The new Trek Checkpoint Driftless ALR 5 loses a chainring, gains a dropper seatpost and is switched to a threaded bottom bracket. Evolutions in the spec reflect wider gravel tech trends, such as the ...
Trek’s aluminium version of its adventurous Checkpoint gravel bike may lack some of the bells and whistles of its high-end carbon sibling, but it’s still packed with useful features that ensure it's ...
One of the fastest growing branches of cycling is gravel biking. By mixing abilities and traits from an array of bicycle classes, these buggers have grown to be known as some of the most versatile ...
The Trek Checkpoint ALR gets far more right than it gets wrong. Yes, you can nitpick the stock wheels and tires or wish for the SL’s downtube storage and IsoSpeed, but those trade-offs help keep the ...
Back in 2025, Trek unveiled their latest Checkpoint ALR class, continuing to unlock gravel cycling for those of us that don’t have a whole lot of cash to drop on a carbon fiber beast. Their top-of-the ...
Aaron Gulley is a Nigerian-born travel and adventure writer. He has covered the world from Bali to Namibia for Outside and writes a regular column for the magazine about cycling and bike culture. In ...