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Trek Checkpoint ALR 3 Gravel Bike
The Trek Checkpoint ALR 3 Gravel Bike is a versatile aluminium gravel bike built for adventure and exploration. Its modern endurance geometry offers confident, stable handling and long-distance comfort across rough surfaces, while the carbon fork helps absorb vibrations from gravel roads and uneven terrain.
Equipped with 10-speed Shimano CUES 6000 shifting, mechanical disc brakes and Bontrager Paradigm wheels, it delivers reliable performance at a great value. With generous tyre clearance for up to 50 mm and multiple mounting points for bags and accessories, the Checkpoint ALR 3 is ready for bikepacking trips, all-day gravel rides or daily commuting.
Features
- Frame: 300 Series Alpha Aluminium, internal cable routing, 3S chain keeper, T47, UDH, rack and mudguard mounts, integrated frame bag mounts, flat-mount disc, 142x12 mm chamfered thru axle
- Fork: Trek Checkpoint full carbon, tapered steerer, rack mounts, mudguard mounts, flat mount disc, 12x100 mm thru axle
- Weight limit: Maximum total weight (bike, rider and cargo) 125 kg (275 lb)
- Shifter: Shimano CUES 10 speed, right STU303010R
- Rear derailleur: Shimano CUES U6000 GS
- Crank:
- Size XS, S - Shimano CUES FCU60301, 40T, 165 mm length
- Size M, ML - Shimano CUES FCU60301, 40T, 170 mm length
- Size L, XL - Shimano CUES FCU60301, 40T, 172.5 mm length
- Bottom bracket: Praxis, T47 threaded, internal bearing
- Cassette: Shimano CUES LG300 LINKGLIDE, 11-48, 10 speed
- Chain: Shimano LG500
- Front hub: Bontrager alloy, sealed bearing, CentreLock disc, 100x12 mm thru axle
- Rear hub: Bontrager alloy, sealed bearing, CentreLock disc, Shimano 11-speed freehub, 142x12 mm thru axle
- Front skewer: Bontrager Switch chamfered thru axle, removable lever
- Rear skewer: Bontrager Switch chamfered thru axle, removable lever
- Rims: Bontrager Paradigm 23, Tubeless Ready, 24-hole, 23 mm width, Presta valve
- Spokes: 14 g stainless steel, black
- Tyre: Bontrager Girona Pro, Tubeless Ready, GR puncture protection, aramid bead, 60 tpi, 700x42 mm
- Tyre sealant: Bontrager TLR sealant, 180 ml (6 oz)
- Max tyre size: 50 mm without mudguards, 42 mm with mudguards (as measured)
- Saddle: Verse Short Comp, steel rails, 145 mm width
- Seatpost: Bontrager alloy, 27.2 mm, 12 mm offset, 330 mm length
- Handlebar:
- Size XS, S - Bontrager Elite Gravel, alloy, 40 cm
- Size M, ML - Bontrager Elite Gravel, alloy, 42 cm
- Size L - Bontrager Elite Gravel, alloy, 44 cm
- Size XL - Bontrager Elite Gravel, alloy, 46 cm
- Handlebar tape: Bontrager Supertack Perf tape
- Stem:
- Size XS - Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7 degree, 70 mm
- Size S, M - Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7 degree, 80 mm
- Size ML, L - Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7 degree, 90 mm
- Size XL - Bontrager Elite, 31.8 mm, Blendr-compatible, 7 degree, 100 mm
- Brake callipers: Tektro C550 mechanical disc, dual piston, flat mount, 0 offset
- Brake levers: Shimano CUES U3030
- Brake rotors: Tektro, CentreLock, 160 mm
Highlights
- 300 Series Alpha Aluminium Frame and carbon fork
- Shimano CUES 10 speed Groupset
Specifications
- Model
- Checkpoint ALR 3 Gen 3
- Bottom Bracket [Maker]
- praxis
- Bottom Bracket Standard
- T47
- Brakes [Kind]
- Mechanical Disc
- Brakes [Maker]
- Tektro
- Brakes [Model]
- C550
- Cassette [Gearing]
- 11-48
- Cassette [Maker]
- Shimano
- Cassette [Model]
- CUES LG300
- Chain [Maker]
- Shimano
- Chain [Model]
- LG500
- Chainring [Gearing]
- 40
- Crank [Maker]
- Shimano
- Crank [Model]
- CUES FC-U6030-1
- Discipline Compatibility
- Gravel
- E-Bike
- No
- F Hub [Maker]
- Bontrager
- Family
- Checkpoint+
- Fenders Mounts
- Yes
- Fork [Axle Type]
- 12x100mm Thru-Axle
- Fork [Brake Type]
- Disc
- Fork [Maker]
- Trek
- Fork [Material]
- Carbon
- Fork [Model]
- Trek Checkpoint
- Fork [Wheel Size]
- 700c
- Frame [Hanger Standard]
- UDH
- Frame [Material]
- Aluminium
- Frame [Tire Clearance]
- 50c mm
- Frameset
- No
- Gearing [Configuration]
- 1x
- Gearing [Kind]
- Conventional
- Gender
- Unisex
- Handlebar [Kind]
- Drop
- Handlebar [Maker]
- Bontrager
- Handlebar [Material]
- Aluminium
- Handlebar [Shape]
- Drop bar
- Handlebar [Width]
- 420 mm
- R Hub [Maker]
- Bontrager
- Rack Mounts
- Yes
- RD [Maker]
- Shimano
- RD [Model]
- CUES U6000 GS
- Saddle [Maker]
- Trek
- Saddle [Width]
- 145 mm
- Seatpost [Diameter]
- 27.2
- Seatpost [Kind]
- Rigid
- Seatpost [Length]
- 330 mm
- Seatpost [Maker]
- Bontrager
- Seatpost [Material]
- Aluminium
- Seatpost [Offset]
- 12 mm
- Shifters [Maker]
- Shimano
- Shifters [Model]
- CUES U3030
- Shifting
- Mechanical
- Stem [Angle]
- 7 degree
- Stem [Clamp Diameter]
- 31.8
- Stem [Maker]
- Bontrager
- Stem [Material]
- Aluminium
- Sub Family
- Checkpoint ALR Gen 3
- Suspension Configuration
- Rigid
- Tires [Maker]
- Bontrager
- Tires [Width]
- 42 mm
- Wheels [Configuration]
- Front+Rear
- Wheels [Kinds]
- Tubeless Ready
- Wheelset [Inner Width]
- 23 mm
- Wheelset [Maker]
- Bontrager
- Wheelset [Material]
- Aluminium
- Wheelset [Model]
- Paradigm 23
- Product code
- 1939538 / 54293874803034
Size Guide
| — | 48 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider Height (Cm) | 158 - 163 | 162 - 168 | 167 - 174 | 173 - 184 | 184 - 191 | 190 - 197 |
| Seat Tube (ctr-top) | 440 | 482 | 512 | 543 | 573 | 605 |
| Seat Tube (ctr-ctr) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Effective Top Tube | 520 | 531 | 543 | 557 | 583 | 603 |
| Actual Top Tube | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seat Angle (°) | 74.3 | 74 | 73.8 | 73.5 | 73 | 72.8 |
| Head Tube Angle (°) | 69.5 | 70 | 71 | 71.8 | 71.8 | 72.3 |
| Head Tube Length | 115 | 125 | 14 | 160 | 200 | 320 |
| Fork Rake | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Chainstay Length | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
| Wheelbase | 1041 | 1045 | 1048 | 1052 | 1074 | 1086 |
| Stack | 540 | 551 | 565 | 587 | 625 | 655 |
| Reach | 368 | 373 | 378 | 383 | 392 | 400 |
| Tail | 74 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 56 |
| Standover | 713 | 741 | 768 | 794 | 826 | 854 |

*All measurements in mm unless otherwise stated
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