What spring would you recommend? Soft medium or hard?

What kind of terrain i need to be careful with this tyre?

Just slam some 47mm fast tyres on the Crux or buy a second wheelset for 650b 54mm and use it for gravel. It is more comfortable and faster!

thanks for putting together these reviews! I got rid of my 2017 roubaix recently and I miss the future shock. The new roubaix can fit bigger tires, I think that might be a solid option for someone who does a mix of road and gravel.

I’m a big fan of the FS. I certainly rather have it than not.

What if I want to do the whole enchilada on this?

Nothing new here. Cannondale did this years ago, called the Silk Road. PSA: Your hoods are crooked.

Wouldn't the newer Roubaix SL8 be the one bike to rule them all? 40mm tire clearance and future shock. I currently have to 2021 Topstone 5 and the Roubaix SL8 comp or expert is at the top of my list.

How about the weight? I’m riding a 1 kg frame and the diverge 9R is 2.5 kg is there any noticeable?

Where is this, it’s amazingly beautiful!

Man ! What a scenery ! What else do you need.

the diverge is a compact frame design with a slacker headtube and the crux is a cross bike with steeper angles similar to a road bike. the crux is a cross bike. if you are more of a racer ride the crux. if you are an enthusiasts ride the diverge.

Nice. Switching wheels would've made a brilliant review. I know its a different cassette/drivetrain so no so easily done, but the info would be quite interesting IMO.

Strange about the fitting differences. A 58c Diverge has 20mm higher stack (make the big feel bigger) and 4mm less reach (make it feel smaller). Even Crux have sort of mild geo compared to most gravel race bikes and are more on the stable end of things compared to racy/twitchy. They are PLENTY stable on rough stuff.

I’m 5’9” and I ride a Diverge STR in size 56 and it’s too big for me and I can’t get comfortable no matter what I do. I changed the chain ring from a 40 to a 46 and it’s faster on the road where I do 99 percent of my riding. I think I will sell and get a Roubaix in size 52 or 54. Great review.

Seeing your points of view. Had a 2019 Diverge - great bike! Currently own a 2024 Crux. It was easy to sell the Diverge without hesitation. I did test ride the Diverge STR and it was damn supple.

I just bought a Crux comp today. Can’t wait to ride it. I ride flat smooth gravel here which is not technical and usually under 50 miles per ride. If I had terrain like yours, or going a lot longer, I definitely would get the Diverge. As far as tires go, I run the Ride now TPU’s on a Pathfinder 42 pro tire at 28 psi….butter. I think that or running tubeless on your Crux would make a world of difference

I daily may diverge. If I got to go out on gravel I just swap the tires out.

I have a diverge. I want a new one that is basically the same, but has udh, with a mullet using the new sram stuff, and the sram red brakes (not the sram red explore drivetrain, which doesn't have the gear range I want).

Like you I have both the Crux and Diverge and agree with most of your comments. The Crux can be a lot smoother on gravel if you drop your tire pressures from 50 to 30psi. You probably won't hurt the carbon rims. Tires also make a big difference. After 6,000 miles on the Crux I needed to replace the tires and the 38mm were all sold out, so I replaced with the PF 42mm which measure 44mm. The wider tires made a big difference on the gravel. If your riding 40% road and 60% gravel go with the 42mm tires, at 50/50 I would stick with the 38mm. As for the sizing the Crux has a lot longer stem which makes it feel larger. Try swapping the stems to see if the Diverge feels the right size.

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😢 you almost talked me out of the Crux.

Nice, thanks for the video. Been looking at both

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Had been more interesting if you used the same tires on both bikes. Now its more a test of tires.

It's funny that you mentioned you could have pushed faster with the Diverge. I found the Diverge felt more laid back and a bit numb vs the Crux which was livelier and encouraged me to rip it.

nice scenery

It is interesting, the upgrades you are mentioning are basically describing a Diverge in Expert or Pro version as your Do It All version;) I am (super) lucky to have the Pro version and it is a hell of a machine! The SWAT box has a cost in terms of aerodynamic, but it is a cool feature.

I like this comparison, way more genuine than GCN does science.

Good timing as I'm looking at both!

Enjoyed your commentary. I’ve had two Crux’s for CX. What’s the weight difference?

Can we see the bike

Thanks for the video 👍🏽, Think you’re spot on….i have a Diverge w/3.0 future shock and ceramic bb and hubs! When the trail gets rough n fast the Diverge is right at home! not to mention all the other wonderful the bike does!!

I like the new Diverge. I don't have one, but if I were to buy a new bike today, it would probably be a Diverge.

Thanks. This convince me to buy it. It's a good hybrid bike.

They are adorable creatures! 🙂

Amazing review 2 pedals, thank you for doing this. I’m with Michael, I was between the checkpoint 2025 and the diverge comp 2025. The checkpoint is crazy beautiful and without any cables in the front, they both come with 1x sram apex but the diverge has the future shock. The crux has the horrible cables in the front without future shock so it’s out of my list. I’m a roadie, so I spend all my money on my summer and winter emondas 😂. The diverge seams to be perfect for relaxing rides with very bad weather and some gravel, I live in London and I do need to ride 20km to get into some proper gravel, but I can get there though lots of paths. The diverge has a very good price and the “suspension”, I still hate the cables… I have the diverge unboxed waiting for the first ride, hopefully I won’t regret not getting the checkpoint

I love that/my bike!

I just picked up my diverge today and the 3 springs came with it as well. So is there no spring in there on arrival and you have to pick which one you prefer? I found it odd that there were 3 options yet all springs were in a bag lol

future shock 2.0...better

heavy

I just want to add that other gravel bike materials (besides carbon) might give you a different, exciting feel in the dirt.

Get 45mm tires and mount them tubeless on the Crux and you won‘t need the Diverge in addition

Thanks for the review. Like you I have a Crux expert (18lb) and a Diverge Pro (19.5lb). I bought the Crux last year and have about 9,000 miles on it and it works great on both gravel and pavement. I bought the Diverge Pro 6 months ago and have 3,400 miles on it. I bought it as a light weight bike packing bike and hope to race it on the Huracan Lite 335 mile race in February. I put wider Resolute 50 x 700 tires on it. You may want to run lower pressures 30psi on gravel and 40 to 50 psi on pavement.

I hate to question what someone has, but... You said your bike has a 2X and uses a GRX chainset. That would indicate a Sport Carbon rather than a Comp Carbon as the Comp Carbon comes with a 1X 11-50t mullet and uses a SRAM Apex eTAP RD. The 2024 Comp was only in a satin green and a gloss metallic sulphur. The 2024 Sport was available in a matte carbon with onyx blue accents. The Comp also comes with the externally adjustable hydraulic Future Shock 2.0, and the Sport comes with the 1.5 FS and is not externally adjustable. MSRP for the Comp is $4200 with the Sport being $1200 less at $3000. The Comp does have the SWAT box whereas the Sport does not. I just rode a 2024 Comp last week where my local dealer quoted me what seems like a fair sale price of $3250 for the Comp. Trying to decide between it and a 2025 Checkpoint. The both use 1x with electronic shifting, but I think I'd prefer the cassette low gear of the Comp Carbon, but, my Trek dealer said they could swap out the cassette and upgrade the RD to match, credit me the parts value of the original equipment, and basically keep the two bikes the same price.... Of course the Checkpoint doesn't have the future shock, but I'm undecided on that... I found your videos while researching the bike so want to make sure I'm comparing apples to apples and actually watching a review on the bike I'm considering. Thanks

I think you need 2 wheelsets for this bike. One to run 700c x 47 or 650b x 53 gravel tires and another one to run 32 mm road tires.

Very informative review thanks. I do longer mixed surface rides on my hardtail so I'm thinking of changing to a gravel bike. Or I could convert my hardtail to a drop bar mountain bike. Your review is making me think a gravel bike is not going to be as great as I imagine. Had test rides on a few and they are not at all sporty or exciting. My old flat bar road bike felt faster and more zippy.

I use a entry level alu Diverge with no damping apart from a carbon fork, an optional carbon seat post and of course tire pressure for ride comfort. I love it for its allroundness. Have used it for bikepacking, long and one hour rides on mixed surfaces. I believe Your pros and cons can’t be satisfied by one single bike. You seem to want a full suspension mtb in the rough and a sub 7 kg road bike on the tarmac 🤓

Hi 2 pedals, thanks for the review and all the good stuff you are sharing, I’m a happy owner of a crux and to move the tyres from 38 mm to 42 mm was a big change, I’m curious which pressure do you have onnthe tyres and if you did play up/down? Thanks!

Es mucho más hermoso que el templo de los Olivos en Lima.