That is one reason I sold my kanzo, i didnt want to swap cassettes to use wheel sets on other bikes. Over all though it was a great bike
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I generally think granfodo’s tests shouldn’t be given much credence, even compared to other cycling outlets. I’ve seen tests where they complained about the gearing when it was exactly the same on another bike that they claimed was perfect. I’ve also disagreed with their subjective opinions about tires, but that’s less definite.
I get the impression that most of their writers don’t have much feel for differences in bikes so they say that fit their pre-conceived notions and don’t say anything new.
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I am also sometimes surprised, when they claim that all the testers liked a bike best, when you can clearly see from the pictures, that the size they had was a size 52.
Considering most of their other bikes are in 56 or up, I’d really be surprised if the testers liked a bike, that was 2 sizes small 
I feel like they had a typo and flipped the best vs best buy.
The Ridley is the heaviest bike and limited to 42 tires seems like a deal breaker but the price is low. The lower price makes sense why it has heavier components.
This reviews excluded other bikes that were part of the original issue. Weird.
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So…NBD Crux Expert
This bike is really amazing and so much fun to ride. It is fast, light and compliant. It is basically in another league than my Domane on both the gravel (expected) and on the road (not expected).
I frankly don’t know what wizardry Specialized employed with the carbon layup but it is both stiffer and more compliant than the Domane with a similar setup on the road and makes isoSpeed a non-factor. This bike just ate up broken pavement and crappy chip seal.
This setup in the picture is 56 at 8.6kg (will have a lighter daily training version with 303FC and 32 Vitorria Next). This is stock wheels, tubless setup and bottle cages. I swapped out the Rival crank set for Red AXS Powermenter ($800 on BTD with sale and points) which works great and allows me now to move on from my PowerTap P1s, which were real boat anchors at 450g. Pedals are the wide Shimano Ultegra SPD, great pedals and a much needed improvement over my PowerTap P1s.
This is my first electronic shifting group set and all I can say is I am not ever going back to mechanical. The 1x 40/10-44 is perfect for my daily riding. So much better than 2x.
Swapped out the Rival chain for a Force.
Roval Terra C wheels are surprisingly good. They punch way above their price point and I would have no problem racing them. I was going to sell them, but they will be my non-race gravel wheels.
I am not a fan of the stock handle bars and will be swapping them out for Enve Gravel bars, pending a bike fit next week.
My only regret is not buying an Sworks version. 
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It’s a great bike, but those cables…
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They don’t bother me except the shop that put it together (or Spec) made the left brake cable too long so it rubs on the front 
I put some protective tape there until I can take it in and have them fix it.
I did get my “road” setup complete; with 303 FC/32 Corsa Next and weight comes in at 7.8kg.
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Dang dude…all black bikes don’t usually do much for me but that one looks 
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Yeah, it has a pretty cool sheen to it in person. And unlike another famous brand, the branding doesn’t cover the whole down tube and hide the paint job. 
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What tires were you running?
Gravel kings semi slick with inserts 38mm measure to 40. Im 200lbs i ran 35f 38 rear
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Did you make the purchase?
Not yet. 
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Beautiful! Go for it 
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Keegan seems to ride the new Stigmata again at Crusher. Keegan Swenson on Instagram: "The @tusharcrusher machine 😮💨 #santacruzbikes #sramroad #srammtb #maxxisbike #reservewheels #tannusarmour #garmincycling #monsterenergy || 📸: @devonbaletmedia"
It looks like to have a good tire clearance, a stash box and UDH 
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Apparently already removed…
Do you think the frame is set up to take a 100mm fork in the front? Judging from the pics we‘ve seen from Unbound the toptube is really small compared to the crown height and clearance of the fork. Looked like a Salsa Cutthroat but racier. Would be good to have competition in this subsubsubcategory of gravelbikes. The meme „gravelbikes are just 90s mountainbikes“ remains true…