Specialized Diverge Expert Carbon 2025

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 Diverge

It’s just maybe the most fun bike Specialized has 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 tire clearance, the Diverge represents everything Specialized has 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 tires. Adventure Gear alloy handlebars, a Roval Terra carbon seatpost, and a Power Expert saddle complete. Nothing unlocks a bike’s capability like tire clearance, so they 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 chainrings, Specialized has created clearance without using a fragile dropped chain stay design or increasing chain stay length.

Tech Specs

Frameset

• Frame: Specialized Diverge FACT 9r carbon, SWAT™ Door integration, Future Shock suspension, threaded BB, internal routing, 12x142mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
• Seat Binder: Specialized Alloy, 30.8mm

Suspension

• Fork: Future Shock 2.0 w/ Damper, Smooth Boot, FACT carbon, 12x100 mm thru-axle, flat-mount

Brakes

• Front Brake: SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc
• Rear Brake: SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc

Drivetrain

• Shift Levers: SRAM Rival ETAP AXS
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle AXS
• Cassette: SRAM NX Eagle, 12-speed, 11-50t
• Chain: SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed
• Crankset: SRAM Rival 1 Wide
• Chainrings: 40T
• Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB BSA 68

Wheels & Tires

• Front Tire: Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42
• Front Wheel: Roval Terra C, 25mm inner width carbon rim, 32mm depth, NEW DT 370 hub, 24h, DT Swiss Comp Race spokes
• Rear Tire: Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42
• Rear Wheel: Roval Terra C, 25mm inner width carbon rim, 32mm depth, NEW DT 370 Star Ratchet hub, 24h, DT Swiss Comp Race spokes
• Inner Tubes: Presta valve, 48mm

Cockpit

• Stem: Future Stem, Pro
• Handlebars: Specialized Adventure Gear Hover, 103mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flare
• Tape: Supacaz Super Sticky Kush
• Saddle: Body Geometry Power Expert
• SeatPost: Roval Terra Carbon Seat Post, 20mm Offset

Accessories

• SWAT: Integrated SWAT door, internal storage system

Weight

• Producer's weight: 9.52kg (20 lb, 15.8 oz)
• Weight Size: 56

Producer's note: Weights based on production painted frames as pictured. Actual weights will vary based on colourway, frame size, and component variation. Specifications are subject to change without notice.