Name: 2017 Specialized Dolce Elite E5
Brand: Specialized
Rating: 4.928 (3 reviews)

Specialized E5 Premium Aluminum w/D'Aluisio Smartweld Technology, Women's Endurance Geometry, women's fully-manipulated tube sets w/smooth welds, Zertz, 1-1/8"" lower bearing

Specialized Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop, 70mm short-reach

Body Geometry Women's Riva Sport Plus, steel rails, 155mm

Front: Espoir Sport, 700x25mm, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection, Rear: Espoir Sport, 700x25mm, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection

The Dolce Elite E5 is purpose-built to take you places—both physically and geographically—and make sure you're enjoying the best ride along the way. It's the perfect bike to introduce you to the sport, taking you to new levels of confidence on your cycling journey. At the heart of it is our DSW technology, which strategically places more welding material where it's needed, resulting in an aluminum bike that's more compliant and considerably stiffer. How stiff, exactly? It's one of the stiffest alloy bike we've ever tested. Drawing inspiration from the Rider-First Engineered™ philosophy, this frame has a unique down tube, bottom bracket shell, and head tube. This ensures uniform performance across the entire size run. Making sure every single watt you produce gets transferred to the road, we built the Elite around our Women's Endurance Geometry. This ensures that you stay comfortable and confident over any kind of terrain, while also providing a lower standover to make getting on/off the bike, as well as putting a foot down, as easy as can be. For the build, we spec'd it with Shimano Tiagra 10-speed shifting, fast-rolling Axis Sport Disc wheels, and traction-packed Espoir Sport 25mm tires.

Specialized Dolce Elite E5

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An aluminum frame women’s endurance bike with mid-range components and axis rim brakes.

The good-looking, women's-specific Specialized Dolce is a great entry-level option for riders looking to embark on their love affair with road cycling

Cycling Weekly

Specialized Dolce

Very decent entry-level, beginner-friendly road bike that's smooth, manoeuvrable and fun to ride

Frame	Aluminum
Fork	Carbon
Wheels	700c Aluminum
Drivetrain	2 × 10
Groupset	Tiagra
Brakes	Axis Rim

Frame	Specialized E5 Premium Aluminum w/D'Aluisio Smartweld Technology, Women's Endurance Geometry, women's fully-manipulated tube sets w/smooth welds, Zertz, 1-1/8"" lower bearing
Fork	Ruby, full carbon monocoque w/Zertz
Stem	Alloy, 7-degree rise, 31.8mm clamp
Handlebar	Specialized Shallow Drop, alloy, 125mm drop, 70mm short-reach
Saddle	Body Geometry Women's Riva Sport Plus, steel rails, 155mm
Seatpost	Specialized Sport, alloy, 2-bolt, 27.2mm Type: Rigid

Rear Derailleur	Shimano Tiagra, long cage, 10-speed
Front Derailleur	Shimano Tiagra, braze-on
Crank	Praxis Alba, Subcompact, 48/32T
Shifters	Shimano Tiagra STI, 10-speed
Cassette	Shimano Tiagra, 10-speed, 11-32t
Chain	KMC X10, 10-speed w/reusable MissingLink
Brakes	Front: AXIS 1.0, Rear: AXIS 1.0 Type: Axis Rim

Rims	Front: Axis Sport, Rear: Axis Sport
Tires	Front: Espoir Sport, 700x25mm, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection, Rear: Espoir Sport, 700x25mm, 60TPI, wire bead, double BlackBelt protection

2017 SpecializedDolce Elite E5

2017 Specialized
Dolce Elite E5