My biggest worry with the Checkpoint is gearing. They got rid of a 2x chainring, all the new Checkpoints are 1x with 40 teeth. With a 10-44 cassette the lowest gear for climbing is 25 gear inches. My Trek 520 has a low gear of 19.5 gear inches. Yes the Checkpoint is 10 pounds lighter but gearing is way more important than weight when climbing
My local dealer said they could turn the bike into a 2x but of course that costs money. I paid for a drivetrain and then I have to pay additional money to change the drive train
Checkpoints used to come with 2x, not sure why that changed. Even when not touring climbing steep hills will be tougher than my 520