2012 Specialized Crux Disc Brake Cyclocross Bike Spotted

OK, probably time to chime in. Post is clarified a bit…what I meant was that it’s the first production-looking disc brake cyclocross bike to come from one of the big four (Specialized, Trek, Cannondale, Giant) brands with a U.S. presence since the UCI’s rule change allowing disc brakes. As for foreign markets, the Stevens is pretty sweet looking, but they really don’t have much market share here in the states and the disc equipped bike is not listed on their website for sale, meaning it’s in probably still in prototype stages..

I don’t have an ’03 Cannondale catalog laying around to verify, but they don’t have a current model available for the U.S. market. As for anything they might be working on, I’m sure it’ll be sick light and a joy to ride – their SuperX is flat out amazing.

The new Redline Conquest Pro unveiled at Sea Otter this year has disc tabs but comes on the the showroom floor with canti’s.

The Felt we showed from Sea Otter is a prototype with no clear agenda, though if we were betting folk, we’d say you’ll see it sometime in 2012.

All that said, yes, there are some smaller brands making them now, and custom builders like Moots, etc., can add disc tabs to any bike they make (I know because I have just such a frame on order), but for things to really take off on the component and aftermarket side, the major manufacturers will have to take the leap, so it’s encouraging to see Specialized bring it to the table under one of their pros. None of the other “major” brands have their pros on them…at least not that we’ve seen. We bet it’s in the works, though.