Trek Checkmate SLR
Gravel racers coming from a road-race fit who found Checkpoint too tall or too touring-oriented.
The gravel-race Trek: lower, longer, and more aero than Checkpoint. It wants speed on dirt, not a full frame-bag tour.
Gravel racers coming from a road-race fit who found Checkpoint too tall or too touring-oriented.
The gravel-race Trek: lower, longer, and more aero than Checkpoint. It wants speed on dirt, not a full frame-bag tour.
Gravel riders who want Giant's drop-bar all-road, not a TCR with knobbies.
Giant's gravel bike: stable, mounts, and a position between Defy and a race gravel whip. The X variants add more suspension/travel attitude.
Fast road riders who want aero on Giant's chart. TCR is the lighter, more conventional sibling.
Giant's aero race bike. Stiffer at the front, more wind-cheating than TCR, still in the same size-letter family so many riders can twin the two.
| Measurement |  Chapter2Rere 2023 |  |  GiantRevolt Advanced 2027 |  GiantPropel Advanced 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 558 | 580+22 | 573+15 | 555−3 |
| Reachmm | 399 | 403+4 | 401+2 | 396−3 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 72.2−0.8 | 72.0−1.0 | 73.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.2+0.2 | 74.0+1.0 | 73.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 405 | 425+20 | 433+28 | 405 |
| Wheelbasemm | 996 | 1038+42 | 1039+43 | 986−10 |
| BB dropmm | 68 | 74+6 | 80+12 | 68 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Rere M | Checkmate SLR ML | Revolt Advanced ML | Propel Advanced ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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