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Trek’s Full-Suspension Gravel Bike Explained & Getting to Know Will Tracy

Trek’s Full-Suspension Gravel Bike Explained & Getting to Know Will Tracy

Update: 2025-10-07
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Gravel bike? Adventure bike? Bikepacking rig? With a drop handlebar but wide tires, proper suspension on both ends, and geometry that makes sense for good times on dirt, the just-released Trek CheckOUT looks like it’s ready for... well, just about anything, be it a quick singletrack rip or a race from Canada to the Mexican border. Will Tracy and Levy look into the CheckOUT’s features, including its near-endless mounting points and the new, longer travel Rudy XL fork, and Levy shares his questionable opinion from a mountain biker’s perspective. 


Velo’s managing editor, Will Tracy, is also grilled by Levy to find out how he became The Boss, his time working for Peloton magazine, the differences between print and online cycling media, and how watching a race as a young kid shaped the rest of his life.

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Trek’s Full-Suspension Gravel Bike Explained & Getting to Know Will Tracy

Trek’s Full-Suspension Gravel Bike Explained & Getting to Know Will Tracy

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