2019 Men's Diverge E5 Comp

Based on the reviews on this website I put new rims and tires on the bike. Now it’s totally perfect for my outside adventures. To be specific, I chose for the DT SWISS GR1600 Spline 25 Disc. The tires are Schwalbe G-One R 40mm. Suitable for tubeless. Love it!!

I have had the 2019 e5 Comp for almost 3 years now. This bike can take a beating. Initially I was mostly riding off road and it's great for gravel. Then I moved into a city making road and bike paths my primary riding. So I converted it over to a road bike w/ a modest $600 wheel upgrade ( Rolf's w/ 28mm GrandPrix5K tires) and road pedals. This dropped around 2-lbs of weight and the ride quality improved dramatically. This is now my allroad endurance bike. The stock wheels are heavy and slow so it will be easy to find an upgrade. Fun to ride and not far off from bikes costing 3X more if you upgrade the wheels. With a small investment you can turn this tank into a comfortable yet fast endurance bike. Great bike as long as you upgrade the wheels. I can't imagine finding anything better for under $2k. I was debating getting the Roubaix but it lacked the tire clearance at the time which I wanted. Almost the same the bike otherwise.

Très beau très lège à teste ... retex avenir!!

Très beau très lège à teste ... retex avenir!!

I bought the 2018 e comp 5, changed the tires to the Trigger Pro Bliss 2 38's (not tubeless) and have not looked back. I ride 30% road and 70% dirt/gravel/farm roads. I don't feel limited when I ride and will take this bike anywhere. At 40 plus miles per ride I cannot complain one bit. I will be going tubeless once my triggers need to be replaced.

I have the 2018 model, but the specs appears to be almost identical. The only thing I changed on the stock bike was upgrading the tires to 35C Gravel Kings and converting the wheels to tubeless. The bike rides like a dream over broken asphalt and gravel. The Future Shock does what it is supposed to and makes riding much more comfortable. Very happy so far with everything and its function except for one thing. Tire clearance in the rear is my only issue. With the Gravel Kings, chain and seat stay clearance is fine. It is at the seat tube where I have concerns with clearance and mud. It is close enough where the rubber nubs on the new tire almost touch the seat tube. I knew the max tire clearance was 38C, but I wasn't expecting the 35's to be that close. Might just be a tire height issue, but you should be aware of this if bigger tires are one of your upgrade plans. Might give 650b tires and wheels a try sometime in the near future. I know the carbon model is 700c/650b friendly but I have not seen anything about the aluminum models. Overall, a very nice bike with everything you need to enjoy paved and unpaved roads.

Changed the seat post to a carbon coblegobbler and the tires to Maxxis Rambler 700x40 and it has proven to be the best adventure/gravel road bike I could imagine. I have also fitted a road link from wolftooth and a 11/40 cassette and a full range of Specialised bike packing bags it is now setup to ride anything from roads to singketrack and stay away for days. My final addition is a set of Hunt wheels with a dynamo hub that should arrive this week plus a Supernova front and rear light.