Specialized Diverge E5 | Gravel Bike

Whether your goal is to escape on gravel back roads, far from cars and crowds, or drop the hammer at the front of your favorite gravel race, no bike does it better than the new Specialized Diverge. It’s quite simply the fastest, most capable - and just maybe the most fun - bike they ever made, delivering a ride that’s quick and lively under power, but stable and confidence inspiring when the terrain gets rough.

With all-new gravel geometry and category leading tire clearance, the new Diverge represents everything they've 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.

With a premium E5 alloy frame and a full carbon FACT fork the Diverge E5 delivers a fast, confident and comfortable ride on road, in the dirt, and over thick gravel. Shimano’s Claris 2x8 group gives a wide range of gears for any terrain, while Axis Elite alloy wheels and Pathfinder Sport 38mm tires provide an efficient ride on pavement with the versatility for hard pack dirt riding.

• Specialized's Premium E5 Aluminum frame provides a stiff, light, and durable platform. When mated to a full carbon FACT fork, the Diverge E5 becomes a light, lively and versatile bike ready to attack any surface.
• Specialized tossed gravel geometry status quo out the window. The new Diverge has the most progressive geometry they’ve 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. They’ve 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. We’ve kept the bike’s BB low to increase stability but high enough to utilize with 650b wheels.
• They’ve 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 tire clearance, so we gave the new Diverge a whopping 47mm of tire 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 chain rings we’ve created clearance without using a fragile dropped chain stay design or increasing chain stay length.

SPECIFICATIONS
FRAME– Specialized Diverge E5 Premium Aluminum, threaded BB, internal routing, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
FORK – FACT carbon, full carbon steerer, 12x100 mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
FRONT WHEEL – AXIS Elite Disc
REAR WHEEL – AXIS Elite Disc
FRONT TIRE – Specialized Pathfinder Sport, 700x38c
REAR TIRE – Specialized Pathfinder Sport, 700x38c
CRANKSET – Shimano Claris R200
CHAINRING – 50/34T
BOTTOM BRACKET – Shimano 68mm threaded
FRONT DERAILLEUR – Shimano Claris, braze-on
REAR DERAILLEUR – Shimano Claris, 8-speed
SHIFT LEVER – Shimano Claris, 2x8-speed
CASSETTE – SunRace, 8-speed, 11-34t
CHAIN– KMC X8 w/ Missing Link™, 8-speed
FRONT BRAKE – Tektro Mira, flat-mount, mechanical disc
REAR BRAKE – Tektro Mira, flat-mount, mechanical disc
HANDLEBAR – Specialized Shallow Drop, 6061, 70x125mm, 31.8mm clamp
STEM – 3D-forged alloy, 31.8mm, 7-degree rise
SEATPOST – Alloy, 2-bolt Clamp, 12mm offset, 27.2mm, anti-corrosion hardware
SADDLE – Body Geometry Bridge Saddle, steel rails