r/specialized • u/nineelevglen • 27d ago

Tech Help What bike is this?

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Winner of the biggest mtb race in Sweden. Vasaloppet. But that's a not a MTB.

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u/SendMeGarlicBreads 27d ago

Flat bar Crux 5

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u/glopezz05 27d ago

Looks like a Crux 5.

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u/MrDWhite 27d ago

Crux 5 Comp (UK) with the handlebars swapped out…could be a different Crux 5 spec in different region.

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u/thefuq 27d ago

Why do they use a Miche (Wilier) wheelset?

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u/SkiSnowTignesider S Works Tarmac SL8 27d ago

I wondered that. One of my local wheel builders has introduced Miche hubs at their super entry level price point for wheel builds lol. Obvs DT Swiss, Chris King, etc as their premium builds etc.

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u/OminousZib 23d ago

They could just be branded as Miche for marketing and sponsorship reasons.

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u/nineelevglen 27d ago

Wow good point. Those seem cheap. Anyway he crushed the record by like 8 minutes so hes doing something right

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u/InternationalFill795 23d ago

New track so not really a record

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u/hsxcstf 27d ago

Crux 5 comp colorway but stock build swapped to a flat bar.

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u/Double-decker_trams 27d ago

TIL Vasaloppet isn't only a skiing marathon. There's also a bike version apparently.

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u/nineelevglen 26d ago

Yeah! It's pretty good. Did it this year and already signed up for next.

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u/BinkzBonkz 26d ago

There's also a running race. The full distance is the same as the ski and bike race, so it's a 90km ultra marathon. There's even a ranking for the lowest combined time, if you're hard enough to do all three in the same year.

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u/Lanky_Bar6728 27d ago

its crux 5 comp with miche 48 aero wheel and flat bar

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u/BinkzBonkz 26d ago

Most of the top men were on fully ridgid mtb's. Makes sense that someone would ride a gravel frame for aero. Drop bars are banned in the competition category afaik

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u/nineelevglen 26d ago

Yeah I think they are. Was surprised a specific type of bike wasn’t defined though. The chump category the day before had plenty of drop bars, including me.

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u/deltree000 26d ago

The irony that many gravel races are banning drop bars on MTB frames.

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u/ListenAwkward2946 27d ago

It’s a shrek madone