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 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.
Gravel racers who want Cervelo's fastest dirt bike.
The aero Áspero. Same gravel-race brief with more wind-cheating. Still not a bikepacking frame.
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 |  |  CerveloAspero 2026 |  CerveloAspero-5 2024 |  ScottAddict Gravel 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 580 | 580 | 575−5 | 575−5 |
| Reachmm | 403 | 397−6 | 402−1 | 398−5 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.2 | 72.0−0.2 | 72.0−0.2 | 70.0−2.2 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.2 | 73.0−0.2 | 73.0−0.2 | 74.0+0.8 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 425 | 420−5 | 425 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1038 | 1028−10 | 1026−12 | 1060+22 |
| BB dropmm | 74 | 76+2 | 76+2 | 78+4 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Checkmate SLR ML | Aspero 56 | Aspero-5 56 | Addict Gravel M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cervelo Aspero-5 review: may not be the world's best gravel bike but it could be the best all-round bike you could possibly want · Some will still complain they ...
The Aspero was the original aero race gravel bike that has seen tweaks over the years since its launch, but has that been enough to keep it relevant?
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.
