I'm looking to pick up my first gravel bike soon and comparing between Trek checkpoint, Specialized Diverge and Cannondale Topstone. I test rode the diverge and topstone, but I don't have access to the trek.
Diverge Carbon (58cm) – Loved the compliance of the future shock. Hoods felt a little stretched out. Drops felt very comfortable, definitely more comfortable in the drops. Mixed reviews on the futureshock are pushing me away from this.Topstone Carbon 3 (58cm) – Rear end compliance was nice and felt that there was still good power transfer. Felt a little compressed in the drops and didn't want to stay down there. Idk why, but something is telling me not to buy a cannondale.
That brings me to the Checkpoint in L (58cm). Stack and reach indicate that this is kind of right down the middle from the other two, but the front center is shorter than both. Any input on how this will fit and feel? For reference, I am 6'2.5", 33" pant leg.
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Bike/Stack/Reach/FrontCenter
Diverge/634/412/665
Topstone/615/389/641
Checkpoint/620/402/634
by bologne