Author Topic: Thinkrider PP5 power meter  (Read 128798 times)

Ultramic

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #105 on: February 11, 2026, 08:22:55 AM »
The Chinese don't give a shit about patents and will take over all of them before we know it.

massarob

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #106 on: February 11, 2026, 11:05:08 AM »
Pulled the trigger for €129 and something with alu crankset (coupons+PayPal discount)

toxin

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #107 on: February 11, 2026, 12:37:56 PM »
The Chinese don't give a shit about patents and will take over all of them before we know it.

Eh, some do some don't. Patents are significantly more respected now that a decade or two ago. There's absolutely still a lot of infringement, but it's not universal.

DavidG

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #108 on: February 11, 2026, 03:13:27 PM »
Pulled the trigger for €129 and something with alu crankset (coupons+PayPal discount)
How much is the PayPal discount? Is it applied automatically once you select to pay with Pay?

massarob

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #109 on: February 11, 2026, 03:27:31 PM »
You have to "try" it but yes, discounts via Paypal payment give often an additional coupon (€8). You can use it only once/for 1 purchase for that discount slot days, e.g. "AliExpress Valentine's days" now.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2026, 03:29:34 PM by massarob »

notnow

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #110 on: February 11, 2026, 05:13:09 PM »
The Chinese don't give a shit about patents and will take over all of them before we know it.

If they didn't, why did it take so long for $500usd wheelsets w/ dt240 hub clones to be as good as $3500 western wheelsets?

wanted100

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #111 on: February 12, 2026, 03:08:28 AM »
"ThinkRider PP5 power meter throws its back out in a sprint. Better it than me. 🚮" - by gplama..

stop buying this.. :P

EricL

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #112 on: February 12, 2026, 05:48:50 AM »
In which video/article does he say this ?

Bender87

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #113 on: February 12, 2026, 05:50:40 AM »
On Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/17369519118

You can also see there is a flat line with 0 watts at some point.

wanted100

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #114 on: February 12, 2026, 06:58:59 AM »
On Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/17369519118

You can also see there is a flat line with 0 watts at some point.

when you stop, there is no watts and cadence.. ahaha

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #115 on: February 12, 2026, 08:51:01 AM »
On Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/17369519118

You can also see there is a flat line with 0 watts at some point.

Looking at the date log, one of the "zero watts" moments is on a downhill - could be coasting, not pedalling

Bender87

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #116 on: February 12, 2026, 10:40:35 AM »
Looking at the date log, one of the "zero watts" moments is on a downhill - could be coasting, not pedalling
yeah, your right, maybe we just wait for the review.   ;D

Ludo

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #117 on: February 12, 2026, 10:45:52 AM »
I think some of the comments and issues with cheap PM have  to be put in context of use case. I am new to the sport, I have wimpy legs with a 210W FTP and never push more than 700W. So when I hear a review talking about issues during sprints with 1200W, am I really concerned, should I really be? I spend 99% of my time between 140 and 270W, at this point of my journey, I don’t care about a 2% offset. So the cheap $120 PM might be all I need right now.

Rajmundx

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #118 on: February 13, 2026, 01:31:27 AM »
I’m really curious this review:D

gandalf

Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« Reply #119 on: February 13, 2026, 01:33:55 AM »
Maybe this problemas will be solved vía firmware... I hope so. And Maybe, once the firmware is optimized, the price grows up!