Whether your goal is to escape on gravel back roads, far from cars and crowds, or drop the hammer at the front of your favourite gravel race, no bike does it better than the new Diverge. It’s just maybe the most fun bike Specialized have ever made, delivering a ride that’s quick and lively under power but stable and confidence-inspiring when the terrain gets rough. From Future Shock 2.0 and gravel geometry to internal storage and category-leading tyre clearance, the Diverge represents everything Specialized have learned over more than 40 years of riding road, gravel, and dirt. The Diverge writes an entirely new chapter in the gravel bike category, so you can dream up entirely new rides. It’s the ultimate getaway vehicle.
The Diverge Expert is built with the perfect mix of SRAM’s Rival, GX, and NX components for fast, efficient shifting with an 11-50 cassette to ensure you have the gearing to tackle any ride. The bike rolls on the Roval Terra C wheels with 42mm Pathfinder Pro tyres. Adventure Gear alloy handlebars, a Roval Terra carbon seatpost, and a Power Expert saddle complete.
The more capable your bike, the bigger your rides get, so Diverge borrows SWAT internal storage from the legendary Stumpy. The SWAT door lets you utilize space in the down tube to store tools, a flat kit, nutrition, and even our SWAT Jacket. It keeps weight off your body and low in the bike for better handling and makes you more self-sufficient, so get out there. SWAT’s got your back.
Specialized tossed gravel geometry status quo out the window. The new Diverge has the most progressive geometry Specialized have ever created for a drop bar bike, giving riders a capable and stable bike in the dirt that still feels responsive and nimble on the road. Specialized have increased the frame’s reach, introduced a slacker head tube and a longer offset fork. All this creates incredible confidence with a planted feeling in the dirt while spec’ing shorter stems keeps the overall cockpit length the same and the steering lively. Specialized kept the bike’s BB low to increase stability but high enough to utilize with 650b wheels if that’s your jam.
Speed, control, and confidence - Future Shock 2.0 is the ultimate technology for the gravel rider. With 20mm of axial compliance and a hydraulic damper, Future Shock 2.0 suspends the rider, not the bike. This keeps you confident and in control, able to keep the power down and stay off the brakes over rough dirt roads and in thick, loose gravel while keeping your hands, arms, and neck fresh. Since Future Shock 2.0’s damper is adjustable, you’ll be ready for the rough stuff and efficient on smooth pavement.
Specialized have given the Diverge plenty of rack mounts, including fork and top tube mounts, to ensure you can take what you need, no matter how far you plan to go or how long you plan to stay out.
Nothing unlocks a bike’s capability like tyre clearance, so Specialized gave the new Diverge a whopping 47mm of tyre clearance with a 700c wheel and 2.1” with a 650b wheel. Thanks to a drive-side chain stay utilizing a solid beam of carbon behind the chainrings, Specialized have created clearance without using a fragile dropped chain stay design or increasing chain stay length.
With a FACT 9r carbon frame, the Diverge Expert frame is incredibly capable and race bike light. Pin it for your local dirt climb KOM, or grind up a giant backcountry peak, the light and lively Diverge will get you there faster.
Key Features & Benefits:
Carbon Fibre Frame: Incredibly capable and race bike light
SRAM AXS Drivetrain: Reliable electronic shifting
Capable Geometry: Giving riders a capable and stable bike in the dirt that still feels responsive and nimble on the road.
Full Specification:
- Frame: Specialized Diverge FACT 9r carbon, SWAT™ Door integration, Future Shock suspension, threaded BB, internal routing, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
- Fork: Future Shock 2.0 w/ Damper, Smooth Boot, FACT carbon, 12x100 mm thru-axle, flat-mount
- Number of Gears: 12
- Gear Shifters: SRAM Rival ETAP AXS
- Chainset: SRAM Rival 1 Wide
- Chainrings: 40T
- Rear Cassette: SRAM NX Eagle, 12-speed, 11-50t
- Chain: SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed
- Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle AXS
- Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB BSA 68
- Pedals: Not supplied: Shop pedals here
- Rims: Roval Terra C, 25mm inner width carbon rim, 32mm depth, 24h
- Front Hub: NEW DT 370 hub
- Rear Hub: NEW DT 370 Star Ratchet hub
- Front Tyre: Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42
- Rear Tyre: Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42
- Brakes: SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc
- Handlebars: Specialized Adventure Gear Hover, 103mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flare
- Handlebar Tape: Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
- Headset: Info Not Available
- Stem: Future Stem, Pro
- Saddle: Body Geometry Power Expert
- Seatpost: Roval Terra Carbon Seat Post, 20mm Offset
- Accessories: Integrated SWAT door, internal storage system
- Weight: Size 56 - 9.52kg (20 lb, 15.8 oz)