Guava Spot Force AXS
Cycling Plus UK
|March 2025
£4,950 Big-value, Barcelona-born bike that hits the spot for gravel riding
The Spot is the first bike from Spanish upstart brand Guava, founded by two friends with over 25 years of industry experience. Prices start at £2,950 and rise to £4,950 for this flagship bike with a SRAM Force and GX Eagle AXS blend, carbon wheels and cockpit. That's much cheaper than the competition - a Specialized Crux Pro with SRAM Rival XPLR eTap AXS group and alloy finishing kit is £6,300, while, despite an equivalent Force groupset and carbon wheels, Argon 18's Dark Matter comes in at £5,500.
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