Specialized S-Works Diverge STR

New Specialized Diverge STR Review: Is Smoother Indeed Faster?

The Specialized Diverge STR is a capable, comfortable steed that’s ready to go long, be it at a race or simply to explore. The rear Future Shock is effective. The extra bells and whistles may not be everyone’s cup of tea and the buy-in price is preventative for most.

Gran Fondo

First Ride Review: New Specialized Diverge STR S-Works 2023 With Rear Future Shock. A Brand New Flying Carpet for Aladdin?

We were truly impressed. The Specialized Diverge STR combines out-of-the-saddle sprinting capabilities with flying carpet qualities. The Rear Future Shock neutralises the vibrations of chunkier gravel and small bumps while preventing bigger impacts from travelling straight into your back.

Velo

2023 Specialized Diverge STR Review:
Absurdly Comfy, but Also Heavy and Pricey

The Diverge is weird, but mostly in a good way. It most definitely is complicated, heavy, painfully expensive, and looks a little goofy. But holy crap, is the ride quality amazing. It’s absolutely mind-blowing. Even the slightest road or trail imperfection is totally erased.

Cyclist

Specialized S-Works Diverge STR First Ride Review

The Diverge STR excels at riding quite quickly over rough ground. The rear suspension does a remarkably good job of shielding you from bumps without ruining your pedalling and it moves with zero perceptible stiction. It’s a fascinating piece of design that goes that bit further to bridging the road–MTB divide.

Velo

Review: Specialized S-Works Diverge STR and Its Rear Future Shock Suspension

Does the tech work? Certainly. The Rear Future Shock has become my favorite gravel suspension I’ve tried so far. And if you really want gravel suspension, this is the best approach to it I have tried. Anyone who wants more compliance in their gravel bike should give this a look.

Road.cc

First Ride Review: Specialized Diverge STR

Personally, I think this is going to be a marmite bike. You’ll either think that the rear end is super comfortable, or you’ll think that it moves around too much. Me? I liked the comfort gain. It helps a little bit with pedalling over rough ground and descending is really nice because it is so calm.

The Ride with Ben Delaney

Specialized Diverge STR Tested at Big Sugar Gravel

It does work as advertised. The fourteen thousand dollar question: Is it worth it? Just the concept of building crazy things, I’m all for – but it doesn’t seem to be a huge step over a suspension seat post which you could get for 1000s upon 1000s upon 1000s of dollars less.

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David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes

Level 3 expert

NEW Specialized Diverge STR First Impressions: Twin Future Shock Gravel Bike

Level 3 expert

It’s a winning combination if you value having this much comfort without going to a mountain bike… while retaining all the performance benefits of a drop bar gravel bike. I do have concerns around the durability and reliability of this system.

Annika Langvad

The New Specialized Diverge STR – Are You Suspended?

A super-fun bike. When you sit, it takes all the small bumps and when you stand up and pedal it’s still stiff and super-responsive. It’s a massive upgrade because it makes riding so much smoother.

Cody Kaiser

Specialized Diverge STR | Cody Kaiser Gives His Thoughts

If you’re looking to knock the edge off of all of these long hard days in the saddle this is the bike for you. It’s super-comfortable. It’s noticeable.

Bicycling

This Is the New Specialized Diverge STR [Dutch]

A beautiful example of innovation. It’s nicely made, well put together and easy to adjust. You can ride further and smoother on rougher terrain and therefore have more traction. Read: more speed. The weight-price ratio can be called ‘a thing’.