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.
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 | NinerBSB 9 RDO 2020 | NinerBSB 9 RDO 2019 |  TrekBoone 2022 |  SpecializedCrux 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 570 | 570 | 583+13 | 578+8 |
| Reachmm | 388 | 388 | 394+6 | 397+9 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 72.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1030 | 1030 | 1038+8 | 1036+6 |
| BB dropmm | 64 | 64 | 66+2 | 70+6 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | BSB 9 RDO 53 | BSB 9 RDO 53 | Boone 56 | Crux 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 90 mm | 90 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 400 mm | 400 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 170 mm | 170 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
The Trek Boone 5 Can Tackle the Toughest 'Cross Races ... With a carbon frame built to absorb shocks, the Boone can crush cyclocross races, smooth the roughest ...
Trek's recently launched Boone introduces new frame shapes, new cable management and thru-axles, but most importantly its proprietary IsoSpeed decoupling ...
The Specialized Crux Expert is a lightweight and fun gravel bike that handles well, but it's held back by an uncompetitive build for the high asking price.
Specialized says: “The Crux is the lightest gravel bike in the world, with the exceptional capability of massive tire clearance and performance gravel geometry.