2023 Trek Checkpoint Gravel Bike Review

Mike from Big Bear Bikes reviews the Trek Checkpoint SL 5 gravel bike. Shop Trek Checkpoint in the 4,500FT Big Bear Bikes Pickering showroom or online at https://www.bigbearbikes.co.uk/shop/s... Follow us on socials at: Facebook:   / bigbearbikes   Instagram:   / bigbearbikes   Checkpoint SL 5 is a carbon gravel bike made for epic all-road adventures. It's built with lightweight OCLV Carbon, terrain-smoothing IsoSpeed, nimble-yet-stable progressive geometry, internal storage and loads of mounts. All of that adds up to a rad gravel bike capable of crushing the longest, roughest rides and the most ambitious bikepacking trips. Chamois or cut-off shorts, bikepacking trip or brutal day of gravel racing ? you're going to ride far, go fast and have a great time. You want a bike that's both fast and comfortable, and you want endless carrying options for gravel races and everyday adventures. A 500 Series OCLV Carbon frame with Rear IsoSpeed and carbon armour, a progressive geometry that's stable at speed and efficient when you're grinding up a climb, internal storage, hidden cables that won't interfere with bags, integrated frame bag mounts and rack and mudguard mounts. Plus, a carbon fork, a 2x11 Shimano GRX drivetrain with lower gears for grinding up hills or through rough gravel and Paradigm SL wheels. You can even run a dropper post to get low on long descents.