2025 Specialized Bicycles Crux Expert
- Category
- All-road/Gravel
- Design
- Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
- Frame
- Carbon/Composite
- Fork
- Carbon/Composite
- Features
- Disc brake
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category | Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category |
Geometry
49 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | |
Stack | 530mm | 547mm | 547mm | 560mm | 560mm | 560mm | 578mm | 598mm | 621mm |
Reach | 375mm | 382mm | 382mm | 388mm | 388mm | 388mm | 397mm | 405mm | 415mm |
Stack to Reach Ratio | 1.41:1 | 1.43:1 | 1.43:1 | 1.44:1 | 1.44:1 | 1.44:1 | 1.46:1 | 1.48:1 | 1.5:1 |
Seat Tube Length, Unknown | 466mm | 496mm | 496mm | 521mm | 521mm | 521mm | 546mm | 576mm | 606mm |
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center | 512mm | — | 539mm | — | — | 549mm | 568mm | 582mm | 599mm |
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown | — | 539mm | — | 549mm | 549mm | — | — | — | — |
Top Tube Slope | 9.1deg | 7.7deg | 7.7deg | 6.4deg | 6.4deg | 6.4deg | 5.6deg | 4.6deg | 3.9deg |
Head Tube Angle | 70.5deg | 71.25deg | 71.25deg | 71.5deg | 71.5deg | 71.5deg | 72deg | 72.25deg | 72.5deg |
Seat Tube Angle | 75.5deg | 74deg | 74deg | 74deg | 74deg | 74deg | 73.5deg | 73.5deg | 73.5deg |
Head Tube Length | 100mm | 115mm | 115mm | 130mm | 130mm | 130mm | 147mm | 167mm | 190mm |
Bottom Bracket Drop | 74mm | 74mm | 74mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm | 72mm |
Bottom Bracket Height | 277mm | 275mm | 277mm | 277mm | 277mm | 279mm | 279mm | 279mm | 279mm |
Chainstay Length | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm | 425mm |
Chainstay Length Horizontal | 418.5mm | 418.5mm | 418.5mm | 418.9mm | 418.9mm | 418.9mm | 418.9mm | 418.9mm | 418.9mm |
Front-Center | 594mm | 600.1mm | 600mm | 608.4mm | 608.4mm | 608mm | 618mm | 630mm | 644mm |
Front-Center Horizontal | 589.5mm | 595.5mm | 595.5mm | 604.1mm | 604.1mm | 604.1mm | 614.1mm | 626.1mm | 640.1mm |
Wheelbase | 1008mm | 1014mm | 1014mm | 1023mm | 1023mm | 1023mm | 1033mm | 1045mm | 1059mm |
Fork Offset/Rake | 50mm | 50mm | 50.1mm | 50mm | 50mm | 50.1mm | 50.2mm | 50.3mm | 49.6mm |
Fork Length, Unknown | 401mm | 401mm | 401mm | 401mm | 401mm | 401mm | 401mm | 401mm | 401mm |
Trail | 71.3mm high | 65.7mm high | 66.2mm high | 64.1mm mid/​neutral | 64.1mm mid/​neutral | 64.6mm mid/​neutral | 61.3mm mid/​neutral | 59.6mm mid/​neutral | 58.6mm mid/​neutral |
Mechanical Trail | 67.2mm | 62.2mm | 62.7mm | 60.7mm | 60.7mm | 61.2mm | 58.3mm | 56.8mm | 55.9mm |
Wheel Flop | 22.4mm | 20mm | 20.2mm | 19.3mm | 19.3mm | 19.4mm | 18mm | 17.3mm | 16.8mm |
Standover Height | 749mm | 772mm | 772mm | 794mm | 794mm | 794mm | 816mm | 841mm | 866mm |
Tire to Pedal Spindle | 78mm 165 mm cranks | 81.1mm 170 mm cranks | 79mm 170 mm cranks | 86.9mm 172.5 mm cranks | 86.9mm 172.5 mm cranks | 84.5mm 172.5 mm cranks | 94.5mm 172.5 mm cranks | 104mm 175 mm cranks | 118mm 175 mm cranks |
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance | 112mm 165 mm cranks | 105mm 170 mm cranks | 107mm 170 mm cranks | 104.5mm 172.5 mm cranks | 104.5mm 172.5 mm cranks | 106.5mm 172.5 mm cranks | 106.5mm 172.5 mm cranks | 104mm 175 mm cranks | 104mm 175 mm cranks |
Expert Build
49 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | |
Wheel Size | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD |
Tire Width | 40mm | 38mm | 40mm | 38mm | 38mm | 40mm | 40mm | 40mm | 40mm |
Tire Outer Diameter | 702mm | 698mm | 702mm | 698mm | 698mm | 702mm | 702mm | 702mm | 702mm |
Bike Length with Tires | 1710mm | 1712mm | 1716mm | 1721mm | 1721mm | 1725mm | 1735mm | 1747mm | 1761mm |
Crank Length | 165mm | 170mm | 170mm | 172.5mm | 172.5mm | 172.5mm | 172.5mm | 175mm | 175mm |
Handlebar Width | 380mm | 400mm | 400mm | 420mm | 420mm | 420mm | 420mm | 440mm | 440mm |
Stem Length | 70mm | 80mm | 80mm | 90mm | 90mm | 90mm | 100mm | 110mm | 110mm |
Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend
Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive
The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.
Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive ScaleCategory Trend
All-road/GravelSource:https://www.specialized.com/us/en/crux-expert-sram-rival-xplr-axs-/p/4223489?color=5448067-4223489&searchText=91426-3158, https://www.specialized.com/us/en/crux-expert/p/4223482?color=5381912-4223482&searchText=91425-3152
