CX and gravel racers who size like a road-race bike. If you want Future Shock and mounts, Diverge is the sibling.
The light gravel/CX race bike: lower and snappier than Diverge, with less adventure hardware. It feels like a Tarmac that grew tire clearance.
Gravel racers. Caledonia if you want road endurance with some dirt; Aspero-5 if you want the aero gravel version.
Gravel-race Cervelo. Trail mixer, low and fast, built for events rather than touring. Aspero-5 adds aero.
CX racers. If you want gravel capability, look at Checkpoint or Checkmate instead.
A UCI cyclocross race bike with IsoSpeed on some generations. Tight, muddy, and built to be shouldered — not a Checkpoint with CX tires.
| Measurement |  BassoPalta 2020 |  SpecializedCrux 2022 |  CerveloAspero 2022 |  TrekBoone 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 578 | 578 | 580+2 | 583+5 |
| Reachmm | 396 | 397+1 | 397+1 | 394−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1047 | 1036−11 | 1028−19 | 1038−9 |
| BB dropmm | 74 | 70−4 | 76+2 | 66−8 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Palta 53 | Crux 56 | Aspero 56 | Boone 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 90 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 400 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 170 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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