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.
Fast road riders who want Orbea aero. Orca if you care more about weight.
Aero Orbea race bike. Deeper tubes than Orca, same size run so many riders can twin the two on stack/reach.
Right now, Nino Schurter and Scott's pros. Someday soon, us mere mortals. This bike is for the folks who need cutting edge and aren't afraid of the early-adopter tax.
We don't know yet. The press and Scott have been tight-lipped. But we bet there's going to be some fun to be had now that 32" wheels seem to be making their way over from mountain bikes to gravel.
| Measurement |  TimeAlpe d'Huez 2026 |  |  OrbeaOrca Aero 2022 |  ScottAddict Gravel 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 561 | 580+19 | 542−19 | 575+14 |
| Reachmm | 396 | 403+7 | 388−8 | 398+2 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 72.2−0.8 | 72.8−0.2 | 70.0−3.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.2+0.2 | 73.5+0.5 | 74.0+1.0 |
| Chainstaymm | 408 | 425+17 | 408 | 425+17 |
| Wheelbasemm | 998 | 1038+40 | 980−18 | 1060+62 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 74+4 | 68−2 | 78+8 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Alpe d'Huez M | Checkmate SLR ML | Orca Aero 53 | Addict Gravel M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm | 172.5 mm |
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More Foil than Addict up front: short forward-extended head tube, aero fork crown, dropped seatstays, and a D-shaped post from today's Addict Gravel RC.
Scott put 32" wheels and 50 mm rubber on a purpose-built carbon frameset at Unbound. Officially a prototype — the molds suggest otherwise.