Good review of the new Specialized Crux over on the road.cc site. 

"You could buy the Crux Elite on a Saturday teatime and happily - well, maybe not happily but certainly painfully, race it Sunday morning without changing a thing. Unlike some other 'cross bikes that look like they've been cobbled together out of the parts bin to surf the current wave of popularity, or others that have a road bias with gearing that's too harsh in the mud and tyres that are rubbish it in, or other "cross" bikes that are more hybrids with dropped bars the Crux is built and designed for racing, and it's not so bad at mucking about off-road either, fast and unencumbered by paraphernalia."

Really great to see bike companies coming up with some great affordable good spec bikes to respond to the economic problems.  Good luck to them!  Certainly seems a great spec / set up.

http://road.cc/content/review/45774-specialized-crux-elite