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.
Racers who want the Ineos/Dogma brief. F7 is the more attainable geometry cousin; Dogma X if you want endurance.
The halo Pinarello race bike: asymmetric stays, Italian race fit, and a size run in millimetres (430–595) that does not map 1:1 to S/M/L. It steers like a race bike that wants a skilled rider.
Gravel racers shopping Factor.
Factor gravel. Race-leaning drop-bar, not a touring frame.
| Measurement | X-LABGT8 2026 |  TrekBoone 2022 |  PinarelloDogma F 2022 |  FactorLS 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 584 | 583−1 | 555−29 | 586+2 |
| Reachmm | 392 | 394+2 | 385−7 | 391−1 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.0 | 72.0+1.0 | 72.5+1.5 | 72.0+1.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 74.0 | 73.5−0.5 | 73.2−0.8 | 73.2−0.8 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 425−10 | 406−29 | 420−15 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1046 | 1038−8 | 988−58 | 1038−8 |
| BB dropmm | 80 | 66−14 | 72−8 | 74−6 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | GT8 L | Boone 56 | Dogma F 530 | LS 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm | 172.5 mm |
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