Skip to content
WhichBike

Cotic Escapade Bronze vs Specialized Crux 5 Sport - Shimano GRX 800

Both are gravel bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the Specialized Crux 5 Sport - Shimano GRX 800 comes out ahead (67% against 65%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Cotic

Escapade Bronze

65% for a typical rider

£3,249 at Brand website
✓ Checked *

Specialized

Crux 5 Sport - Shimano GRX 800

67% for a typical rider

£3,249 at Brand website
✓ Checked

What actually separates them

Weight
The Specialized Crux 5 Sport - Shimano GRX 800 is 2.3kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Tyre clearance
The Specialized Crux 5 Sport - Shimano GRX 800 takes 55mm tyres against 50mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
Climbing gear
The Cotic Escapade Bronze has the easier bottom gear (22 gear inches against 24), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.
Mudguards
Only the Cotic Escapade Bronze takes mudguards, which decides whether it can be your winter bike.

Side by side

Spec Escapade Bronze Crux 5 Sport - Shimano GRX 800
Price £3,249 £3,249
Weight 11.2 kg 8.9 kg
Frame steel carbon
Groupset Shimano GRX 610 1x12 mechanical Shimano GRX RX820 1x12 mechanical
Stack / reach 1.45 1.45
Tyre clearance 50 mm 55 mm
Lowest gear 22 in 24 in
Mudguard mounts Yes No
Comfort 67 65
Speed 19 45
Climbing 45 67
Value 0 10

Neither might be the right answer

This page assumes an average rider. Tell us how you actually ride and we will rank these two against everything else at the price.

Find my bike

Related comparisons