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Specialized Crave Expert 29

Fork travel
80 mm
Wheels
29″
Drivetrain
1 × 10 30t / 11–40t
Gear range
364%
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Not published by the manufacturer

  • Sizes and geometry

Components

16 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Specialized M4 Premium Aluminum, XC 29 Geometry, fully-butted w/ smooth welds, tapered head tube, tapered seat tube, forged post-mount 160mm disc dropouts, replaceable alloy derailleur hanger Not identified

Suspension

1 part
  • Fork

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Fork material
  • Aluminum

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 80 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 30
Largest chainring
  • 30
Rear sprockets
  • 10
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 40
Lowest gear
  • 21.8 in
Highest gear
  • 79.1 in

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

80 mm

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2016
Sample
366 bicycles with this information
Coverage
81.8% of the class

Lowest gear

21.8 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2016
Sample
442 bicycles with this information
Coverage
98.8% of the class

Highest gear

79.1 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Cross-country Model year: 2016
Sample
442 bicycles with this information
Coverage
98.8% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
8.3 km/h
Highest gear
30.3 km/h

Total gear range 364%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2016 builds

Differences across 2016 builds
Specification This bicycle Specialized Crave Expert 29 Specialized Crave 29 Specialized Crave Comp 29 Specialized Crave SL 29
Frame
Fork material Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum Carbon
Suspension
Suspension configuration Hardtail Hardtail Hardtail Rigid
Front travel 80 mm Not informed 80 mm Not informed
Drivetrain
Front chainrings 1 2 2 1
Smallest chainring 30 22 22 32
Largest chainring 30 36 36 32
Rear sprockets 10 10 10 8
Smallest sprocket 11 11 11 20
Largest sprocket 40 36 36 20
Lowest gear 21.8 in 17.7 in 17.7 in 46.4 in
Highest gear 79.1 in 94.9 in 94.9 in 46.4 in
Other specifications
Bottom bracket standard BSA Not informed Not informed Not informed
Fork spring Air Air Air Not informed
Suspension Hardtail Hardtail Hardtail Rigid

No exact Crave Expert 29 publication is available for 2015.

Other models in this family

4 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Specialized Crave Expert 29, by Specialized

This bicycle

Cross-country

Crave Expert 29

  • Suspension: 80 mm
Specialized Crave 29, by Specialized

Cross-country

Crave 29

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Suspension: Hardtail
Specialized Crave SL 29, by Specialized

Cross-country

Crave SL 29

Mountain / Cross-country

  • Suspension: Rigid

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