The Checkpoint SL is Trek’s carbon gravel bike for bikepacking and long distances: a more comfortable Endurance gravel geometry and IsoSpeed technology to filter out trail vibration. This SL 5 AXS Gen 3 version has a wireless SRAM Apex XPLR AXS 1×12 drivetrain, with a single chainring like the Canyon Grizl CF 7 ESC, though from a different brand (SRAM instead of Shimano GRX).
According to Trek, the frame clears tyres up to 50 mm and has numerous mounts for bags and equipment, although the page we checked does not detail which. It weighs 9.50 kg in size ML, an official figure, and it is the closest to the Grizl in weight and use.
A Trek Checkpoint appears among the Badlands 2025 bikes according to bikepacking.com. The data are from Trek Spain’s official sheet checked on 13 November 2026; the page does not detail fork, brakes, cassette or stock tyre, so we do not include them. The link goes to the manufacturer’s website and is not an affiliate link.