CheckOUT! Trek's new full-suspension gravel bike, tested and explained

Full-suspension gravel? Yep, Trek went there. The CheckOUT has 55mm of rear travel courtesy a custom-tuned RockShox SIDLuxe Ultimate and 60mm of front travel via a just-released RockShox Rudy XL. Previously, the Rudy gravel fork came in 30 and 40mm options.

In this video I share what Trek and RockShox were trying to achieve, plus my initial thoughts after a handful of rides on the bike.

I'm going to keep riding this for a while, and will post a full review down the road. Let me know what you want to know!

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