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.
Gravel riders who want Giant's drop-bar all-road, not a TCR with knobbies.
Giant's gravel bike: stable, mounts, and a position between Defy and a race gravel whip. The X variants add more suspension/travel attitude.
Riders who want a Colnago that isn't a WorldTour V4Rs. More comfort and presence than the V bikes.
Colnago's lugged-carbon flagship. More of a beautiful all-rounder than a pure V-series race whip, with a size run in Colnago's s-suffix chart.
| Measurement | TrifoxX9 2020 |  |  GiantRevolt Advanced 2022 |  ColnagoC68 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 558 | 601+43 | 592+34 | 568+10 |
| Reachmm | 386 | 397+11 | 397+11 | 390+4 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 72.0−1.0 | 71.8−1.2 | 72.5−0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.2−0.3 | 73.0−0.5 | 73.0−0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 430+20 | 425+15 | 412+2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 992 | 1042+50 | 1044+52 | 998+6 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 76+6 | 80+10 | 70 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | X9 54 | Checkpoint SL ML | Revolt Advanced ML | C68 52s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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