2025 Specialized Diverge Expert Carbon Features
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 we’ve 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 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.
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.
At a Glance
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 chainrings, we’ve 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.
Component Specifications
| 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 |
| Fork | Future Shock 2.0 w/ Damper, Smooth Boot, FACT carbon, 12x100 mm thru-axle, flat-mount |
| 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 |
| Chain Rings | 40T |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB BSA 68 |
| Front Tire | Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42 |
| Rear Tire | Pathfinder Pro 2BR, Tan sidewall, 700x42 |
| Inner Tubes | Presta valve, 48mm |
| Front Brake | SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc |
| Rear Brake | SRAM Rival eTAP AXS, hydraulic disc |
| Stem | Future Stem, Pro |
| Handlebars | Specialized Adventure Gear Hover, 103mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flare |
| Saddle | Body Geometry Power Expert |
| Seatpost | Roval Terra Carbon Seat Post, 20mm Offset |
2025 Specialized Diverge Expert Carbon
| Bike/Frame Size | 49 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stack | 571 mm | 577 mm | 592 mm | 610 mm | 634 mm | 659 mm | 684 mm |
| Reach | 365 mm | 374 mm | 383 mm | 392 mm | 401 mm | 410 mm | 419 mm |
| Chainstay Length | 425 mm | 425 mm | 425 mm | 425 mm | 425 mm | 425 mm | 425 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1019 mm | 1026 mm | 1032 mm | 1042 mm | 1059 mm | 1076 mm | 1088 mm |
| Top Tube Length, Horizontal | 529 mm | 542 mm | 558 mm | 573 mm | 589 mm | 605 mm | 628 mm |
| Bike Standover Height | 700 mm | 725 mm | 754 mm | 779 mm | 805 mm | 832 mm | 859 mm |
| Seat Tube Length | 390 mm | 430 mm | 470 mm | 500 mm | 530 mm | 560 mm | 590 mm |
| Seat Tube Angle | 74° | 73.75° | 73.5° | 73.5° | 73.5° | 73.5° | 73° |
| Head Tube Length | 99 mm | 104 mm | 116 mm | 133 mm | 159 mm | 185 mm | 209 mm |
| Head Tube Angle | 70° | 70.5° | 71.25° | 71.75° | 71.75° | 71.75° | 72.25° |
| BB Height | 270 mm | 270 mm | 270 mm | 270 mm | 270 mm | 270 mm | 270 mm |
| BB Drop | 80 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm |
| Trail | 69 mm | 66 mm | 61 mm | 57 mm | 57 mm | 57 mm | 54 mm |
| Fork Length, Full | 389 mm | 389 mm | 389 mm | 389 mm | 389 mm | 389 mm | 389 mm |
| Fork Rake/Offset | 55 mm | 55 mm | 55 mm | 55 mm | 55 mm | 55 mm | 55 mm |
| Front Center | 607 mm | 614 mm | 620 mm | 630 mm | 647 mm | 664 mm | 675 mm |
Size Guide: 2025 Specialized Diverge Expert Carbon
