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Specialized Crux DSW Comp 2025

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Model Year 2025
Options 49cm Gloss Birch / Clay Please Call / Email For Availability
52cm Gloss Birch / Clay Please Call / Email For Availability
54cm Gloss Birch / Clay Please Call / Email For Availability
56cm Gloss Birch / Clay Please Call / Email For Availability
58cm Gloss Birch / Clay Please Call / Email For Availability
61cm Gloss Birch / Clay Please Call / Email For Availability
Style The Crux DSW is more than the lightest alloy gravel bike ever made. We took everything we learned creating the carbon Crux and used our patented D'Aluisio Smartweld to make it a reality in alloy. We've created the most capable, nimble, balanced, and responsive alloy gravel bike ever made for fast, fun, high-performance riding. And yeah, it's the lightest too. Some may call it a carbon copy, but we call it the Crux DSW.

Lightest Weight

At just 1399 grams*, the Crux DSW is the lightest alloy gravel frame in the world. Combine that with our Fact12r Crux carbon fork and a build curated for performance, and a complete Crux DSW tips the scales at 9.37kg - no alloy gravel bike can compete.

*56cm in the lightest colorway. Production frames will vary.

Most Capable

More clearance means more capability - that's why the Crux DSW has the same tire clearance as its carbon sibling - 47mm and up to 2.1" on a 650b wheel. Combine this with the tough and light alloy frame, and Crux DSW can take you anywhere you imagine at full gas.

Ultra-Responsive

Responsive at the pedals. Supple in the saddle. We've used D'Aluisio Smartweld to fine-tune the properties of alloy to deliver a ride previously impossible without carbon and combine it with the same performance gravel geometry and race-influenced fit as the carbon Crux. A longer reach delivers better weight distribution for quick, confident handling, while a lower stack creates a performance first position. At 72mm of bottom-bracket drop, we hit the sweet spot between nimble and stable.

D'Aluisio Smartweld - or DSW - is a patented engineering process that uses hydroforming to precisely match tube-to-tube joints for better, stronger welds and, ultimately, a lighter frame that can be twice as durable as a traditional alloy frame. Our Smartweld technique helps us create a unique single-piece downtube and bottom bracket for the Crux, shaving weight and amplifying responsiveness.

Lightest: 1399g Crux DSW Frame (raw, unpainted). We took everything we learned creating the carbon Crux and used our patented D'Aluisio Smartweld to make it a reality in alloy.
*56cm in the lightest colorway. Production frames will vary.

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.

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.

Frame Specialized E5 Premium Aluminum Disc frame with D'Aluisio Smartweld Technology, hydroformed aluminum tubing, tapered head tube, threaded BB, UDH dropout
Forks S-Works FACT Carbon, 12x100mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Rear Derailleur SRAM APEX XPLR, Mechanical
Shifters SRAM APEX, 12sp
Chainset SRAM APEX XPLR, 40t
Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB BSA 68 Wide
Chain SRAM APEX 12S
Cassette SRAM PG 1231, XPLR, 11-44
Stem Specialized, 3D-forged alloy, 4-bolt, 7-degree rise
Handlebars Specialized Adventure Gear, 118.9mm drop x 70mm reach x 12 degree flare
Front Brake SRAM APEX, Hydraulic Disc
Rear Brake SRAM APEX, Hydraulic Disc
Tyres Pathfinder Pro 2BR, 700x38
Saddle Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails
Seatpost Alloy, 2-bolt Clamp, 12mm offset, 27.2mm, anti-corrosion hardware
Bar Tape Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
Wheelset F: DT Swiss G540 rim, 24mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples
R: DT Swiss G540 rim, 24mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples
As with any product, specification is subject to change without prior notification. You are advised to confirm current specification before buying.
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