Gadgetory

this is the speed X leopard Pro and it was the most funded bike on Kickstarter raising over 2.3 million dollars what makes it unique is that's a smart bike and no that doesn't mean it has an electric motor or anything like that it actually has GPS Bluetooth and all the other sensors you want built directly into the frame so there's no need for a separate Garmin or polar flight computer this allows the bike to measure speed distance cadence altitude and more there's even navigation onboard and it supports ANT+ or connecting to a power meter or heart rate sensor what I found really cool was the built in rear light which will automatically turn on when it gets dark now the company claims you'll get up to 40 hours of battery life charging is done to a micro USB port on the back and not some proprietary charging system which is a nice perk but all these smart features aren't everything this bike is just plain sexy it has internal wiring for that clean look and features a carbon fiber frame fork and handlebars with a weight of just over 17 pounds as for the group set its Shimano Integra di 2 which has electronic shifting my only complaint about the bike is that lacks disc brakes and while I only spent a brief time with it overall it seems like a pretty great value the leopard pro is available for pre-order now on the speed X website for $2,500 the company also has a cheaper model called the leopard which has a Shimano 105 groupset and aluminum handlebars for 1,500 bucks for more information be sure to check out my full hands-on over at Cena car