up mech vs wireless: I now have had two non transmission axs eagle derailleurs crap out on me in four years. First one Sram sent a replacement for free. Second they said no. I’m in the process of soldering a replacement pogo pin on the second bad one. On the other hand, I haven’t had any issues with my Force axs setup on my road bike.
I was going to run a cable and housing through my epic evo 7 to get it up and running for a race last night with spare mech shifting/derailleur but installing the housing to rear derailleur looked like way too much work for a quick (2 hour’ish job ha).
It’s not fun on the Epic 8 since there aren’t any internal guides. At least my frame is 40g lighter, though. 
For those buying the new Crux
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what is your ETA?
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do yall plan to run the Roval wheels or something else?
Thanks for the review. Sounds like a great bike! One question…. Does it have any toe overlap?
All good… I didn’t take it as being dismissive. I know it’s a random question. 
I occasionally take the gravel bike on our local singletrack and a few trails have some tight turns so kinda curious.
I wear a 48-49, so I appreciated you asking!
Thanks for the review!
Just FYI - the min tire on those Enve wheels are 40mm
Thanks for the review.
I agree the lack of internal storage is a big miss. We all need to carry spares and it’s just such a cleaner way to do it.
What size is your crux and what’s the weight with the road setup?
I am confused by all the interval storage needs lol don’t yall just throw it a pocket? Or a saddle bag? I keep all my major flat kits in a small pouch in my back pocket (middle). And keep a dynaplug and Co2 at the ready somewhere on the bike for races. I don’t like internal storage. It’s often heavy and clunky and hard to get out when needed. I’m very glad they didn’t do it.
My pump doesn’t fit in normal saddle bags. It fits in Ortlieb’s 1.6 l saddlebag, but the I have trouble fitting my radar/taillight. I’d love to leave it in internal storage.
The only time I ever rode a bike with internal storage, it was noisy and that turned me off to the concept. Since so many seem to love it, is that not normal? Or do you all just accept the trade off?
I’ve never had a bike with internal storage. But I have solved the “where to store the pump” issue with a fake (tool) bottle that I won in a raffle. I stuffed it with gloves and such so that it doesn’t rattle. A lot of the internal storage options come with neoprene bags.
Such features make bikes more livable in my opinion. If I could mount my light underneath my saddle, I could e. g. mount a third bottle on my seat post (which has two screw holes for just that purpose). That’d be great on 3–4-hour rides where I live.
You sound angry lol what are you even taking on a ride that can’t fit in a pocket. Genuinely confused at this point. I’ve raced 250mi races and have managed without internal storage….sounds like you might be a candidate for the Diverge or interval storage is so much of a need for you
Again, I am super happy it’s not included 
. To each their own 
Given he has a new crux without it, it obviously isn’t a “need.” But nearly every bike has some sacrifices and to some, the Crux is worthwhile otherwise without the internal storage.
My mosaic gravel bike does not have it, my epic 8 does. I love the internal storage for all the things that are in my saddle bag on the gravel bike. Co2/head, multi tool, tire levers, spare tube, extra misc parts I wouldn’t need rapidly (I keep my dynaplugs with faster access).
It’s not the number one requirement for my next bike, but it’ll easily help one outweigh another option if all else is equal.
Does anyone know if the new crux has the geometry to fit one of the suspension fork options?
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same - when I’ve ridden frames with internal storage I certainly hear it…
These are my thoughts as well and I also have it on my Epic 8. Specialized executes the storage door very well, it’s super secure and fairly water proof. I agree that some of them aren’t the best executed designs, but it’s a nice feature on bikes where it works.
From the perspective of a gravel racer, not including downtube storage is a miss on the Crux IMO. I can wrap my head around the logic for not including storage on an XC race bike since nobody is carrying anything extra in an XCO or short track race. I’d really miss it on the epic 8 and it makes the epic 9 less appealing to me than the 8, but I understand that my needs as an XCM racer are making the bike heavier (with no benefit) for the XCO/XCC racers. But for gravel, there just aren’t many situations (training or racing) where someone isn’t going to carry emergency supplies. Carrying that stuff on your body or in a saddle bag is silly IMO when you might have to access the emergency item once every couple years or less. I race a bunch of gravel and XCM have only had to access emergency tube/levers one time in all my years of racing off road. It just makes sense to bury that stuff away out of sight and out of mind. I’ll keep tire plugs and co2/pump in my back pocket for quick access, but quicker access for tubes and tire levers, etc. isn’t going to help you when it comes to that. And it’s not just emergency stuff for tire repairs. If I’m racing/riding in the high mountains, I always carry a rain jacket and nitril gloves all compacted down and stuck in the down tube just in case weather goes dangerously sideways. I’ve never had to pull that stuff out and it doesn’t need to be quickly accessed. Downtube is perfect location for it.