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.
Racers and fit riders who want Giant's race geometry without Propel's deep tubes.
Giant's lightweight race bike: compact sloping top tube, sharp steering, and a fit that has been a stack/reach reference for a long time. Less aero drama than Propel.
Racers and fit club riders who want a low stack without full aero integration. If the Aeroad cockpit feels like too much, this is the sibling.
Canyon's lightweight race bike: snappy, precise, and less of a wind-cheater than the Aeroad. It rewards a committed position and calm hands in corners rather than a slammed aero tuck.
Racers who want a climbing Orbea. Orca Aero is the wind-cheating sibling.
Orbea's lightweight race bike, OMX carbon on high kits, and a fit that is race-low without S5 drama. OMX vs OMR changes weight more than geometry.
| Measurement |  |  GiantTCR Advanced 2025 |  CanyonUltimate CF SLX 2027 |  OrbeaOrca 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 580 | 563−17 | 560−20 | 552−28 |
| Reachmm | 403 | 393−10 | 393−10 | 385−18 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.2 | 73.0+0.8 | 73.3+1.0 | 72.8+0.6 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.2 | 73.0−0.2 | 73.5+0.3 | 73.5+0.3 |
| Chainstaymm | 425 | 405−20 | 410−15 | 408−17 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1038 | 986−52 | 988−50 | 981−57 |
| BB dropmm | 74 | 70−4 | 72−2 | 70−4 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Checkmate SLR ML | TCR Advanced ML | Ultimate CF SLX M | Orca 53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm |
Orbea has dropped many of the aero optimisations of the previous Orca, while it has unified the geometry across the OMX and OMR-tier frames.
Orbea says, “the Orca is around 3W faster than an aero bike, for an average rider, on a 5% slope, and around 6W faster on a 10% slope.” The Orca OMX has claimed ...
