All New Trek Checkmate | How a Pro Adapts to a New Race Bike | Mini-Doc Paige Onweller

[@thewisconsingravelcyclist]

Awesome video Paige! Not only highlighting the new bike but gravel and cycling as a whole. Trek is lucky to have you!

[@TysRides]

Awesome video! Makes me want to go down to Bentonville and ride some singletrack on my gravel bike. The new Checkmate is absolutely beautiful. I love the paint schemes and how they kept the Trek logo small. I think they look outstanding. I do hope Trek eventually comes out with some more affordable complete builds.

[@pedal66]

Great video Paige! Love all the context you gave. Slick looking whip!

[@PSM_Art]

Surprising they state the max tire size is 45 (and Paige even says ‘45 is the minimum for me here in Bentonville’ in the video) when the trend has been more toward wider tires in the industry…

[@danhutjens8328]

Great video! I’m surprised Trek didn’t go larger with the clearance. Seems like many pros are going with 2.0 to 2.2 XC MTB tires. Guessing from the comment that the rear would have also had 2.1 if it had fit.

[@honestreviewer3283]

Thanks for the video. For anyone looking for a really fast gravel race bike with road-like geometry and massive tire clearance, the Cervelo R5cx is the goods. You don't see them much because it's marketed as a cyclocross bike and most people can't think outside the box, but this new Trek (which is a very nice bike) looks to me like it was inspired by the Cervelo.

[@rudyelizondo1935]

Cool bike and great rider Page!!!

[@suzuki06g]

Your fans from Allendale Michigan approve! Didn't know about your channel so you also picked up a new subscriber. 😊👍

[@RyanKime]

Love the content and insight! Keep it up!

[@tynelson9003]

Great video 👏🏼

[@musarra195]

Great video Ty

[@gearsofmedicine]

Hi, wonderful review , love the bike and look forward to getting it, may I please ask what electronic pump you use please?

[@PaigePowered]

@@gearsofmedicine the Bontrager charge pump, which makes tubeless set up a breeze without a compressor! www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/bike-accessories/bike-pumps-accessories/bike-pumps/bontrager-tlr-flash-charger-floor-pump/p/24238/

[@gearsofmedicine]

@@PaigePowered thank you so much - super appreciated; best of luck with your riding and you are super inspirational - I am looking forward to getting the Trek Checkmate, I have a Crux Comp which opened the world of faster gravel for me and their geometry looks pretty similar 🙏 thanks again.

[@TyTy22_]

im a simple man; i see a calico, i press like

[@davemathers8954]

what waterbottle bages is she using? Can someone plz tell me:D After watching the movie i want a checkmate too :D

[@fraji1]

Nice but I just couldn’t do the $8,300 on SLR 7, then you go $12,000 on the SLR 9. You can go 50 on the Checkmate but they recommend 45. I chose to order the Checkpoint SL7 yesterday. 50 tire clearance is stated , carbon wheels and iso speed. I’m changing to SRAM Eagle as I want a 52 in the back and a UDH. Think Paige ran a 52 at Big Sugar. The bike is lighter than my current SL6. We’ll see. Anyway, nice video.

[@dennishaughton4554]

Damn she rides well

[@antwifrancis1979]

How much is your bike?

[@MedvedActual]

Stock Checkmate starts at $8,299 USD, with the top model at $11,999.

[@gsmarcano]

Gee that’s what mountain biking looked like in the early days, like my Nishiki Colorado chrome moly frame bike,…..

[@FiftiesForward]

Poor old bikes that get tossed 😢

[@MeltedToySoldier]

Hell naw. Just give me a old beat up huffy from the late 90's early 2k's. Nothing beats that

[@MedvedActual]

Breaks piggy bank and cries since it's not yet enough to get a Checkmate. Welp. 😢

[@haburoy8813]

people who dont know their numbers they are definately enjoying

[@purrplepatch]

Find it odd that not all riders, especially pro riders have solid knowledge about their geo numbers, head angle, chainstay length, top tube etc. Knowing what makes you a more confident descender (slacker head angle), what makes you a quicker crit rider out of a corner or in a sprint (shorter chainstays) or generally better on the more technical surfaces (longer top tube, shorter stem) are all massively positive things that only you the rider can tell what works for them. I'm pretty sure Pidcock and Van der Poel know every aspect of the geo of the bikes they ride.

[@LifeCycle1978]

But they don’t. Both riders have literally said the exact opposite. Neither worry about geo as they go on how a bike feels.

[@purrplepatch]

@@LifeCycle1978 If thats the case then I hold my hands up. Do you have a link to where either of those riders have said that?

[@PaigePowered]

@@purrplepatch I would also ask you to post the article these riders quote saying they know these things. But even then, I would argue that’s an exception. The professional riders that I know rarely know these things - because we have professional mechanics and companies that inform us what we need to know so we can spend our energy elsewhere. I can confidently say that knowing geo specs does not make me faster. If anything, it can impact my fit which can make me faster, but I have really smart people from my sponsors that inform me what changes need to happen and I trust them. They manage the numbers, then I get on the bike and manage how it feels for me. Everyone is different. But I think it’s worth being transparent and normalizing the fact that even professional riders don’t have to be experts in this area and that’s totally okay!

[@Tre7we88]

@@PaigePoweredTom Pidcock’s comments appear in a recent Pink Bike article. It’s an interview with the Pinarello design team. The context is more about Tom needing his bikes geo to be like a road bike, so he can easily transfer between disciplines. His actual focus was ensuring that the XC bike is stiff. It doesn’t specifically say he’s not aware of geo but does make the point he goes by feel. Link won’t post here. Good luck with The Lifetime Grand-prix.

[@evdb7246]

15min Trek advertisement?

[@SpaceGhostLeni]

this video is clearly more than just that. all sponcon should aim to be informative and watchable as this, paige and her team make good videos that do more than just sell. I have no intention of buying a new gravel bike but I appreciate that there are some pros out there who understand and can appeal to the heart and soul of the sport.

[@barrowsworm1226]

Of course it is, so what? Paige is a sponsored Trek rider, and one should consider that when it comes to this video. Nothing is wrong with that. There are independent reviews available of this bike which are quite informative.

[@evdb7246]

@@barrowsworm1226 Then call it what it is - a 15min advertisement isn't a "Mini-Doc"

[@kubackjeee]

Lol only people that praise this bikes are paid shills. Can't believe people still fall for this crap 😂

[@mirozubac]

What the heck is wrong with Trek people?! Who's gonna buy this piece of crap for 11k? Where are the bikes for common people?! And what's this BS with one piece handlebar? How am I going to pack it? Or put shorter/longer stem if I need one? The bicycle industry needs a complete reset

[@frontierlandfrank5314]

Checkmates are race bikes bozo. Go get a checkpoint.

[@juanhidalgo7043]

Forget trek! This company without Lance Armstrong would have not been anything. I do not respect trek and I do not buy trek. Lance put them on the map then trek slap Lance. You don’t even see Lance as part of the treks history on treks website. Sad, as a pro you should know what geometry does for you.

[@Coholbell15]

Lance = 💉 😂

[@IsaiahsBabyDaddy]

Actually, you’re wrong. Greg Lemond put them on the map.