IS THIS THE BEST COMMUTER BIKE OUT? 2024 SPECIALIZED SIRRUS X 5.0 CARBON

[@Garcia061]

I commuted thru NYC every day - snow or heat - on an S Works Roubaix. Im an ex downhill rider. First thing I did to the Roubaix was Frankenstein the stem put flat riser bars on it so I can flick through lanes of taxis. This is basically that bike. Looks great. That stack to reach ratio is hard to find anywhere in the gravel market etc.

[@showze21]

i own one, its a great bike, balance, comfort, handling. i ride it on gravel. but it lacks the stiffness for best hill climbing, imo.

[@coreyallert1482]

Square taper on a carbon bike in 2023 is crazy

[@seanrequiredfieldcannotbel1362]

No need to upgrade the cassette, upgrade the NX to a GX though would be fire. Also, that seat tube bottle cage mount...it looks like it bottoms out against that transverse tube...I would love to see if you could actually mount a bottle cage and get a bottle in and out of that thing.

[@savagepro9060]

Wow! Two frames in one bike, Sirrusly?

[@cup_and_cone]

It's clear there's a disconnect between most commenters and people who sell bikes for a living. There is a whole market of people who don't want a conventional drop bar $4,000 road bike to commute on...not because of the price, but because of health, comfort, safety, etc, reasons they don't want a drop bar. This bike is the middle ground.

[@theymademepickaname1248]

I don't think commuters are interested in an over $2k carbon fiber bike with a weird frame design either, but you are correct, I don't sell bikes for a living, so I don't know what sells.

[@cup_and_cone]

@@theymademepickaname1248 This bike isn't aimed at people who were looking at sub $1000 hybrids. It's aimed at people who were looking at spending $3,000 on a road bike but decided against it because they can't, or don't, want to ride a drop bar. This still gives them a taste of that performance and higher end quality they craved in a flat bar package.

[@zureai]

@@theymademepickaname1248there are people whose only way of getting to places is on a bike . They will spend a dime on a good bike. Trust me. I’m one of those people

[@zureai]

@@theymademepickaname1248im considering it 😅

[@kevinstewart9060]

@@theymademepickaname1248 Agree, most people who actually commute on a commuter bike want it to be more of a “beater” that can be chained up to anything and walked away from for a several hours at a time. This seems like a bike for folks who want to ride their bike to a neighborhood lunch spot on a Saturday afternoon and probably not much else otherwise.

[@edsinofsky]

rode it at the shop I work at and liked it alot! It has a comfy albeit a little bouncy ride.

[@GCPerformance18]

yea I think they did a greta job with it, it has bounce but this bike is meant for comfy all around riding

[@JitinMisra]

I have a trek fx bike which is more road oriented geometry, but I really like these sirrus x bikes , i tried the sirrus x 4.0, and it was a really comfortable bike that felt tossable.

[@paulmesh8089]

I got the 2.0 and it’s awesome . Love the colour of this one.

[@GCPerformance18]

very nice

[@Tom-pe3lo]

I got this over a Diverge Evo. I swapped out the drivetrain with FOMO parts I had, added 40c gravel tires on Roval Terra wheels and think it's a perfect flat-bar gravel rig.

[@Garcia061]

That’s my plan. Building one now with a Cannondale lefty Oliver fork.

[@MrBazsi888]

Lefty wod work with this sirrus?

[@manutavano]

No. The best commuter bike is my 50€ clunker cause nobody will ever steal that shit from me and it rides just fine

[@gianpaologliori3604]

This actually looks better than I thought initially.

[@GCPerformance18]

yea same here looks nice

[@phenofinder9145]

For what it is I bet it really is a comfortable ride

[@ff2e]

That's actually probably a very good bike for most people. Especially the people worried about comfort who just go out on shot rides on bike paths and usually way over bike with a 30lb low end xc bike for comfort.

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

But, there’s no actual suspension in the frame for a few different reasons. Definitely a bike for people with money to burn.

[@iecrime]

@@anotheremailaddress9664 Must be because it's hard to grasp who exactly the target of this bike would be other than those w/$$ to burn. If was going to spend 2.5k on a commuter bike, it would be an ebike.

[@markp353]

It is probably a bike for me, who had a very nice Tarmac once but now my body shape is more beach ball with legs. Who is now uncomfortable on a road bike and wants to get fit again and who still enjoys cycling. After having a good carbon bike, wants something with a good carbon frame. Put a nice set of carbon rims with 32mm tyres and you can probably join the group ride (not the one at light speed). Run the bigger tyres and go wherever. For some who can only have one bike, this offers options. Understand for the pure roadie at heart, this bike seems madness, but I want something that still makes cycling fun yet comfortable. @@iecrime

[@GCPerformance18]

Mega super hole. Big hole fat hole

[@savagepro9060]

Bike Porn is going to far! Cum on GC, be decent!

[@JitinMisra]

It sounds like you like me are not happy with this change ?

[@liquidSpin]

Looks great and love that reflective paint work. The weight is pretty high not gunna lie esp if you add on a backpack or storage bags to the fork to carry extra clothes/work stuff etc. Looks like they compromised weight for design aesthetics and seat comfort. Which makes sense to some riders who want their commuter bike to feel more comfy.

[@dand2334]

This weighs about 2lb or 1kg heavier than my 2019 x5.0

[@zureai]

@@dand2334no no no far too heavy

[@SilverShamrock71]

I picked one up to test the weight at my LBS, pretty sure it was heavier than my X 4.0

[@f1hotrod527]

The hybrid fitness bikes are cool. I love this new frame. Very cool. I was at a trek dealer today and looked at the carbon Fx bikes and those are sweet as well, much cooler looking in person. I had a 2017 diverge comp carbon, and it was nice, but I like these flat bar bikes better.

[@nickpurdy]

Would you take the Sirrus X or an FX Sport 6

[@f1hotrod527]

@@nickpurdy Ohhh man that's tough. Maybe the FX sport 5 with the red carbon smoke paint (just because its bad ass looking). I would probably get whatever one had a better deal.

[@nickpurdy]

@@f1hotrod527 the FX Sport 5 only comes in a size small in Canada and I need an XS :/ . So it's the 6 or bust

[@prrplex5594]

​​@@nickpurdyI love my Specialized mountain bikes but the Sirrus is a dud compared to the Trek FX+ bikes. We have two FX 6's and love them. Also, the Sirrus frame design is a gimmick, very weird choice for Specialized.

[@nickpurdy]

@@prrplex5594 the more I think about it, the more I'm coming to believe that the FX 6 is the bike for me. Thank you!

[@whatwouldjacobdo]

Those reflecty things on the wheels are neat.

[@GCPerformance18]

yes it is nice saftey tech

[@devianb]

It would be really neat to have integrated storage container to fit in the hole.

[@trappn]

Have a Redshift Shock Stop on the X 4.0. Trying to imagine what it would be like on a bike equipped with a "compliance junction."

[@jamessankey01]

It's not a Commuter f it doesn't have pannier and proper fender mounts. I see some threaded inserts, so no doubt specialized will offer some proprietary fenders and racks that will be inferior in every way to standard offerings. Thanks for the video. It is a cool design but the last thing I want on a workhorse is weirdness.

[@GCPerformance18]

I mean it has everything you need to handle whatever u desire for your riding style

[@kamuelalee]

Great video, cool looking bike. Basic questions for me: How does this bike do on hills? Going up steep hills and going down them too? I live in a hilly area.

[@GCPerformance18]

it should handler the gearing very nice they designed this bike for th wehwole contry in mind and this is the most modern 12 speed group so it has great gear range

[@samsepiol7080]

I watched the video till the end. Now where is the freehub body sound check?

[@GCPerformance18]

I complete forgot to upload it, I thought I had it on there, I am sorry.....

[@1979paranoidandroid]

Did you say it has BSA threaded bottom bracket? I couldn't hear because of the wind.

[@aaronburela432]

I think one of the only misses on this bike is no future shock 2.0 definitely should have that imo. Also if they put a swat box in there that would be awesome! I have a 2021 sirrus x 5.0 and it's awesome. Just need to lighten it up a little bit. It's about a pound lighter than the new one so there's a small win. And I never found it to be not a complaint bike, but I'm sure the new one will be more flexy.

[@ParzivalHB]

I like it but does it actually ride significantly smoother than the traditional Sirrus carbon frame w the same spec?

[@GCPerformance18]

yes it is muych smoother, feels more forgiving over the long rides and feels like you dont have a rod going up your butt

[@klopcodez]

Man these Flat bars ain’t no joke there comfortable af. There really under rated, they explode like a bmx when your doing a race and to be quite frank there safer than a road bike from my experience since I’ve ridden all types of bikes through my years for thousands of miles. That’s the best bike for shit and hard af side walks nearly everywhere in America I just hate the way thy are made of only they were smooth. I know how much they fk up the road bike tire and make the bikes bolts losen allitle because of the hard surfaces if your going fast never again 😂. We all learn eventually

[@GCPerformance18]

yea flat bars are nice on this bike plus with the pairing of the future shock it makes it so smooth

[@klopcodez]

@@GCPerformance18 Shocks are good for Hard places and side walks but not so good for racing on the street or eats up your power unless your on the saddle the whole time and riding it on a low gear then work your way up that’s the only way. Learned this the hard way long time ago when I couldn’t afford a bike and had to settle for 1

[@the-mighty-taco]

Hambini thought this thing was dumb af. He ensured the pen is working before coming to that conclusion as well, I have to concur with his assessment for that reason.

[@Hintonbro.]

Note: GC Performance actually rode the bike… Perhaps before shitting on something critics might want to ride it first?? How many dismissed the Future Shock outright in 2017 as garbage/proprietary/unnecessary? 7 years later the thing has proven itself over time and is a huge win for Specialized.

[@the-mighty-taco]

@@Hintonbro. I found the specialized employee.

[@mikemiller756]

@@the-mighty-taco You mean the same Hambini who shilled three different eBikes with Tourney level components, forks as bad as Walmart bikes, unbranded hub drive systems with horrible magnetic cadence rings, as being awesome eBikes? And then didn't even disclose they were promotions? 😂😂

[@GCPerformance18]

qno offense but hambinis videos only roast things, it is easy to sit somewhere and criticize a product after it is made and released, but he has never seen it, rode it, tried it. this bike felt solid for me while im 200lbs and actually less sway then what i was expecting. I am not a fan of talking about something before having there hands on it

[@nordineseddaoui3287]

Bonjour jolie vélo j ai le sirrus x4 en aluminium il me semble qu'il n'y a pa une grande différence au niveau du poid par contre grosse différence au niveau du prix est ce que cela est justifié pour passer au carbone je me demande ?

[@christopherdonaldson8707]

How do you fit a decent rear mudguard to this?? Also, 2k for a commuting bike 😮

[@GCPerformance18]

only 38 tires on here

[@christopherdonaldson8707]

@@GCPerformance18 yeah but where do they mount?

[@rtcharge]

Looks cool

[@qibble455]

Thanks for showing this bike up close GC, I was wanting a good look at it since I first heard about it. I had no idea it used a square taper bb. Noob question, Can this bb be changed out with a different bb?

[@GCPerformance18]

Yes but also the crank would have to be changed as well. Because that crank is a square tapered crank. The bb for this bike is just a threaded bsa bb

[@marks4471]

I'm wondering if that frame will be susceptible to cracking? They probably specify a weight limit.

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

Crack? No. Catastrophic failure? Yes. The stress point is at the downtube junction and the “cross member.”

[@cup_and_cone]

​@@anotheremailaddress9664 You mean the downtown junction where shock mounts on mountain bikes have been located for three decades without issue?

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

@@cup_and_cone I found the specialized employee. Show me where the rear wheel linkage and dampener are, if, it is like a mountain bike. Eagerly awaiting your in depth analysis.

[@cup_and_cone]

@@anotheremailaddress9664 If you think the force of someone riding a sidewalk to work is equitable to someone hucking a gap jump, you cannot be helped.

[@prrplex5594]

​@@cup_and_conethe geometry of a frame with a shock is different because a shock isn't stiff carbon. Using a carbon frame as a leaf spring that is now exposed to shear and twisting forces is going to give up something somewhere. Maybe it won't break but there are more practical ways to get compliance in a bike.

[@nickpurdy]

Do i go with this or the Trek FX Sport 6 with carbon wheels?

[@kristoferhindersson]

What did you go for in the end? (I have the same ideas)

[@nickpurdy]

@@kristoferhindersson life happened and I bought a house, so no bike for me for a while. But I did get a chance to see the Trek in person and it's definitely my pick. It's gorgeous and just feels right to me.

[@kristoferhindersson]

@@nickpurdy Thx for the quick response (and yes, the Trek is very nice but unfortunately out of stock where I live)

[@davidneumann1344]

@@kristoferhinderssonMy local bike shop just ordered me a sport 6 this week.They said there’s 6 large frames remaining in California (I’m in Canada)and I know there’s still medium and small frames available.

[@davidneumann1344]

@@kristoferhinderssonI should have said there’s 5 left because I just bought the sixth one 😂

[@marcbrooks8409]

I think I want one. It looks so different.

[@GCPerformance18]

yes they did a good job with inventory

[@stephenbarnes5850]

Over $2000 and square taper is bad enough but that frame is holly god what mess, the crankset looks like something from a cheap bike from Amazon did specialised really need to save the extra few $

[@cup_and_cone]

Is it actually square taper? I thought it was the old Truvativ ISIS tech with splines.

[@richyrich2344]

You cannot be Sirrius....

[@savagepro9060]

😡😡😡Grrrr, you stole my thought🤣

[@sailorcyclist]

Could you add drop bars make it a gravel weapon?

[@GCPerformance18]

yes u could just need to get the right shifters for th ebike as well

[@nassozeebo]

Way too expensive to be "the best commuter bike", because I would be afraid to park that anywhere...

[@straightcirclee]

Gonna replace the flat bar to drops...

[@GCPerformance18]

that will be nice!!!!

[@aneczka2114]

Something looks off with the cockpit...maybe the stem is to long

[@GCPerformance18]

its long

[@ironray123]

You're not an engineer? You don't drive the choo choo train?? I don't believe it! You ARE an engineer. I've seen you wear that funny cap that they do.

[@GCPerformance18]

Hahahahahha fucked

[@tylerd947]

why do so many people not like this bike? i think it looks nice.

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

Because beyond looks, it’s a very expensive, heavy, conventional bike.

[@cup_and_cone]

Same reason people hate G-Wagons or classic yachts: they don't do any one thing particularly well and they represent excess, and that makes people bitter.

[@SPLSE]

No idea. I think it looks interesting. I'm not the customer it's targeted at and I don't have a strong opinion to dislike it for being different.

[@samarittan9308]

I think it's a stellar design. It combines both beauty and function. Many commuter bikes have no personality.

[@chm2]

Anyone do a drop bar conversion on this thing yet?

[@scottf3456]

I've seen a sirrus with drop bars , but why...

[@cup_and_cone]

Geometry isn't right since it was designed as flat bar, the reach would be too long.

[@GCPerformance18]

I am sure people wil be for gravel

[@bennop.2553]

The utility of this bike is very limited compared to the 2021 Sirrus 6.0 so it's hard to place it in the category of Fitness bike, which is what the Sirrus has always been. This 2023 Sirrus 5.0 model can be a regular city bike. I don't know why Specialized does this. Are buyers really that stupid? Take a look at the Merida Speeder 900, for example (for less money).

[@andremoura8594]

Thank you for video…👍🇧🇷🇺🇸

[@markp353]

What is the weight of this bike in a Medium. Also how much do the wheels it comes with weigh?

[@GCPerformance18]

I am sorry but i do not have that information

[@mattnejmanowski631]

$2000 for a commuter.

[@savagepro9060]

"$2000 for a commuter." I am a commuter, give it to me!

[@greybeard4034]

It feels like a BS design to me. The straight bar for commuting isnt great. Just give me a Dutch hybrid bike with a good ergonomic position for your back with normal handlebars. Great video though.

[@GCPerformance18]

I dont think it is bs design, it feels nice to ride and feels nice for what it is aimed to be sold as, so many people want a bike that is the best at everythiong but that is the reason why there different bike category's

[@Rocky4719]

For a commuter? Just give me a normal hybrid, or even a low end road bike. Ain’t a chance I’m spending that much money for something that doesn’t have rack or fender mounts.

[@adamweb]

Who needs suspension when your frame has 160mm of t̶r̶a̶v̶e̶l̶ "compliance"?

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

Without a dampener, that 160mm compliance is the rider bouncing down the road as they pedal..🤣

[@GCPerformance18]

it is a nice substitute dont knock it until you try it

[@silverburn55]

Will be a cool gravel bike if they sell frame only.

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

If the “suspension” actually worked, which it doesn’t, it’s a heavy version of a traditional bike frame.

[@mikemiller756]

It wouldn't work for a drop bar because of geometry. It was built for flat bars.

[@silverburn55]

@@mikemiller756 Shame.

[@GCPerformance18]

yea I think so too

[@waynosfotos]

As Durianrider would say"crap" I don't know what the designers were smoking, but that design just goes against any engineering principals for a strong lightweight frame.

[@GCPerformance18]

this bike is nice for what it is being sold as, it is not a high end race bike, this is a leisure riding bike that is meant ot be comfy, dont knock the design until you have tried it, I am a heavy guy and the bike felt pretty solid under neath me

[@ariffau]

The bike most people need, but nobody wants.

[@savagepro9060]

You're half-way there. Actually, no body needs this!

[@ariffau]

@@savagepro9060 nah. This is better than people riding System Six or Dogmas with spacers taller than Burj Khalifa

[@GCPerformance18]

hahah this is the truth

[@LOGICAL-JAY]

Another hole??? Lmao

[@chrisko6439]

Yes, Specialized is drilling all the customer's holes. Hard.

[@LOGICAL-JAY]

@@chrisko6439 lmao

[@GCPerformance18]

hahahha

[@nationsnumber1chump]

The rent is too damn high

[@GCPerformance18]

hahahha

[@danieldarby5170]

It is a maybe for me.

[@GCPerformance18]

very nice

[@f1hotrod527]

I think this is a good design. I like this much better than the complex seatpost bendy elements like in diverge str or trek road bikes.

[@malibusa]

Whats the price on that bike? Keep videos coming.

[@JusGarc1981]

I dunno mang

[@Gyikhuszar88]

The best commuter bike has belt drive.

[@GCPerformance18]

I dont like belt drives that much idk

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

If you buy a bike like this to commute on you are just wasting money. The ceo’s of these companies must sit back and laugh their asses off as they count money.

[@jonnythelegs2597]

Ergonomic tyres, thats a new one.

[@GCPerformance18]

Smooth tires

[@jonnythelegs2597]

@@GCPerformance18 smoother than a Creationist's brain.

[@j00ktau]

😍😍😍

[@zzhughesd]

No oil painting in thumbnail. Shocking thing stair at. Before the …. Errrrr ….. backwards progression ?????

[@GCPerformance18]

hahahah

[@jimcumback6497]

Just another gimic from the company of gimics.

[@Junnys_Bicycle_Hoard]

Come on Specialized!! A square tapered BB? 🤦‍♂️

[@chrisko6439]

Yeah, lol

[@GCPerformance18]

yea that is pretty shit but durable

[@ozgurinsan]

2026 modellllllllllllllll

[@TheCharnwoodCyclist]

I think it’s awful looking, and a solution to a problem that didn’t exist.

[@anotheremailaddress9664]

Softride has entered the chat. At least Softride had a functioning spring and dampener. This has neither.

[@mohamadjamil3164]

There are nice bikes, ugly bike, and weird bikes. This one fits two of the three.

[@GCPerformance18]

nice beautiful bike lol

[@KyriaxWitch]

carbon commuter LOL. why not alloy like an chisel???? when the first asshole hit the frame with a u-lock in the public bike racks or some car clown cuts you off in the street in a bad way. the cyclist who thought it was great to have a carbon bike to ride around the city center will regret it without mercy

[@SnowMongoose]

*Not* weighing a size small? Neat

[@GCPerformance18]

issa large

[@ghostdog6471]

Sorry, man, but Canyon Roadlite has a better hybrid (commuter) bike with better components. To bad that it comes to a different price in the US compared to Europe

[@chrisko6439]

🤦‍♂

[@GCPerformance18]

hand palm?

[@paolosuter7769]

terrible, sorry

[@GCPerformance18]

have you tried it? I bet you have not, this reminds me of when the future shock came out at first and everyone ragged on it but now it is a stapl in the commuting and gravel scene

[@1bojanbojan]

That is one ugly bike wow

[@GCPerformance18]

lmao

[@dvyntyme]

ERRORS‼️‼️ stock tires are 700 X 38 .. NOT32 ; FRONT CRANK IS 38 … NOT 40 ; Poor reporting ; muddled presentation ❗️LEARN TO SPEAK CLEARLY Inadequate representation of a GREAT BIKE

[@GCPerformance18]

Thanks pal

[@aubreyhaines7282]

It looks terrible 😢

[@tennissir1986]

Yes the color is ugly. I guess Specialized feels it will appeal to men and women.

[@zureai]

Really? It looks cool to me haha

[@rentedduckliing]

@@zureaiI agree it looks dope

[@tonisalhodeen6180]

Its ugly 😂😂

[@BrooklynWill718]

It’s so ugly