Difference btw Crux 5 Expert & Comp worth the $2500?
Looking for help evaluating the diff between the expert and comp crux 5 models and what you’re buying for that extra $2,500 USD. Also trying to figure out where most of the weight difference comes from. I’m a very lightweight rider so the weight is proportionally more important to me but…seems like there could be ways to overcome that for less than $2,500.
Obv differences seem to be:
- Force vs Rival xplr E1 groupset: can someone tell a historically Shimano gal if there’s a significant difference here? Sounds like a weight penalty of maybe 200g with the rival. Are the blip buttons important?
- Wheels: this seems like the most significant source of weight and price difference (DT Swiss G500 on the comp vs roval terra c III on the expert). I’d plan to use a nice carbon wheelset I already have and while I do plan to eventually get a second wheelset, the Roval Terra CIII probably wouldn’t be what I would buy if purchasing outright.
- Expert has a carbon roval terra handlebar vs some “adventure gear” one on the comp.
Am I missing something here? Seems to me like you could get a fancy one-piece cockpit and sexy deep dish carbon wheels for that $2,500 price difference…Is there anything to convince me that the expert level is worth buying over the comp??