Issue 35: Diverge Into the Woods

A Diverge in the woods, doing double duty as a road and off-road bike.

Let’s just get this out of the way, the Cobble Gobbler seat post looks like a stork landed on the rear triangle wearing a saddle as a hat, in this instance a taupe one. It joins nested Zertz in a visually distracting arrangement that when combined with room for 38s is how Specialized offers roadies damping compliance. And, that’s the intent of the Diverge, an off-road, road bike that a few pounds lighter would feel right at home in…