Originally Posted by
sworksdude
Thank you for the good info. I'm trying to decide between the two and this is helpful.
My riding is going to be various flavors of gravel, not gnarly single track. More John Wayne Trail and double track. Not Duthie or Swan Creek.
I'm leaning Diverge. Gonna talk to Tory very soon.
smart move. The new 2019s are out. I have the Expert from 2018, but the 2019 Expert supposedly has the C38 wheelset. If I was looking to buy for something like John Wayne trail, I might lean toward Diverge although if you get out toward Cle Elum the gravel gets really thick and deep and the Sequoia's notably larger tires help.
If I was looking to go Capitol Forest logging roads, I'd consider the Sequoia instead.
If you want to go with fenders I'd also go Sequoia because you can barely manage fenders on 38c tires with the Diverge, and the toe overlap is tremendous. You go 38s on the Sequoia with fenders and there is room to spare