NFD ‘25 Crux

This is my second gravel bike and first complete build and man was it a blast.
Upgrading from a Canyon Grizl, the body positioning doesn’t feel much different but the ride is a night and day difference between the two.
The steering is somehow much more snappy while also feeling more stable?
The balance feels impeccable, when I would bunny hop on the Canyon the rear always came up so much higher than I expected, the crux just feels like an extension of my body.
The ride quality is significantly more rigid and I ended up dropping a few PSI from the tires.
The rear end feels incredibly efficient, it feels like every watt that goes into the pedals is converted to forward motion.
I personally find it gorgeous.

The build
‘25 Specialized Crux 10R frame size 58
Campy Ekar group set.
160mm rotors front and back
40t chainring
9-42 cassette
Favero Assioma mx-1 pedals
Rodeo Labs 3.0x wheels with Berd spokes
S-Works Power saddle
Ali express carbon seat post and bottle cages
Cervelo AB09 42cm bars
Cheap aluminum stem until I dial in the fit.

The bike is currently 17.6lbs with pedals, 2 bottle cages, sealant, and a garmin/headlight mount.