Trek Checkpoint SL
Gravel riders who want one bike for events and weekends, not a dedicated race whip.
Trek's gravel all-rounder: stable, mounts everywhere, calmer than the Checkmate race bike. It likes loaded days more than a CX bike does.
Gravel riders who want one bike for events and weekends, not a dedicated race whip.
Trek's gravel all-rounder: stable, mounts everywhere, calmer than the Checkmate race bike. It likes loaded days more than a CX bike does.
Racers who like Cannondale's handling and want the serviceable frame. Synapse is the taller sibling; SuperX is the CX/gravel race cousin.
The fourth-generation EVO keeps the third generation's geometry but goes lighter, slipperier, and back to a threaded BSA bottom bracket. Same fit as the 2020–2022 bike, easier to live with.
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.
| Measurement | JavaFango 2024 |  |  CannondaleSuperSix EVO 2025 |  CerveloAspero 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 580 | 601+21 | 561−19 | 580 |
| Reachmm | 390 | 397+7 | 384−6 | 397+7 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 72.0 | 73.0+1.0 | 72.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.2−0.3 | 73.7+0.2 | 73.0−0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 428 | 430+2 | 408−20 | 425−3 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1038 | 1042+4 | 985−53 | 1028−10 |
| BB dropmm | 66 | 76+10 | 72+6 | 76+10 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Fango L | Checkpoint SL ML | SuperSix EVO 54 | Aspero 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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