Tech Specs: Specialized Diverge 4 Expert
- Price: $5,999 / £5,249 / €6,299
- Weight: 8.9kg / 19.6lbs
- Wheels: Roval Terra Carbon, 25mm internal
- Sizes: 49-61
- Groupset: SRAM Rival XPLR
- Colours: Turquoise, Dark lilac
I have fallen into a trap. Maybe it’s because I like the ‘I’m cooler than you’ buzz of niche brands, or maybe it's just because of the size of Specialized even in relation to other mainstream brands, but I’ve overlooked the Diverge more or less since its inception when considering the best gravel bikes. It filled a place in my head as The Default Choice. Competent, but vanilla. The chicken tikka masala of the curry order, or the pepperoni pizza. This is even more mad when you consider that a pepperoni pizza would be my last meal on earth, but that’s by the by.
