Originally Posted by
HendersonD
You bring up an interesting point. I can apply the $1,300 credit towards any Trek bike. The dealer suggested a Checkpoint ALR 5. Should I be looking at a carbon fiber frame Checkpoint instead?
It depends what you want to use it for.
If you want to tour with it, forget I even suggested it.
If you want to get into gravel biking and have some fun with it, I would spend the money to get the carbon frame (I say this as a steel bike guy).