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Trek Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3 vs Canyon Grail CF SL 7 AERO

Both are gravel bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.

The short answer

For a typical all-round rider the Trek Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3 comes out ahead (75% against 66%). That is not a universal verdict — change the terrain or the priority and the order can flip.

Trek

Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3

75% for a typical rider

£3,250 at Brand website
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Canyon

Grail CF SL 7 AERO

66% for a typical rider

£3,299 at Brand website
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What actually separates them

Price
The Trek Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3 is £49 cheaper — £3,250 against £3,299.
Weight
The Canyon Grail CF SL 7 AERO is 1.0kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
Riding position
The Trek Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3 sits you more upright (1.51 stack-to-reach against 1.44). The Canyon Grail CF SL 7 AERO is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.
Tyre clearance
The Trek Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3 takes 50mm tyres against 42mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
Mudguards
Only the Trek Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3 takes mudguards, which decides whether it can be your winter bike.

Side by side

Spec Checkpoint SL 6 AXS Gen 3 Grail CF SL 7 AERO
Price £3,250 £3,299
Weight 9.5 kg 8.5 kg
Frame carbon carbon
Groupset SRAM Rival XPLR AXS E1 1x13 electronic SRAM Rival XPLR AXS 13-speed 1x
Stack / reach 1.51 1.44
Tyre clearance 50 mm 42 mm
Lowest gear 23 in 23 in
Mudguard mounts Yes No
Comfort 76 63
Speed 30 51
Climbing 61 75
Value 21 27

Neither might be the right answer

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