2026 Specialized CruX Expert - SRAM Rival XPLR AXS

2026 Specialized CruX Expert - SRAM Rival XPLR AXS

2026 Specialized CruX Expert - SRAM Rival XPLR AXS - grey-blue-lagoon-blue-dune-white-majesty-blue, 56

2026 Specialized CruX Expert – SRAM Rival XPLR AXS

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 tyres that hookup over nasty terrain.

  • Lightest: 725g S-Works 12r and 825g 10r frames. Specialized 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” tyre clearance. More clearance means more capability. With Diverge-level tyre 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.

Frameset
Frame
Crux FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, Threaded BB, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc, UDH dropout

Suspension
Fork
S-Works FACT Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc

Brakes
Front Brake
NEW SRAM Rival AXS E1, hydraulic disc 160mm rotor
Rear Brake
NEW SRAM Rival AXS E1, hydraulic disc 160mm rotor

Drivetrain
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB BSA
Crankset
NEW SRAM Rival XPLR E1
Shift Levers
NEW SRAM Rival AXS E1 HRD
Rear Derailleur
NEW SRAM Rival XPLR AXS E1
Chain
NEW SRAM Rival E1
Cassette
NEW SRAM Rival XPLR XG-1351, 13sp, 10-46t
Chainrings
48/35T, INCLUDED W/CRANK SET

Wheels & Tyres
Front Tyre
Pathfinder 700×40, Tan Sidewall, Tubeless Ready
Rear Tyre
Pathfinder 700×40, Tan Sidewall, Tubeless Ready
Front Wheel
Roval Terra C, 25mm inner width carbon rim, 32mm depth, DT 370 hub, 24h, DT Swiss Comp Race spokes
Rear Wheel
Roval Terra C, 25mm inner width carbon rim, 32mm depth, DT 370 hub, 24h, DT Swiss Comp Race spokes
Inner Tubes
Standard 40mm PV 700×32-50

Cockpit
Saddle
Body Geometry Power Expert
SeatPost
Roval Terra Carbon Seat Post, 20mm Offset
Handlebars
Specialized Adventure Gear, 118.9mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flare
Seat Binder
Specialized Alloy, 30mm
Stem
Specialized Pro SL, alloy, 4-bolt
Tape
Supacaz Super Sticky Kush