Trek Boone
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.
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.
Climbers and riders who want a light Specialized that isn't a full aero race bike. Not an endurance bike.
A lightweight road bike without the Tarmac's aero brief. It climbs and floats; it does not try to be a Tarmac SL7 in a crosswind. The position is still race-adjacent, not Roubaix-tall.
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.
| Measurement | BlackHeartRoad Ti 2024 |  TrekBoone 2022 |  SpecializedAethos 2022 |  SpecializedCrux 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 566 | 583+17 | 565−1 | 578+12 |
| Reachmm | 389 | 394+5 | 387−2 | 397+8 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.5 | 72.0−0.5 | 73.5+1.0 | 72.0−0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 425+15 | 410 | 425+15 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1002 | 1038+36 | 991−11 | 1036+34 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 66−4 | 72+2 | 70 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Road Ti L | Boone 56 | Aethos 56 | Crux 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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