CX and gravel racers who size like a road-race bike. If you want Future Shock and mounts, Diverge is the sibling.
The light gravel/CX race bike: lower and snappier than Diverge, with less adventure hardware. It feels like a Tarmac that grew tire clearance.
Gravel riders who want Giant's drop-bar all-road, not a TCR with knobbies.
Giant's gravel bike: stable, mounts, and a position between Defy and a race gravel whip. The X variants add more suspension/travel attitude.
Racers who want the Ineos/Dogma brief. F7 is the more attainable geometry cousin; Dogma X if you want endurance.
The halo Pinarello race bike: asymmetric stays, Italian race fit, and a size run in millimetres (430–595) that does not map 1:1 to S/M/L. It steers like a race bike that wants a skilled rider.
| Measurement | OpusVayu 2016 |  SpecializedCrux 2022 |  GiantRevolt Advanced 2022 |  PinarelloDogma F 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 560 | 578+18 | 592+32 | 555−5 |
| Reachmm | 389 | 397+8 | 397+8 | 385−4 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.5 | 72.0−0.5 | 71.8−0.7 | 72.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.2−0.3 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 425+15 | 425+15 | 406−4 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1000 | 1036+36 | 1044+44 | 988−12 |
| BB dropmm | 69 | 70+1 | 80+11 | 72+3 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Vayu L | Crux 56 | Revolt Advanced ML | Dogma F 530 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm |
Minimum weight and maximum tyre clearance – the new Specialized Crux is supposed to achieve this balancing act and thus become the ultimate gravel weapon.
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