It's right for you if...
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'd rather spend your money on a lightweight carbon frame than a top-of-the-line drive train, but you still expect your workhorse gravel bike to perform. You want a bike that's both fast and comfortable, and you want endless carrying options for gravel races and everyday adventures.
The tech you get
A 500 Series OCLV Carbon frame with Rear IsoSpeed and rack and mudguard mounts, a 2x11 Shimano GRX drive train with lower gears for grinding up hills or through rough gravel, hydraulic disc brakes for all-condition stopping power, wide 700x40c gravel tyres for added stability and traction, and a vibration-absorbing handlebar.
The final word
Light, fast, comfortable. Checkpoint SL 5 is a carbon gravel bike that nails this trifecta. A quality group set, massive tyre clearance, options for carrying gear, an OCLV Carbon frame with IsoSpeed and a ride quality that can't be matched.
Frame 500 Series OCLV Carbon, IsoSpeed, tapered head tube, Control Freak internal routing, 3S chain keeper, rack and mudguard mounts, flat-mount disc, Stranglehold dropouts, 142x12 mm thru axle
Fork Checkpoint carbon, tapered carbon steerer, rack mounts, fender mounts, flat mount disc, 12x100mm thru axle
Front hub Bontrager alloy, sealed bearing, CenterLock disc, 100x12 mm thru axle
Rear hub Bontrager alloy, sealed bearing, CenterLock disc, Shimano 11-speed freehub, 142x12 mm thru axle
Rim Bontrager Tubeless Ready, 28-hole, 17 mm width, Presta valve
Spokes 14 g stainless steel, black
Tyre Bontrager GR1 Team Issue, Tubeless Ready, Inner Strength casing, aramid bead, 120 tpi, 700x40 c
Shifter Shimano GRX RX600, 11-speed
Front derailleur Shimano GRX RX810, braze-on
Rear derailleur Shimano GRX RX810, long cage, 34T max cog*
Crank Size: 49
Shimano GRX RX600, 46/30, 165 mm lengthSize: 52
Shimano GRX RX600, 46/30, 170 mm lengthSize: 54, 56
Shimano GRX RX600, 46/30, 172.5 mm lengthSize: 58, 61
Shimano GRX RX600, 46/30, 175 mm length
Bottom bracket Trek BB90
Cassette Shimano 105 HG700-11, 11-34, 11-speed
Chain Shimano 105 HG601, 11-speed
Saddle Bontrager Montrose Comp, steel rails, 138 mm width*
Seatpost Size: 49, 52, 54, 56
Bontrager alloy seat mast cap, 10 mm offset, short lengthSize: 58, 61
Bontrager alloy seat mast cap, 10 mm offset, tall length*
Handlebar Size: 49
Bontrager Elite IsoZone VR-CF, alloy, 31.8 mm, 93 mm reach, 123 mm drop, 38 cm widthSize: 52
Bontrager Elite IsoZone VR-CF, alloy, 31.8 mm, 93 mm reach, 123 mm drop, 40 cm widthSize: 54, 56
Bontrager Elite IsoZone VR-CF, alloy, 31.8 mm, 93 mm reach, 123 mm drop, 42 cm widthSize: 58, 61
Bontrager Elite IsoZone VR-CF, alloy, 31.8 mm, 93 mm reach, 123 mm drop, 44 cm width
Handlebar tape
Bontrager Supertack Perf tape*
Stem Size: 49
Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7-degree, 80 mm lengthSize: 52, 54
Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7-degree, 90 mm lengthSize: 56, 58
Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7-degree, 100 mm lengthSize: 61
Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7-degree, 110 mm length
Head set FSA Integrated, sealed cartridge bearing, 1-1/8" top, 1.5" bottom
BrakeShimano GRX hydraulic disc
Brake rotor Shimano SM-RT70, 160mm, Centerlock
Weight 9.72 kg / 21.43 lbs
Sizing & fit
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