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Specialized Diverge 4 Comp Carbon - SRAM Apex AXS/S1000 vs Cannondale Topstone Carbon 2 AXS 1x

Both are gravel bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

These two score within 1 point of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.

Specialized

Diverge 4 Comp Carbon - SRAM Apex AXS/S1000

69% for a typical rider

£3,799 at Brand website
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Cannondale

Topstone Carbon 2 AXS 1x

68% for a typical rider

£3,900 at Brand website
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What actually separates them

Price
The Specialized Diverge 4 Comp Carbon - SRAM Apex AXS/S1000 is £101 cheaper — £3,799 against £3,900.
Weight
The Specialized Diverge 4 Comp Carbon - SRAM Apex AXS/S1000 is 0.2kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Riding position
The Cannondale Topstone Carbon 2 AXS 1x sits you more upright (1.56 stack-to-reach against 1.52). The Specialized Diverge 4 Comp Carbon - SRAM Apex AXS/S1000 is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.
Tyre clearance
The Cannondale Topstone Carbon 2 AXS 1x takes 52mm tyres against 50mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.

Side by side

Spec Diverge 4 Comp Carbon - SRAM Apex AXS/S1000 Topstone Carbon 2 AXS 1x
Price £3,799 £3,900
Weight 9.7 kg 9.9 kg
Frame carbon carbon
Groupset SRAM Apex AXS with S1000 Eagle 1x12 electronic SRAM Apex AXS / GX Eagle AXS 1x12
Stack / reach 1.52 1.56
Tyre clearance 50 mm 52 mm
Lowest gear 21 in 22 in
Mudguard mounts Yes Yes
Comfort 78 84
Speed 26 20
Climbing 62 59
Value 9 6

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