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In our comparison, not currently a pick
Specialized Crux 5 Sport 2027
Carbon · Shimano GRX 12-speed · hydraulic disc
Buy at BikeExchangeWhere it stands
In stock in 52 and 56 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 · €3,500 – €4,000
- Cervelo Aspero-5 Red XPLR eTap AXS 1, purple sunset at BIKER-BOARDER€3,699EUR 300 cheaper, Red XPLR AXS instead of GRX, good carbon rather than decent aluminium wheels, includes a power meter.
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
- Shimano GRX, 12-speed
- Wheels
- Aluminium, decent aluminium Front: DT Swiss G500 rim, 26 mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24H, Specialized full sealed bearing thru-axle hub, Center Lock disc, DT Swi
- Brakes
- Hydraulic disc
- Weight
- not stated by the shop: not scored
- Power meter
- No
- Tyres
- Front: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready; Rear: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready
The compromises
- Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
- No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.
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
€3,999 at every one of our 4 checks since 16 Sept.
Every check
| Checked | Price | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| 16/09/2026, 19:33:05 | €3,999 | in stock |
| 17/09/2026, 07:15:56 | €3,999 | in stock |
| 18/09/2026, 07:17:12 | €3,999 | in stock |
| 19/09/2026, 07:17:34 | €3,999 | in stock |
How sure we are
We read 6 of 7 key facts off BikeExchange's page; not stated: 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 | Shimano GRX BR-RX820 hydraulic disc |
| Bremshebel | Shimano GRX ST-RX820 |
| Reifen | Front: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready; Rear: Pathfinder 700×45, tubeless ready |
| Laufräder | Front: DT Swiss G500 rim, 26 mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24H, Specialized full sealed bearing thru-axle hub, Center Lock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples; Rear: DT Swiss G500 rim, 26 mm internal width |
| Vorbau | Roval Rapide, alloy, 4-bolt, -6° |
| Steuersatz | Integrated headset |
| Lenker | Specialized Adventure Gear, 118.9 mm drop, 70 mm reach, 12° flare |
| Kassette | Shimano XT CS-M8100, 12-speed, 10–45T |
| Kurbelgarnitur | Shimano GRX FC-RX820, 40T |
| Schalthebel | Shimano GRX ST-RX820 |
| Kette / Riemen | Shimano XT CN-M8100, 12-speed |
| Gruppe | Shimano GRX RX820 1×12 |
| Sattel | Body Geometry Power Sport, steel 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
- Shimano GRX
- Beschreibung