Crux Comp

When the riding is smooth, speed comes down to resistance and weight, and that's what this rating emphasizes. The biggest contributors are a fairly average weight, a lighter-feeling mass profile that helps on accelerations and tempo climbs, wider mixed-surface tires that add some drag, and a solid drivetrain that supports efficient riding.

If your rides include hills, it rates 8.9/10 for climbing. Within Road bikes, it sits near the top. The low gear should feel friendly on most hills. Your easiest gear lands around 24.0 gear inches. On the ‘easier low gear’ scale, it sits around ~81% versus similar bikes. “Gear inches” sounds nerdy, but it’s just a quick way to describe how easy your lowest gear is to turn uphill. Lower usually means easier. With roughly 8.6 kg to move uphill, you’ll feel it more as climbs get longer. It can climb, but you’ll likely prefer smoother pacing on longer hills. Build kits can differ by size and spec level, and not every detail is published by every brand, so use this as a practical guideline.

From a gravel perspective, coming in at 4.7/10 on aero, it’s aero-aware without going extreme so it works well across lots of riding. In everyday language, it’s a balanced middle ground: some streamlining, but not an extreme aero setup. The fit looks fairly neutral, so aerodynamics depends more on the overall design and components than on an extreme position. That tyre width leans toward grip and stability first, with a small aero penalty at speed. Details like hidden cables and a cleaner cockpit can add up to small aero gains at speed. In practice, it’s a balanced setup: decent in the wind without demanding big compromises elsewhere.

Balanced fit - a neutral road posture that suits most riders. That's driven by you get a moderate drop: roughly 78 mm from saddle to bar, plus about 562 mm of stretch forward (long). Estimated lean is about 35 degrees.

In Road, Here is the simple reasoning behind the fit flexibility rating: This front-end is not locked into a one-piece system, which helps adjustability, Less routing complexity makes swaps and adjustments more practical. Also, Seatpost info looks fairly neutral, so most fit change comes from cockpit choices. Overall, it falls into Adjustable. Put simply, it describes how practical it is to reconfigure your position later.

This scores 5.5/10 for comfort, so it feels fairly neutral out on the road. That’s the reason it lands as Balanced. It’s running about 38 mm tires on 700c wheels, and wider tires let you drop pressure a touch, which smooths out rough pavement on rough lanes and gravel patches. The posture is neutral (posture 6/10, torso ~35°), which keeps things neutral and easy to live with.

This looks like a typical market price for the spec. Value is scored 1–10: higher is better value, lower means you’re paying more than similar bikes. Uses MSRP as a baseline; real-world prices can be lower (discounts can change the value). Based on the spec estimate, it’s about 10% above the typical level for similar builds. Among comparable bikes, it sits around the middle on price (cheaper than about 54% of listings). Quick reference: €4.200 listed versus about €3.828 for a comparable build. Overall, it sits in the expected range for the category.

This bike is comfortable on gravel roads and unpaved back roads, and it still rides well on tarmac. The tire size is around 38 mm, which gives grip and control on loose gravel. Wheel choice (700c) fits the kind of surfaces this bike targets.