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In our comparison, not currently a pick
Specialized Crux 5 S-Level 2027
Carbon · SRAM Red XPLR AXS 13-speed · hydraulic disc · power meter
Buy at BikeExchangeWhere it stands
In stock in 56 and 58 cm · price read 07:17 today · unchanged since the last check
Where it stands
Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.
Our pick · €5,000 and above
- Trek Checkmate SLR 7 AXS 2026 at Mount7€5,379EUR 5120 cheaper, Force XPLR AXS instead of Red XPLR AXS, good carbon rather than unidentified wheels.
What you get
- Frame
- Carbon Crux 5 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, threaded bottom bracket, 12×142 mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc, UDH dropout
- Drivetrain
- SRAM Red XPLR AXS, 13-speed, electronic
- Wheels
- model not recognised: Front: Roval Terra Aero CL, 27 mm internal width, tubeless ready, 50 mm depth, 21H, DT 350 hub, Center Lock disc, DT Swiss Competition spoke
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Weight
- not stated by the shop: not scored
- Power meter
- Yes
- Tyres
- Front: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready; Rear: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready
The compromises
- Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.
Your size
What BikeExchange lists, and what it has today
Where to buy
BikeExchange is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.
Price so far
€10,499 at every one of our 4 checks since 16 Sept.
Every check
| Checked | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 16/09/2026, 19:33:05 | €10,499 | in stock |
| 17/09/2026, 07:15:56 | €10,499 | in stock |
| 18/09/2026, 07:17:03 | €10,499 | in stock |
| 19/09/2026, 07:17:34 | €10,499 | in stock |
How sure we are
We read 5 of 7 key facts off BikeExchange's page; not stated: wheels, weight. Anything we could not read is scored below the cheapest option, so a gap never flatters a bike.
Read 07:17 today. The full audit trail shows the source text behind every fact. Report a mistake
Full specification as published by BikeExchange
| Rahmenmaterial | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Rahmen | Crux 5 FACT 10r Carbon, Rider First Engineered™, threaded bottom bracket, 12×142 mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc, UDH dropout |
| Bremse | SRAM RED E1 hydraulic disc |
| Bremshebel | SRAM RED AXS E1 hydraulic disc |
| Reifen | Front: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready; Rear: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready |
| Laufräder | Front: Roval Terra Aero CL, 27 mm internal width, tubeless ready, 50 mm depth, 21H, DT 350 hub, Center Lock disc, DT Swiss Competition spokes; Rear: Roval Terra Aero CL, 27 mm internal width, tubeless ready, 45 mm depth, 24H, DT 350 hub |
| Vorbau | Integrated with Roval Terra Cockpit |
| Steuersatz | Integrated headset |
| Lenker | Roval Terra Cockpit, integrated handlebar/stem |
| Kassette | SRAM RED XPLR E1, 13-speed, 10–46T |
| Kurbelgarnitur | SRAM RED XPLR E1, Quarq power meter, 40T |
| Schalthebel | SRAM RED AXS E1 hydraulic disc |
| Kette / Riemen | SRAM RED E1 Flattop, 12-speed |
| Gruppe | SRAM RED AXS XPLR E1 1×13 |
| Sattel | Power Pro Mirror, hollow titanium rails |
| Sattelstütze | S-Works Tarmac SL8 FACT Carbon, 15 mm offset |
| Gabel | S-Works FACT Carbon, 12×100 mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc |
| Jahr | 2027 |
The shop's feature list
- Carbon
- SRAM Red eTap AXS
- Beschreibung