Specialized Dolce Elite Compact

2012 RoadEndurance Manufacturer page

Suspension: Rigid
Wheels: 700c
Drivetrain: 2 × 10 34–50t / 12–30t
Gear range: 368%
Frame: Aluminum
Brakes: Rim brake

Sizes

Size guide

44cm
48cm
51cm
54cm
57cm

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

14 of 19 identified

Parts found in a manufacturer catalog show their brand, model and key numbers, and the steps show how precisely they are identified: brand, series, model, or the exact product. The info button has every detail and the text the manufacturer published.

Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Specialized A1 Premium Aluminum, fully manipulated women's tubing, smooth weld, hydroformed alloy SS w/ In-Zerts, women's endurance geometry, 1-1/8"" integrated HS, rack eyelets Not identified

Suspension

1 part

Fork
- Specialized

Drivetrain

7 parts

Bottom bracket

With crankset Not identified
Cassette
- Shimano CS-4600 12–30t
CS-4600
Chain
- Shimano Tiagra
Crankset
- Shimano Tiagra
Front derailleur
- Shimano Tiagra
Rear derailleur
- Shimano Tiagra
Shifters
- Shimano Tiagra

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

2 parts

Rims

Front: DT Axis 1.0, Rear: DT Axis 1.0 Not identified
Tires
- Specialized

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Handlebar
- Specialized
Headset
- Cane Creek Headset Bearings
Pedals

Nylon flat test ride, loose ball, w/ reflectors Not identified
Saddle

Body Geometry Women's Riva, 155mm Not identified
Seatpost
- Specialized
Stem
- Specialized

Sizes and geometry

5 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size 51cm

Table

Reach 372mm

Stack 540mm

Wheelbase 990mm

Head angle 71.5°

Seat angle 75.5°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 700c wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 5 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Frame
Reachmm	358	366	372	368	381
Stackmm	516	529	540	566	588
Top tube lengthmm	498	506	515	532	556
Seat tube lengthmm	376	392	426	456	481
Head tube lengthmm	120	130	140	165	190
Head tube angle	70.25°	71.25°	71.5°	72°	72°
Seat tube angle	75.75°	75.75°	75.5°	74°	73.5°
Chainstay lengthmm	412	415	415	415	417
Wheelbasemm	976	983	990	988	1011
Front centermm	575	580	586	584	604
Bottom bracket dropmm	73	73	73	73	71.5
Bottom bracket heightmm	263	263	263	263	264
Standover heightmm	684	711	733	762	793
Fork rakemm	51	51	51	49	49
Trailmm	68	62	60	59	59
Stack/reach ratio	1.44	1.45	1.45	1.54	1.54
Suspension and parts
Crank lengthmm	165	165	170	170	175
Handlebar widthmm	360	380	400	400	420
Stem lengthmm	75	75	90	100	100

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: womens
Frame material: Aluminum
Fork material: Carbon

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Rigid

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 2
Smallest chainring: 34
Largest chainring: 50
Rear sprockets: 10
Smallest sprocket: 12
Largest sprocket: 30
Lowest gear: 32.9 in
Highest gear: 120.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Rim brake

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Tire width: 25c
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 700c

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

32.9 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Road / Endurance Model year: 2012
Sample: 51 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 78.4% of the class

Highest gear

120.8 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Road / Endurance Model year: 2012
Sample: 51 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 78.4% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

3 of 65 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Road / Endurance Model year: 2012
Sample: 65 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 12.6 km/h
Highest gear: 46.3 km/h

Total gear range 368%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 32.9–120.8 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 32.2–131.8 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Road / Endurance Model year: 2012
Lowest gear: 51 bicycles with this information, 78.4% of the class
Highest gear: 51 bicycles with this information, 78.4% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2012 builds
Specification	This bicycle Specialized Dolce Elite Compact	Specialized Dolce Compact	Specialized Dolce Comp Compact Apex	Specialized Dolce Comp Compact	Specialized Dolce Sport Compact	Specialized Dolce Sport Triple
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	2	2	2	2	2	3
Smallest chainring	34	34	34	34	34	30
Rear sprockets	10	8	10	10	9	9
Smallest sprocket	12	13	11	11	12	12
Largest sprocket	30	26	32	28	27	27
Lowest gear	32.9 in	37.9 in	30.8 in	35.2 in	36.5 in	32.2 in
Highest gear	120.8 in	111.5 in	131.8 in	131.8 in	120.8 in	120.8 in