I dont even own one I already know this must be the perfect in betweens for someone who wants to ride the burns down low to the dirt while having a great, fast ride on flat asphalt. The flat bar is a must for someone used to mountain biking transitionning to road bike as I do. The low frame must be perfect for riding downhills and taking steep turns with your body, though it might give someone a sluggier feeling than with a normal road bike. Idk I only dream about this mint gem 😂🤷‍:male_sign:

I spend a lot of time on 10-20% grades, on both gravel and single track. I've found this bike to be the ideal machine for tackling this type of riding. Its VERY light and climbs like a dream. The 1x Eagle 50t means I'm able to cruise up a 20% grade with no problems. While it climbs extremely well, my favorite riding on this bike is doing descents. The future shock and dropper allow for fast downhills, even when the terrain is technical. I generally run the future shock all the way "open" on the trails, and all the way "closed" on the road. The dial in adjustment is very convenient. The brakes are nothing short of magical. On a 3500 foot descent I ride frequently there is no brake fade or overheating issues. On the road, the riding style is aggressive and it's perfect for fast flats. I find myself normally cruising between 18-20 on the flats. Thru axle means less hassle. If you're on the fence, just buy it. You will not regret it.

I will always prefer trail riding on my MTB's to gravel. But I was missing out on too many riding opportunities due to not having a gravel bike, so I decided to get one. I hate drop bars so I was delighted to find this bike. I put a full dropper post on and am running tubeless, and the bike is quite capable. It's comfortable for long rides, and fun. The front shock is great. The traction and breaks are good. I don't shy away from steep, semi-technical single track. Of course it will be a little slower, but this does not matter unless you're doing lots of flat riding at speed, which I am not interested in. So, you will struggle to keep up on flat pavement if other riders want to go fast. You will also pass everyone when it comes time for off-road downhill.

I was attracted to this bike because it was a flat bar gravel bike which is unusual. I was aware of the detailed reviews on the web, which all found it to be a slow bike to ride compared to its peers. Recently I removed the inner tubes and converted my Diverge to run fully tubeless tyres, which was easy to do given the very suitable rims and tyres it came with as standard. Now I have found it to be a much more responsive gravel bike and much quicker to accelerate on both gravel and bitumen. It should also be much more able to resist punctures. Now it is a fun bike to ride but I will have to top up the fluid in the now tubeless tyres every 3 or 4 months.

Glad I finally found a gravel bike with flat handlebars. It was hard to tell what shade of green the bike was on the computer, it looked more teal online but it is a solid Starbucks green.

The Diverge Evo is my first true modern bike: carbon and aluminum, geometry, 1x, and internal cable routing. I’m 5’8” with a true 32” inseam and purchased a medium. First issue is the seat it too high for me by .5” with the taller 90mm dropper used on the 2022 model rather than the 50mm dropper used on the 2021 model. Second, the crank arms are too long and hurt my knees and hips. Third, the cable rattle is awful. And lastly, might’ve been bad luck, but second time out on gravel within the first mile got a hole in the rear tire from gravel puncturing right in the middle of the tire. I have the bike set up with CushCore and tubeless with Stans. I realized the hole because I and the entire bike got sprayed with the Stans, which sealed the hole and I was able to add air and finish the ride. But being on a well maintained gravel trail I’m quite disappointed the tires would puncture so easy from a piece of gravel. I also find the bike topping out around 22 MPH for me on flat road and wouldn’t mind a smaller gear. The bottom bracket height is a major limiting factor to go on any single track, at least where I am, there’s always trees down and it is not tall enough and the pedal height is extremely low and would strike a lot on flowy sections with roots and rocks. Other than the above, the bike seems to be built well and fit me well as far as stand over and reach. The Future Shock 2.0 does a great job isolating rough surfaces and is one of the best features of the bike in my mind. The color is really nice. To address the height, cranks, (and speed and pedal strike) I’m giving a 160mm 40 tooth crankset a try. This will shorten things by ~.50”: seat height should be perfect for me with the full dropper, reduce the knee and hip articulation on the up, increase cadence and likely speed, raise pedal height, and the 40 tooth should give it more speed as well, albeit at the potential cost of climbing. As for the cables, I used a cheap split mesh wrap for electrical cables and fed into the tube around the cables from the bottom and completely silenced it. By a point of reference I have a an almost mint late 1980’s or early 1990’s Diamondback Apex and the bikes are amazingly quite similar. At this point the Apex with 26” wheels and 2.1” tires is actually faster, around 25 MPH on the flat road and every bit (or more) fun to ride.