Rodeo Labs Flaanimal vs Trek Checkpoint ALR Gen 3
Both published charts held against each other, on the specs that decide what the bike carries.
The short answer
The Flaanimal takes tire clearance; the Checkpoint ALR Gen 3 takes frame bag space and bottle positions. Which matters more is your route, not a scoreboard.
Assembled from the differences below rather than written over them, so it cannot drift from the table. Every figure is the manufacturer's; nobody here has ridden either bike.
Where they differ
3 of the 7 things we can compare come out differently. The rest are close enough not to decide anything.
Frame bag space
146 cm² more on the Checkpoint ALR Gen 3Front-triangle area at the largest size, computed from stack, reach and seat angle. It is what decides how much full-frame bag you can run, and a frame bag is the one place weight sits low and central.
Widest published tire
10mm more on the FlaanimalThe frame figure, not the fork's — forks are routinely cut for more rubber than the rear triangle. Loaded, tire width is also seat-pack clearance: a big tire and a sagging pack compete for the same space.
Frame bottle positions
2 more on the Checkpoint ALR Gen 3The maximum the maker publishes across sizes. Worth knowing before you buy a frame bag, because a full-frame bag covers most of them.
Side by side
Including the rows where the two are level, because a spec that doesn't separate them is still a spec you might be checking.
| Rodeo Labs Flaanimal | Trek Checkpoint ALR Gen 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Frame bag space | 1647 cm² | 1793 cm² |
| Widest published tire | 60mm on 700c / 29in, 60mm on 650b / 27.5in | 50mm on 700c / 29in |
| Rear rack | Bolts straight on | Bolts straight on |
| Fork cargo mounts | Published | Published |
| Frame bottle positions | 2 | 4 |
| Chainstay | 435mm | 435mm |
| From | $1,650 | $1,599.99 |
| Sizes | 6 | 6 |
| Frame | Steel | 300 Series Alpha Aluminum |
Drawn to scale
Largest published size of each, built from the charts rather than illustrated. The front triangle is the part that decides frame bag fit.
