Originally Posted by
bjn74
Yep - an interesting decision by Trek. Unless you need a lot of clearance for mud and stuff and you spend all your time on gravel, I struggle to see why you'd get the checkpoint over the Domane on 38mm tires. The new Domane looks cool too!
I'm thinking its a bit like the difference between a touring bike and an endurance bike. Checkpoint is a little more heavy duty and build to be ridden loaded down. That is one reason the trail is so low - if you load down a slow handling bike, you really have to manhandle it with the extra weight.