2021 Diverge Elite E5

Bici comoda, stabile e sincera! Non teme nulla e ci si diverte tanto Ottimo equilibrio prestazioni/prezzo

Excelente! 100% recomendado! 💪

Bin jetzt einige Male mit meinem Bike gefahren. Bin Top zufrieden. Ein kleiner Makel ist das am Steuerrohr ein Kabelzug scheuert und den Lack zerkratzt. Hier fehlt ein Scheuerschutz. Habe mir mit einen durchsichtigem Klebeband geholfen 😁

Bought for the many gravel tracks around the New Forest, the Elite 5 bike is proving itself a great all rounder. I bought this bike as the more high end bikes were unavailable at the time of purchase, hence upgrading the 700 wheels to DT Swiss and buying some custom 650B wheels for the tracks, a great investment with 47mm tubeless Hutchinson tyres for the rougher stuff. The frame looks great, is very comfortable and fast off-road, the components work well and the brakes are excellent.

The Diverge Elite E5 hits the sweet spot with robust GRX 400 groupset, massive tire clearance, lots of mounts for bike packing. But for me the most important upgrade is the hydraulic disc brakes, they are fantastic with a lot of stopping power. The frame feels stiff which means you can pedal hard and have a confidence-inspiring ride with more control. At the same time it rides smooth and nimble. This bikes ride amazing both on the road and gravel. I think this a the perfect bike if you are looking for an ""entry"" level gravel bike without the compromise of groupset and/or brakes that lower price gravel bikes have. I would buy this bike again...and again.

After owning two other Diverges ('16 Comp Carbon, '15 Elite E5), this year's model takes the cake and I see no reason to ever swap or upgrade. This is the Diverge I've been waiting for! This year, we see true ""wide"" tire clearance without needing to move the rear dropouts (a la the Trek Checkpoint), full bottle cage mounts on the fork, AND full fender mounts front and rear. If there was a bike genie and s/he could grant me three wishes, these would be my three, end of story. This level of Shimano's GRX line offers also excellent performance AND fantastic gearing not found on the higher-end tiers (1:0.83 at L and 1:4.18 at H) which saves my knees and will make hills and bikepacking a breeze. My hat's off to Specialized and it was well worth the ~2 month wait to get this bike. Keep up the great work, Specialized, and thank you for finally combining the features that (I think) everyone wants in a gravel bike.