I came back to cycling during the pandemic. Meeting the Diverge Comp Carbon was love at first sight. I am 6’ 3” so mine is a 61. What an amazing bike! Wonderful on the Florida gravel, and fast on the road. I am very impressed with each little detail of the construction and the excellent performance.

If I had to sell all but one of my bikes this would be the one I’d keep. I’ve kept up on 50 mile 20+ MPH pavement group rides and mistakenly ended up on some XC trails in Bend Oregon and it was up to both ends of the tasks. It thrives in all the areas in between and when you add the SWAT box (I hate seat bags) it pushes it over the top. My only complaint is the wheels that come on the Comp Carbon are rubbish given the bikes price tag. I’m a bigger rider (250+ lbs)and already snapped two spokes (both before riding off road) so will be replacing with something stronger. Still would buy again in a heart beat and recommend for anyone that wants gravel but also plans on riding on the road.

I found the Comp Carbon in my size where it had been sitting in a bike shop unsold for several weeks. Finally, I called, put a deposit on it, and made a long drive to pick it up. I could not be happier with it. I upgraded from a Sirrus X 5.0, which I really enjoyed riding, but the Comp Carbon is perfect for me: responsive, comfortable, smooth and great-looking. I've only put about 300 miles on it, but every time I go for a ride I feel really fortunate. If I hadn't found this one 3 hours away, I'd have had to drive 1000 miles for the next closest one.

Spec did a revolutionary job on this refresh, bringing the best of MTB geometry to a versatile gravel bike. Highlights are SWAT, compliance you can feel in the stays and seat post, 2x drivetrain, 160 rotors with 180 option, huge tire clearance, and long, slack front end without losing responsiveness. I can climb 25-degree+ single track, or swap on a road wheelset and use for 70mi+ entrance rides. If forced to nitpick, the rubber and wheels are heavy, and most of the future shock dials don't have enough compressions, and are rendered useless. Fast, stable bike that can easily pack with the 2x, frame protection, and mounting points.

Loving riding this thing. Super versatile for urban riding paved trail, beat up roads and gravel paths. Super confident in all conditions, equal parts performance and comfort.

I purchased the bike from my LBS Sycamore Cycles in Hendersonville NC and was happy to receive the bike early in the season since it is a 2021 bike. The Diverge just works. When you point it downhill it feels stable. Cornering is controlled and predictable. I never feel like I am over the front of the bike with the slacker geometry. The GRX braking is effortless. The tires ate up all gravel I threw at them. On pavement it rides smooth and fast with same tires. Nothing to complain about.

According to my LBS, Fairwheel Bikes in Tucson, I was lucky to get my order in when I did as there won't be any 2021 Diverges available for a while. I've done five rides on the Diverge and I'm pretty impressed. Not sure if it's the Future Shock, the flexible seat post, or the 38mm tires, but the ride is very smooth. I've played around a bit with the Future Shock, dialing it from firm to soft. The difference is quite noticeable. I sense a little bobbing when standing while in the soft setting, but for relaxed efforts none at all. According to Specialized, the firm setting does not lock out the suspension effect, but for all practical purposes, it does. Overall, I'm pretty impressed with the Future Shock. It does what it's supposed to without being intrusive. Typical road imperfections, (cracks, small potholes and chip seal,) never get to my hands. I can only tell it's moving by seeing the rubber boot flex. I'm not particularly impressed with the stock tires. While they roll okay, they feel a little squirrelly in corners. The transition from the round center to the more squared off sides is a bit abrupt. While the bike isn't especially light, 22 pounds for my size 56 frame (with pedals and cages,) it doesn't ride heavy. Step on the pedals and it goes. I've yet to get it on any serious gravel, but on pavement, it rides like a really nice road bike. GRX 2x is Shimano, i.e, excellent: quick shifting and quiet. I really like the shift levers. Hard braking, with only one or two fingers is very easy to do from the hoods and the wide platform of the brake lever is very comfortable. In terms of value the Diverge stacks up nicely against other carbon gravel bikes with GRX 2x. There aren't many bikes similarly equipped available for less than $4k. Nice job Specialized. Coming from my usual rides, (custom frames in steel and carbon,) I wasn't sure what to expect from a Big 3 bike. After 200 miles, I think Specialized has done a really nice job