Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
OK, so really- it was just a bad joke and I am not actually suggesting Trek needs to update the bike. I thought the current bike had been released mid'18, so it would already be 3 years, but regardless- it really was just a dumb joke about how they couldn't possibly update 2 drop bar models in the same year.
Is the small internet complaint you mention the tire clearance? If so, I don't know why only folks on the internet would care. Perhaps it seems that way because its the only easily accessible place for frustrstion/complaints to be seen by others?
I can't say one way or the other. I have 0 interest in a bike that can fit 45mm tires then can only fit 38mm tires, then can fit 40mm tires as long as its the brand's house brand. <--- that recap may or may not be totally accurate. If it isn't accurate, let's call it a bad joke too, mkay?
... all I know is the thing is annoying as I love the smoke blue color! it'd be nice to get the threaded bottom bracket as I know any new model will NOT have the smoke blue color .... my old 2012 NORCO XFR 4 has a press fit bottom bracket in it and it doesn't make a peep ... cannot say the same for my shaft from my clipless pedals however ...
Sadly from what i am hearing review wise the newest checkpoint even without the threaded BB is still not there for the rough and tumble of a harsher off road bike packing experience ... that and the cable management is still seriously bad -_-
I want to do gravel adventure riding but it'd really be nice if they posted a max tire size ... I have this image of attempting to ride the great divide and so far it has meant my choice for likely bikes to utilize are not ones of the TREK ... which is a shame ... can we put a beefier front shock on these at all? ... i am new to the whole bike and wheel building so be warned I might ask questions that are well ... stupid .... to a veteran
.... still my rides i want to try to ease into the bike packing of 500 some miles to try things out have me looking for a bike and so far I seem to be chasing a unicorn thinking I can grab a Domane (its tires with no flaps only go to 38) ... Checkpoint supposedly goes up to 45 or i thought it did but suspension on the front fork ? .... no clue if that would work as I assume if the frame has suspension in mind on design i will not have issues in that department ... vs trying to add something to a bike designed to be rigid ....
I just juggling so much around in my head its hard to keep it all sorted out ... but honestly I am itching with all this isolation going on atm to get out there but first i need a darn bike vs buying a stop gap now ... and then finding it is not even a OK fit for other things... I done bike hill climbs just for fun ... but hey it would be nice not to need to go off getting a bike for one type of thing or the other ... its beyond frustrating ... Domane seemed close except I don't think 38mm is bike enough for something like the rough divide route with those tires ...
from what i read checkpoint is still not really suited for the really tough stuff so I probably going to be more pushed towards a salsa ... surly ... or some other brand... I'd really like to just be able to pick a brand but i seem to find more than one each of which have something I like over the other so then it becomes a oh ... how much do i really want out of this... or this ... such a headache trying to decide but with how much these bikes now cost I cannot go throwing out $3000 here or $2000 there ... I made a rather pricey jump from my diamondback i bought way back in the 90's for $230 with paper route money... the $650 bike i bought a decade later ... and now eight after that here I am looking at this .... all this stuff seems to increase in terms of cost 200% every ten years ...and forgive me but it is not like the shape of the bike has changed but the materials utilized sure have not to mention weight...
still... i cannot help feel a little jipped when aesthetics such as hiding cables are skipped over when we paying this much money for a bike.... then we find it cannot totally and truly do all we want of it and we either compromise or buy a whole second bike to satisfy that other itch ... the struggle is REAL i tell ya!