We've received more details on the next road bike to come from Chinese bike brand SpeedX and it makes for interesting reading. The SpeedX Unicorn is getting an integrated power meter that's apparently on a par with anything else on the market in terms of accuracy, a Vibration Control System to smooth the bumps, and wireless 'Black Dot' buttons to control the integrated computer. Oh, and disc brakes.
The SpeedX Unicorn is described as a lightweight road bike that combines "an ultra-responsive ride with a superb stiffness to weight ratio". There will be three versions available: the Unicorn X eTap, the Unicorn Pro eTap and the Unicorn Di2. The frameset is claimed to weigh just 870g (including paint), which is impressive, if slightly higher than the 780g that was previously mentioned.
“With the SpeedX Unicorn we’ve pushed limits to develop a one-of-a-kind lightweight road bike," says Raggy Lau, chief marketing officer at SpeedX. "We introduce our in-house built technology VCS to enhance more comfort when riding along with our built-in power meter with 99% accuracy, and a completely redesigned SpeedForce running on Android OS.”
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The company has gone through more than 50 frame iterations in order to reach this final version though and is building the frame from no fewer than four different types of carbon fibre: T700, T800 , T1000 and M50. Buyers get a seven-day no quibble return and a 30-day free exchange period.
SpeedX Unicorn features
So let's look at these features in turn, starting with the integrated crank-based power meter. SpeedX says it's been tested at 99% accuracy against SRM power meters — regarded by many as the gold standard. The SpeedX power meter's battery will last 400hrs or 8,000km, and can be recharged at home. For comparison, the SRM power meter it compares itself against lasts up to 3,000hrs, but cannot be recharged at home – it must be sent off to SRM.
SpeedX Unicorn models and prices
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