Specialized 2024 S-Works Crux SRAM Red XPLR. This exact top-tier Crux build provides a verified mainland China price ceiling for a very light, wide-clearance gravel-race bike.
The recorded complete-bike price is ¥84,990; its date and basis remain visible below.
Buying context
Before buying, verify Current mainland China stock and final dealer checkout; Exact complete-bike weight for the China SKU; Current local warranty and service route.
Current exact manufacturer claim for a production-painted size-56 build; actual weight varies by color, size and component variation
Stiffness evidence
Manufacturer describes the exact Crux build as nimble, reactive and responsive at the pedals; qualitative claim without a public frame-stiffness protocol
Current exact product 221367 evidence retains CNY 84,990, publishes 7.28 kg in size 56 and describes the build as reactive and responsive at the pedals. Stock, final checkout and a numeric stiffness protocol remain unpublished.
A two-month review of the 2022 S-Works Crux, the current-generation frame before the 2026 Crux 5.
David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes · 2022-02-13. How the bike was supplied is not stated; the 2022 S-Works Crux shown uses the same FACT 12r frame and SRAM Red XPLR-style build as the 2024 model.Disclosure basis.
Takeaways
Repeats a maker claim1:21Derived from the Aethos, the frame keeps round tubes, non-dropped stays, external seat clamp and threaded bottom bracket at a claimed 725 g.
Measured2:52His size-56 S-Works build weighed 7.25 kg without pedals, lighter than his Giant TCR Advanced road bike.
Fit check3:33Clearance grows from about 36–38 mm on the old cyclocross Crux to 47 mm, with a slightly longer, slacker, lower geometry that still leans racy for a gravel bike.
Ride impression5:24Very fast and quick to accelerate on twisting trails thanks to the low weight and stiff frame, though he does not think it matches an aero gravel bike on fast open gravel.
Automatic captions reviewed 2026-10-25. Paraphrased by Chinese Bikes; points apply to the build shown, not to every size or trim.
Sources
These sources support this model page; individual claims retain the confidence of their cited source.
Specialized China · Manufacturer product pageIdentity: High · Specification: High · Price: High · accessed 2026-09-01
Current exact China product 221367 identifies the 2024 S-Works Crux SRAM Red XPLR build and retains its CNY 84,990 official list observation. A current exact international page publishes 7.28 kg in size 56 and describes the exact build as responsive at the pedals; dealer stock and final checkout remain untested.
Specialized China · Manufacturer product family pageIdentity: High · Specification: High · Price: Medium · accessed 2026-09-01
Current Specialized China Crux catalog retains the prior-generation S-Works Crux frameset at CNY 33,990. The exact FACT 12r platform is independently mapped by current manufacturer product 223486; stock and final checkout were not tested.
Specialized · Manufacturer product pageIdentity: High · Specification: High · Price: Low · accessed 2026-09-01
Current exact product 221367 page publishes 7.28 kg in size 56 for the production-painted build, with variation by color, size and components. It also describes the exact Crux as nimble, reactive and responsive at the pedals; qualitative manufacturer evidence only.
Specialized · Manufacturer product pageIdentity: High · Specification: High · Price: Medium · accessed 2026-09-01
The current exact product 223483 page publishes 8.55 kg in size 56, with actual weight varying by color, size and component variation. The same product id remains live on the mainland China route, which exposes no attributable current CNY amount.
