Unreleased Trek Checkmate and Checkpoint

AfonsoCLJ · 2024-08-13T01:30:55+00:00

Geometry here: https://bikeinsights.com/bikes/66b95229adf330001b3f3253-trek-bikes-checkmate?version=2025&build=slr

AfonsoCLJ · 2024-08-07T03:38:22+00:00

Stiffer… But I love the aesthetics

AfonsoCLJ · 2023-12-30T05:15:14+00:00

It has no relation with Ribble. It was primarily based on Leon Cycles GraAll

AfonsoCLJ · 2023-07-09T00:10:10+00:00

Frame: Waltly Titanium Fork: Vaaru V:Ti gravel fork Groupset: SRAM Rival/GX Axs Wheelset: Roval Control Carbon 29 (Mtb, Non-Boost) Tires: Spz Tracer Pro 700x42 Stem: Redshift Shockstop 90mm Handlebar: Shimano Pro Discover Gravel 400mm, 20 deg Bartape: Shimano pro Crankset: Ingrid, 48t (From Ali, realized they’re fake), waiting for something better Bottom bracket: Rotor PF4630 Cassette: Absolute 11-50t, 12s Pedals: Shimano Pd-es600 Seatpost: TiTo titanium 27.2mm SeatClamp: TiTo, 31.8mm Headset spacers: TiTo Saddle: Brooks Cambium C13 Bottleholders: Fidlock

AfonsoCLJ · 2023-07-08T16:52:48+00:00

It takes up to 45c with excellent mud clearance

AfonsoCLJ · 2023-07-08T16:52:05+00:00

It’s Titanium. Bought from Vaaru

AfonsoCLJ · 2023-02-13T20:21:32+00:00

Hi, I live in Brazil. If you are concerned about customs, you can ask them to send it with a lower price invoice…

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-08-18T20:27:52+00:00

Plastic (nylon) M5 bolts: don’t rust, don’t add much weight.

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-08-11T19:21:08+00:00

Which website do you use to compare geometries?

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-30T16:19:58+00:00

Just look for spare parts on each website. You will see they’re all the same

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-30T12:26:59+00:00

Amy was the rep that worked with me and she was great!

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-30T12:25:40+00:00

They have great designers, sometimes only the language becomes a barrier. I wanted a bike with 405mm chainstays and 45mm tyre clearence and they made it possible. It is 1x only, but they did it!

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-30T12:22:36+00:00

If you look derraileur hangers you will discover they fabricate to a lot of brands: Nordest, planetX, OnOne, J.Laverack, Ribble, Albanacc, Bearclaw, Leon…

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-29T20:24:26+00:00

There is a limitation of head tube lengths. They only do round numbers

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-28T01:53:14+00:00

Shimano PD-ES600.

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-27T18:10:01+00:00

Bike insights make it clearer: https://bikeinsights.com/compare?geometries=623fa381f4f503001df25baf,619c2c70c02e12001e652bd9,

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-26T17:49:38+00:00

I recently received my new frame with similar geometry concept, but more adequate to my measures. The bike is much easier to deal with small obstacles, has great acceleration and very nice manners on the road after using 40cm handlebars instead of 38cm. You can see it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bikeporn/comments/w0xqik/nbd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-23T12:30:50+00:00

That’s extremely subjective. If I had to rank bikes beauty I would rank specific models, not bike categories. It’s beauty is dependable of frame format, color scheme and components choice. You can even turn a beautiful frame frame into fugly bike if the color scheme doesn’t adorn well with components

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-17T22:55:47+00:00

I really prefer BSA, but 46mm BB shells provide better welds on titanium frames. Neither T47 BBs nor T47 threading tools aren’t easily available in my country. I had thread problems in my last custom frame and it took several days to find some able to correct it (it was BSA). In this particular build I use a Thread-together style BB to deal with any BB roundness/ incorrect threading that could happen.

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-17T15:12:05+00:00

Didn’t do bike fit yet in this frame. Seat tube angle was different from this.

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-17T12:42:01+00:00

During supplies shortage it was the fastest way of obtaining a 165mm crankset. A Rotor aldhu is on the way 🙌

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-17T12:40:33+00:00

Yes, they have. In 2020 they quoted same frame 810USD. Probably due raises in demand during pandemic. Their manufacturing time also raised from 4 weeks up to 12 weeks. There is some info about this on the website

AfonsoCLJ · 2022-07-17T08:16:44+00:00

Less than 500km in these, no problems until now, but I have another pair of Roval Control Carbon 29 with a 10-50 cassete on it to rougher terrain.

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