Specialized Diverge Sport Carbon | 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.

From Future Shock 2.0 and all-new gravel geometry, to internal storage and category leading tire clearance, the new Diverge Expert Carbon represents everything we’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.

Gravel riding may be a "new" sport, but Specialized's Diverge Sport Carbon has been developed thanks to over four decades of experience. It’s got their Future Shock 1.5 and a FACT 8r carbon frame for a fast, confident and comfortable ride on road, in the dirt, and over thick gravel. With Unbound-winning Pathfinder Pro 42mm tires, the same rubber we spec on the S-Works Diverge, you’re ready to ride as fast and as far as you want.

• With a FACT 8r carbon frame, the Diverge Sport frame is incredible capable and race bike light. Pin it for your local dirt climb KOM, or grind up a giant back country peak, the light and lively Diverge will get you there faster.
• Speed, control and confidence - Future Shock 1.5 is ideal technology for the gravel rider. With 20mm of axial compliance, Future Shock 1.5 is progressively tuned specifically for gravel riding. 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, all while keeping your hands, arms and neck fresh.
• 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. They’ve kept the bike’s BB low to increase stability, but high enough to utilize with 650b wheels if that’s your jam.
• 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 FACT 8r carbon, Future Shock suspension, threaded BB, internal routing, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
FORK – Future Shock 1.5 w/Smooth Boot, FACT carbon, 12x100 mm thru-axle, flat-mount
FRONT WHEEL – DT Swiss G540 rim, 24mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples
REAR WHEEL – DT Swiss G540 rim, 24mm internal width, tubeless ready, 24h, Specialized full sealed bearing thru axle hub, centerlock disc, DT Swiss Champion 14G stainless steel spokes, DT Swiss brass nipples
FRONT TIRE – Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42
REAR TIRE – Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42
CRANKSET – Shimano GRX RX610
CHAINRING – 46/30T
BOTTOM BRACKET - Shimano Threaded BSA BB
FRONT DERAILLEUR – Shimano GRX RX820
REAR DERAILLEUR – Shimano GRX RX820, 12-speed
SHIFT LEVER – Shimano GRX RX610, 2x12-speed
CASSETTE – Shimano 105 12-speed 11-36T
CHAIN– Shimano SLX, M7100, 12-speed
FRONT BRAKE – Shimano GRX RX400, hydraulic disc
REAR BRAKE – Shimano GRX RX400, hydraulic disc
HANDLEBAR – Specialized Adventure Gear Hover, 103mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flare
STEM – Future Stem Comp
SEATPOST – Carbon, single-bolt, 27.2mm
SADDLE – Body Geometry Power Sport, steel rails