Trek CheckOut SL 5, dark star/dark web

Where it stands

Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.

Our pick · €3,500 – €4,000

• Cervelo Aspero-5 Red XPLR eTap AXS 1, purple sunset at BIKER-BOARDER€3,699EUR 100 cheaper, Red XPLR AXS instead of GRX, good carbon rather than decent aluminium wheels, includes a power meter.

What you get

Frame

Carbon 500 Series OCLV Carbon, integrierte Aufnahme für Rahmentasche, integrierter Gepäckträger, T47-Innenlager, UDH, abgeschrägte 142 x 12 mm Steckachse

Drivetrain

Shimano GRX, 12-speed

Wheels

Aluminium, decent aluminium Bontrager Paradigm Comp 25, Tubeless Ready, 25 mm Innenweite | 100 x 12 mm Steckachse | 142 x 12 mm Steckachse

Brakes

Hydraulic disc

Weight

11.97 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox Rudy, the maker's top series

Rear shock

RockShox SIDluxe, the maker's top series

Comes with

rack

Tyres

Bontrager Betasso RSL GX, Tubeless-Ready, Aramidwulstkern, 60 TPI, 700 x 55 mm

The compromises

• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• 11.97 kg, on the heavy side for a gravel bike; the ranking's reference weight is 10.4 kg.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.

Your size

What BIKER-BOARDER lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

Other shops list what looks like this bike, but we cannot confirm it is the same build, because the model year or drivetrain is not settled, so we do not compare their prices.

Price so far

How sure we are