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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« on: February 20, 2026, 07:50:35 AM »I just received the ThinkRider PP5 with their budget crankset: 160mm length, 24mm steel axle, for 132€ from AliExpress.Maybe try fitting some spacer between the spider and the crank arm? One of my friends received his PM with the same crankset, I took a look when he was installing it and I think a 1mm spacer should fit, that might be just enough. Although I'm not sure if it could move the spider too much and cause some other issues. I'll check again when my other friend gets his cranks, should be by next week, maybe I could post some pictures too.
I mounted my Ultegra 8100 chainrings onto the spider and swapped out the Ultegra crank. Unfortunately, the chainrings don't sit in the same position at all; they are at least 5mm further outboard.
I am completely unable to adjust the front derailleur to compensate. My Di2 flashes red (outer limit reached), but it still can't lift the chain onto the big ring.
It’s super frustrating—how can they still mess this up? Did I miss something?
This reminds me of a friend's Xcadey from years ago; he was at least able to make it work with his mechanical front derailleur.
BTW, this crankset doesn't have any manufacturer specified, and Thinkrider most likely isn't producing it in their own factory, but the left arm is mounted with a plastic bolt (same way as Shimano cranks) that looks suspiciously similar to bolts on Prowheel cranks. I think the OEM is in fact Prowheel, or whoever is the OEM for Prowheel, though I might be wrong.
