Specialized Diverge

The Diverge is Specialized’s first proper stab at a multi-surface bike and unsurprisingly they’ve done a great job. The usual suspects are all here for this type of bike including bigger fork, tyres, slacked out geometry and a selection of 1x groupsets. The couple of pieces that make the Diverge stand out is the inclusion of a dropper post in some models and a proprietary suspension format called Future Shock, which builds a coil into the headset. Available in carbon or aluminium flavours.