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.
Adventure gravel riders.
BMC's original gravel/adventure bike: stable, mounts, calmer than Kaius.
Gravel riders. Orca if you want road race; Occam if you want MTB trail.
Orbea gravel: stable, mounts, and a calmer chart than Orca. It wants mixed surfaces and longer days.
| Measurement | VitusSubstance 2023 |  TrekBoone 2027 |  BMCURS 2022 |  OrbeaTerra 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 582 | 580−2 | 600+18 | 596+14 |
| Reachmm | 388 | 387−1 | 400+12 | 398+10 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.5 | 72.0+0.5 | 71.0−0.5 | 72.0+0.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.6+0.1 | 73.5 | 73.2−0.3 |
| Chainstaymm | 432 | 425−7 | 435+3 | 430−2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1046 | 1020−26 | 1068+22 | 1058+12 |
| BB dropmm | 74 | 66−8 | 76+2 | 76+2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Substance M | Boone 56 | URS L | Terra L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 110 mm | 110 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 440 mm | 440 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
Based closely on BMC's Team Elite cross country hardtail, the carbon fibre URS introduced modern off-road geometry concepts with a longer front centre combined ...
All in all, the BMC URS succeeds in being a smooth, endurance-type gravel bike, able to handle mellow long-distance bike packing trips or hustle ...
The standout features of the new Orbea Terra are claimed to be minimal weight and lots of compliance. Thanks to optimised tube thicknesses and geometry, ...
The bike has an almost-identical geometry to Orbea's carbon Terra.