
CRUX EXPERT SRAM Rival XPLR AXS - 2026
The Crux is the lightest gravel bike in the world, with the exceptional capability of massive tire clearance and performance gravel geometry. It’s not just the ultimate expression of gravel performance, it’s your one-way ticket to gravel enlightenment.
This Crux Expert comes spec'd with all-new SRAM Rival XPLR AXS for effortless braking, lighter weight, with massive 13 speed gear range, lightweight and durable Roval Terra C Disc wheels, and 2Bliss Ready, 700x40mm Pathfinder Pro tires that hookup over nasty terrain.
- Lightest: 725g S-Works 12r and 825g 10r frames. We took the revolutionary breakthroughs that made Aethos the lightest bike ever and applied them to the Crux. The result? A gravel bike that climbs like a dream, floats over nightmarish terrain, and weighs less than a full bottle in your cage.
- Capable: 47c/650b x 2.1” tire clearance. More clearance means more capability. With Diverge-level tire clearance, Crux takes you anywhere you can imagine, at full gas.
- Responsive: Nimble, supple, and reactive. Responsive at the pedals. Supple in the saddle. With performance gravel geometry and race-influenced fit inspired by Crux’s iconic history in ‘cross
The Crux FACT 10r Carbon frameset features Rider First Engineered™ design with a threaded bottom bracket, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc brakes, and a UDH dropout, paired with an S-Works FACT Carbon fork using a 12x100mm thru-axle and flat-mount disc. Stopping power comes from the new SRAM Rival AXS E1 hydraulic disc brakes with 160mm rotors front and rear. The drivetrain includes a 40T chainring, SRAM DUB BSA bottom bracket, new SRAM Rival XPLR E1 crankset, Rival AXS E1 HRD shift levers, Rival XPLR AXS E1 rear derailleur, Rival E1 chain, and a 13-speed Rival XPLR XG-1351 cassette (10-46t). Rolling on Pathfinder 700x40 tubeless-ready tires, the Roval Terra C carbon wheels feature a 25mm inner width, 32mm depth, DT 370 hubs, and DT Swiss Comp Race spokes, with Presta inner tubes (700x32-50mm). The cockpit includes a Body Geometry Power Expert saddle on a Roval Terra Carbon seat post with 20mm offset, Specialized Adventure Gear handlebars (118.9mm drop, 70mm reach, 12º flare), a Specialized Pro SL alloy stem, Specialized Alloy 30mm seat binder, and Supacaz Super Sticky Kush bar tape.
- Shipping:
- $249.00 (Fixed Shipping Cost)