SHEET 119 OF 309 · Specialized · 2026 · gravel
Crux 5 Expert - SRAM Force XPLR
Carbon gravel race bike with SRAM Force XPLR 1x13, 45mm tyres and 55mm clearance, at 8.22kg in size 56.
How it scores
Calculated from the published specifications below. See the formula.
- Comfort
- 65
- Speed
- 53
- Climbing
- 78
- Versatility
- 65
- Value
- 0
Full specification
✓ Specs checked against the manufacturer
Last checked 4 Sept 2026 against the manufacturer's own page . Caveat: Size 56 geometry row. Clearance is Specialized's stated 55mm for the Crux 5 frame. Cassette is a 13-speed SRAM Force E1 XPLR 10-46. Specialized documents no mudguard or rack mounts on this product page, so both are recorded as absent. Specialized prints no model year on this page; 2026 reflects the current UK line-up as listed.
- Price (RRP)
- £5,999
- Frame
- carbon
- Groupset
- SRAM Force AXS XPLR 1x13 electronic
- Shifting
- Electronic
- Weight
- 8.2 kg (claimed, size 56/M)
- Brakes
- Disc
- Stack / reach
- 578 / 400 mm (ratio 1.45)
- Tyre clearance
- 55 mm
- Stock tyres
- 45 mm
- Lowest gear
- 40×46 (23 gear inches)
- Mudguard mounts
- No
- Rack mounts
- No
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