Checkpoint ALR Frameset is an outstanding platform for your dream gravel bike. It's built with lightweight aluminium tubes, covered in extra mounts for gear and accessories, includes a carbon disc fork and has clearance to run up to 45c tyres. Plus, it includes adjustable Stranglehold Dropouts so you have the option to build it up as a single-speed.

Why you'll love it

1. This bike is exceedingly versatile and suited to a wide variety of riding styles, including gravel rides, bikepacking and daily commutes
2. Massive tyre clearance means you can use tyres up to 45 c for extra traction and stability in any conditions
3. Mounts on the seat tube and both sides of the down tube make it easy to carry extra gear and water
4. Internal cable routing with Control Freak Cable Management keeps things smooth, quiet and clean
5. Stranglehold Dropouts make it easy to fine-tune your geometry or build it up as a singlespeed

Checkpoint SL Frameset is a carbon gravel bike frame for epic all-road adventures. OCLV Carbon, a gravel-smoothing IsoSpeed decoupler, extra mounts for essential accessories and massive tyre clearance make it the ideal starting point for a lightweight, high-performance gravel bike build.

Checkpoint ALR 5 is the best value gravel bike in the line-up. It's a high-quality build that will hold up for long, rugged miles on roads, dirt and even the most treacherous gravel. But what sets this model apart is the performance parts and the wealth of features like adjustable Stranglehold dropouts, massive tyre clearance and extra mounts that make it easy to customise for your kind of adventure.

Why you'll love it

1. With Checkpoint ALR 5, you're getting high-quality parts at exceptional value, which means you'll have extra dough for adventure travel… and burritos
2. This bike is exceedingly versatile and suited to a wide variety of riding styles, including gravel rides, bikepacking and daily commutes
3. Massive tyre clearance means you can use tyres up to 45 c for extra traction and stability in any conditions
4. Mounts on the seat tube and both sides of the down tube make it easy to carry extra gear and water
5. The Stranglehold Dropout makes it easy to fine-tune your geometry or run singlespeed

Checkpoint SL 5 is a carbon gravel bike made for epic all-road adventures. It's built with a Shimano GRX drive train and hydraulic disc brakes, but the defining feature of this model is the lightweight OCLV Carbon frame with IsoSpeed, a decoupler at the top tube/seat tube junction that provides additional compliance over rough terrain so you can stay stronger for longer.

It's right for you if...

Chamois or cut-off shorts, bikepacking trip or brutal day of gravel racing – you're going to ride far, go fast and have a great time. You'd rather spend your money on a lightweight carbon frame than a top-of-the-line drive train, but you still expect your workhorse gravel bike to perform. You want a bike that's both fast and comfortable, and you want endless carrying options for gravel races and everyday adventures.

The tech you get

A 500 Series OCLV Carbon frame with Rear IsoSpeed and rack and mudguard mounts, a 2x11 Shimano GRX drive train with lower gears for grinding up hills or through rough gravel, hydraulic disc brakes for all-condition stopping power, wide 700x40c gravel tyres for added stability and traction, and a vibration-absorbing handlebar.

The final word

Light, fast, comfortable. Checkpoint SL 5 is a carbon gravel bike that nails this trifecta. A quality group set, massive tyre clearance, options for carrying gear, an OCLV Carbon frame with IsoSpeed and a ride quality that can't be matched.

Why you'll love it

1. The IsoSpeed decoupler cuts down on fatiguing bumps in gravel so you can wander more, reach new places and stay stronger for longer
2. This bike is exceedingly versatile and suited to a wide variety of riding styles, including gravel rides, bikepacking and daily commutes
3. Extra mounts on the top tube, seat tube and both sides of the down tube make it easy to carry extra gear and water
4. Massive tyre clearance means you can use tyres up to 45 c for extra traction and stability in any conditions
5. The Stranglehold Dropout makes it easy to fine-tune your geometry or run singlespeed

Checkpoint SL 6 is a carbon gravel bike without limits. It's designed to take you places you'd never reach on a standard road bike – like the mud-caked finish line of the world's greatest gravel races. A lightweight OCLV Carbon frame with gravel-smoothing IsoSpeed, a Shimano GRX drive train and extra mounts for gear and accessories make this bike a true gravel powerhouse and a great choice for serious all-road adventurers.