Picked this up over the weekend (just after they dropped the price $400 so good timing). Still have to dial it in a bit, but swapped out stock bars/stem for a 130mm Zipp stem and 40cm Zipp XPLR bars. Added an Aeolus saddle too, similar to my road bike.
My last gravel bike was a Salsa Cutthroat with Force D1/Eagle mullet which was a tank…the Checkpoint feels more agile but still planted. Very happy so far and the 13 speed XPLR is a nice upgrade.
by FrankTuna