Diverge Sport Carbon Gravel Road Bike (2022) Specialized

The Specialized Diverge Sport Carbon Gravel Road Bike (2022) – the ultimate gravel escape pod with a side of FUN! This bike isn’t just good; it’s fantastically quick, remarkably capable, and possibly the most entertaining two-wheeled contraption Specialized has ever concocted! Feel the power as you drop the hammer at the front of your favorite gravel race. The Diverge is your trusty steed, always ready to show off its quick and lively moves when you want to push the limits. Yet, when the terrain gets wild and unpredictable, fear not, for the Diverge maintains its composure and inspires confidence like no other.

Decades of road, gravel, and dirt riding wisdom have been poured into this masterpiece. The Diverge pens a whole new chapter in the gravel bike saga, giving you the power to dream up entirely fresh and thrilling rides. It’s like having the keys to the ultimate getaway vehicle.  While gravel riding might be considered the new kid on the block, Specialized Diverge Sport Carbon has been carefully crafted and perfected over four decades of expertise. So, buckle up and get ready for the ride of your life! The Diverge is here to take you places you’ve only dared to imagine.

Features:

• It’s got our 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 gravel-inspired SRAM Apex 1 1×11 shifting and DT Swiss G540 wheels the Diverge Sport’s as capable as it is versatile. With Kanza winning Pathfinder Pro 38mm 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.
• We tossed gravel geometry ‘status-quo’ out the window. The new Diverge has the most progressive geometry we’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. We’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 if that’s your jam.
• We’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.