The Diverge E5 is equipped with everything you need to head to work take the long way home & hit some fire roads on the weekend. With a completely redesigned frame the new Diverge is more capable than ever. & with the constant goal to best meet your needs we took your number one request into accounttire clearance. The new frame will comfortably fit up to 700x 42mm tires with plenty of room for mud too. Along with tire clearance weight was a large factor in the development & taking some design cues from the development of the Roubaix we developed an E5 Premium Aluminium frame thats plenty light certainly stiff for hard efforts & undeniable durable. Next up we moved away from a traditional cross geometry instead opting for something that hasnt been seen before Open Road Geometry. We know what youre thinking its just another marketing term but for the Diverge we truly did develop an entirely new geometry. With a touch less hyperbole you can think of it as a road version of modern trail bike geometry. It provides playful handling & predictable steering for endless dirt skids & mid-corner drifts. The geo features a bottom bracket thats over a half-centimetre lower than the previous Diverge a slacked-out head tube angle short chainstays & a short wheelbase. These changes make for a bike thats not only fun in the dirt but also performs well on the road. And while riding gravel & dirt roads on a road bike may add to the adventure theres only so much that wider tires with lower pressures can absorb in terms of bumps. With this in mind we implemented a new version of our Future Shock into the Diverge design. It not only soaks up bumps with ease but also adds the benefit of extremely predictable handling. Thats because the wheelbase isnt lengthening when you hit a bump so the front end of the Diverge keeps the same effective head tube angle. In other words when you dive hard into a turn you wont be surprised by under steer or sloppy handling. Unlike the original Future Shock the Diverges version features a progressive spring that makes this technology more suitable for off-road applications where stiffer suspension is often needed to soak-up larger bumps & obstacles. To add to its multifaceted talents we topped this Diverge off with three water bottle mounts plus mounts for racks & fenders so its equally adept at long trips as it is to short rides to the local brewery. The Diverge E5 Elite frame is topped off with Shimano Claris shifting hassle-free mechanical disc brakes & ultra-strong Axis Sport Disc wheels that are cased in fast-rolling Espoir Sport tires. Our Premium E5 aluminium frameset features our comfortable but confidence-inspiring Open Road Geometry Future Shock suspension with 20mm of travel & front/rear thru-axles making it the ultimate tool for your next adventure. The lightweight FACT carbon fork is plenty stiff aiding in handling rigidity & an overall light weight. The Shimano RS200 with 46/34T gearing provides precise shifts between rings & makes it easier to spin up those leg-burning climbs.FRAMESpecialized E5 Premium Aluminum Open Road Geometry threaded BB 12x 142mm thru-axle flat mount disc FORKSpecialized FACT carbon flat-mount disc 12x 100mm thru-axle FRONT WHEELAxis Sport Disc REAR WHEELAxis Sport Disc INNER TUBES700x 28/38mm 48mm Presta valve FRONT TYREEspoir Sport 60 TPI wire bead double Black Belt protection 700x 30mm REAR TYREEspoir Sport 60 TPI wire bead double Black Belt protection 700x 30mm CRANKSETShimano RS200CHAINRINGS46/34TBOTTOM BRACKETThreaded SHIFT LEVERSShimano Claris 2000 8-speed FRONT DERAILLEURShimano Claris braze-on REAR DERAILLEURShimano Claris long cage 8-speed CASSETTESunrace 8-speed 11-34t CHAINKMC X8 8-speed w/ Missing LinkFRONT BRAKETektro Mira flat mount mechanical disc REAR BRAKETektro Mira flat mount mechanical disc HANDLEBARSSpecialized Shallow Drop 6061 70x 125mm 31.8mm clamp TAPESpecialized S-Wrap STEMSpecialized 3D forged alloy 4-bolt 7-degree rise SADDLEBody Geometry Toupé Sport steel rails 143mm SEATPOSTAlloy 2-bolt clamp 12mm offset 27.2mm anti-corrosion hardware SEAT BINDERAlloy rack mount seat collar 31.8mm PEDALSNylon 105x 78x 28mm loose balls w/ reflectors