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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Coospo T10 - Home Trainer
« on: August 20, 2026, 08:38:57 PM »
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: XCADEY VENTUS Carbon Cranks + PM
« on: August 18, 2026, 11:04:05 PM »
They supplied a new GEN II spider and firmware 1.09 for testing. This was tested on June 24th with very much the same results as the first GEN II unit they sent. Sprints dropping due to cadence sensing failures. Accuracy issues due to offset drift/issues. They've removed the realtime offset display within their app - which was extremely useful in diagnosing issues.
I've given them all the data from this test (along with comparative data from the reference meter). XCadey have asked for more details/video footage/etc. I haven't replied. They have all the detail they need already. I've given them way too many hours/days of my time. This is their issue to resolve, not mine.
I've given them all the data from this test (along with comparative data from the reference meter). XCadey have asked for more details/video footage/etc. I haven't replied. They have all the detail they need already. I've given them way too many hours/days of my time. This is their issue to resolve, not mine.
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Coospo T10 - Home Trainer
« on: August 09, 2026, 06:33:56 PM »
Looks a lot like a ThinkRider/PowerFun trainer (or at least something from the same design).
At US$439 (on their website) and with no cassette included it really needs to offer more than the basic ANT+/Bluetooth smart-trainer feature set. At this price, I’d expect Wi-Fi, automatic calibration and sensor bridging, along with either Zwift virtual-shifting support or its own platform-independent virtual-shifting implementation. ThinkRider and Geoid already offer direct virtual shifting on similarly priced (and even cheaper) trainers.
The smart-trainer market has shifted considerably in recent years, and it appears to have caught a number of manufacturers and resellers off guard. Fully featured, proven and reliable trainers are now available for around US$399-499.
Based on the specifications alone, the COOSPO T10 feels four or five years late to market at this price. Even if it meets every one of its claimed specifications (which remains to be tested) it still appears well behind the current competition. It would need to be positioned at around US$299, or possibly lower, to gain meaningful traction.
I’d happily put one through the Lama Lab Test if I can get hold of one.
At US$439 (on their website) and with no cassette included it really needs to offer more than the basic ANT+/Bluetooth smart-trainer feature set. At this price, I’d expect Wi-Fi, automatic calibration and sensor bridging, along with either Zwift virtual-shifting support or its own platform-independent virtual-shifting implementation. ThinkRider and Geoid already offer direct virtual shifting on similarly priced (and even cheaper) trainers.
The smart-trainer market has shifted considerably in recent years, and it appears to have caught a number of manufacturers and resellers off guard. Fully featured, proven and reliable trainers are now available for around US$399-499.
Based on the specifications alone, the COOSPO T10 feels four or five years late to market at this price. Even if it meets every one of its claimed specifications (which remains to be tested) it still appears well behind the current competition. It would need to be positioned at around US$299, or possibly lower, to gain meaningful traction.
I’d happily put one through the Lama Lab Test if I can get hold of one.
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: New ~$110 Xcadey spider power meters spotted
« on: August 03, 2026, 09:33:05 PM »
Interesting insight into their manufacturing. Their field testing/validation is also important. Those power meters are designed for bicycles, and that's where their meters are failing.
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: New ~$110 Xcadey spider power meters spotted
« on: August 03, 2026, 06:58:33 PM »
I assume the top is rechargeable and the bottom is using a CR2032 coin cell battery.
I was about to order one to test/review, but that pricing has me concerned and I'm not confident that store (which isn't XCadey) will deliver the updated version of this spider.
It's not listed anywhere on the XCadey website.
I was about to order one to test/review, but that pricing has me concerned and I'm not confident that store (which isn't XCadey) will deliver the updated version of this spider.
It's not listed anywhere on the XCadey website.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« on: August 03, 2026, 06:33:54 PM »
My hand is up for being overly triggered by the recent post. The company’s history on this very forum and on Reddit has contributed significantly to my scepticism. Spending hours, days, and more riding and testing these products, only to reach the same conclusions repeatedly, has also worn me down.
Just to reiterate what I want to see on the market: quality, trustworthy, accessible components that allow people to have a better time on their bikes. That’s why I spend time trawling forums for new products, ordering whatever pops up on AliExpress, and sending emails asking for early access, whether it’s power meters, bike computers, radars, or anything else.
It’s also self-serving. As a cyclist, I want the latest, greatest, lightest, cheapest, and so on. The whole review thing is a side quest. I’d be doing this even if YouTube and other social platforms didn’t exist. I’d also still be sending companies support tickets nonstop, asking them to fix problems.
Over the past four or five years, we’ve seen a massive shift in the smart-trainer category from $1,000 trainers to quality $399–$499 trainers with even more features. That has been a huge win for consumers.
In the power-meter category, we’ve also seen a massive drop in price, which is excellent, but it has been accompanied by a massive drop in quality, reliability, and accuracy. The average user, however, wouldn’t know. The claimed technical specifications are often the same for a $100 meter as they are for a $500 meter. That’s extremely deceptive and potentially illegal in many markets. It needs to change.
Just to reiterate what I want to see on the market: quality, trustworthy, accessible components that allow people to have a better time on their bikes. That’s why I spend time trawling forums for new products, ordering whatever pops up on AliExpress, and sending emails asking for early access, whether it’s power meters, bike computers, radars, or anything else.
It’s also self-serving. As a cyclist, I want the latest, greatest, lightest, cheapest, and so on. The whole review thing is a side quest. I’d be doing this even if YouTube and other social platforms didn’t exist. I’d also still be sending companies support tickets nonstop, asking them to fix problems.
Over the past four or five years, we’ve seen a massive shift in the smart-trainer category from $1,000 trainers to quality $399–$499 trainers with even more features. That has been a huge win for consumers.
In the power-meter category, we’ve also seen a massive drop in price, which is excellent, but it has been accompanied by a massive drop in quality, reliability, and accuracy. The average user, however, wouldn’t know. The claimed technical specifications are often the same for a $100 meter as they are for a $500 meter. That’s extremely deceptive and potentially illegal in many markets. It needs to change.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« on: August 03, 2026, 05:59:34 AM »
Happy to be wrong. Now buy your girlfriend a better power meter 
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« on: August 03, 2026, 05:37:21 AM »
I’ll call it straight: I don’t believe you.
You acknowledge the issues but construct a narrative in which the known failures appear irrelevant. My concern is that I’ve seen more effort put into sidestepping this product’s failures than the company has put into resolving their root cause.
This post reads like a standard play used by so many companies promoting budget bike tech through guerrilla marketing. The giveaway? The “girlfriend” line. It’s always the girlfriend. Never the wife, never the sister, and almost always a woman. Why? Because, to support the narrative you’re spinning, she’ll put out less power, right? Therefore, the issues acknowledged by the manufacturer supposedly don’t apply.
Company employees or associates repeatedly use this tactic to plant comments while posing as ordinary users. It completely erodes trust in the brand and its marketing. It also makes forums like this less useful.
I could be completely wrong about this, but I’ve been online and active on enough forums for long enough to recognise the pattern.
Either way, it doesn’t change the underlying issue. The day the PP5 meets an acceptable standard, which simply means meeting its own published technical specifications - people won’t need to explain away its failures. And they won’t have to risk a breakup by buying known-crappy gifts for their “girlfriends.”
You acknowledge the issues but construct a narrative in which the known failures appear irrelevant. My concern is that I’ve seen more effort put into sidestepping this product’s failures than the company has put into resolving their root cause.
This post reads like a standard play used by so many companies promoting budget bike tech through guerrilla marketing. The giveaway? The “girlfriend” line. It’s always the girlfriend. Never the wife, never the sister, and almost always a woman. Why? Because, to support the narrative you’re spinning, she’ll put out less power, right? Therefore, the issues acknowledged by the manufacturer supposedly don’t apply.
Company employees or associates repeatedly use this tactic to plant comments while posing as ordinary users. It completely erodes trust in the brand and its marketing. It also makes forums like this less useful.
I could be completely wrong about this, but I’ve been online and active on enough forums for long enough to recognise the pattern.
Either way, it doesn’t change the underlying issue. The day the PP5 meets an acceptable standard, which simply means meeting its own published technical specifications - people won’t need to explain away its failures. And they won’t have to risk a breakup by buying known-crappy gifts for their “girlfriends.”
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: IGPSport SR Mini Radar Tail Light
« on: July 12, 2026, 11:48:37 PM »
I'm getting good results with firmware 1.08. There's a difference with the alerting compared to most other radars. It'll switch an orange alert to red for almost every detection when the threat is within 30m or so - making it very chirpy.
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: IGPSport SR Mini Radar Tail Light
« on: July 07, 2026, 10:31:30 PM »
Can anyone confirm their SRMini has an update from 1.05 -> 1.08?
Does anyone know when this firmware was released?
Does anyone know when this firmware was released?
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Magene C706
« on: June 23, 2026, 06:37:20 PM »
Has anyone used the C706 with polarized sunglasses?
The unit I have appears to have the screen polarization offset by 90 degrees. With polarized sunglasses on, the screen is only visible if I rotate my head or view the unit sideways. In normal riding orientation, it’s effectively unreadable.
Curious if this is normal for the C706, or if my unit has the display/polarizer installed incorrectly.
The unit I have appears to have the screen polarization offset by 90 degrees. With polarized sunglasses on, the screen is only visible if I rotate my head or view the unit sideways. In normal riding orientation, it’s effectively unreadable.
Curious if this is normal for the C706, or if my unit has the display/polarizer installed incorrectly.
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Nexga S1
« on: May 19, 2026, 11:11:11 PM »Would love to know if we can expect some review anytime soon.
Nothing to report here. As soon as I have one in my hands (and then on the bike), I can get to work reporting back how it holds up.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« on: April 26, 2026, 06:14:50 PM »Thanks Lama, do you think they will release a new model or update the firmware ?
And guys do you know if a stantard red dub crank is compatible with this powermeter ?
thanks
1. They've released two firmware updates since my initial testing that didn't resolve the issues. I can only guess they'll have to fix this in hardware. Will they make it a running change and call it the same thing, or release a new model? Who knows.
2. iirc the PP5 only comes with an Easton Cinch crank interface, so no.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Coospo S10 - yet another Easton interface budget power meter spider
« on: April 23, 2026, 11:38:00 PM »
Coospo releasing a new revision already? I'll try to find out more details....
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Thinkrider PP5 power meter
« on: April 23, 2026, 08:15:05 PM »
I've tested another PP5 as someone sent me an unopened PP5.
Notes:
- Firmware v1.8.6 installed.
- PP5 was charged ~80% but needed to be fully charged again after installing the update.
- Installed with every bolt/etc to spec.
- PP5 meter was tested with Assioma PRO RS-2 (indoor and outdoor) and NEO 3M smart trainer (indoor).
- After one of my first peak power sprints the PP5 read low (this occured with the first PP5 and C10 I've tested)
- Following sprints (not all of them) caused the PP5 to over-read (same as with the first PP5 I tested). Residual torque issue remains.
- PP5 power data was inconsistent across three tests (2hrs outdoors. 1.5hrs total from two indoor sessions).
- When stopping to manually zero the PP5, it'd then line-up with the other baselines. Doing this three or more times per ride, after any hard effort isn't great.
ThinkRider initially responded (to someone else asking about my testing) with:
"Our tech team has tested it, and the issue isn't that serious. It's probably an installation problem on his end."
It wasn't an installation issue. And I've now proven (with data!) issues with this hardware exist on TWO PP5 units, and these issue persist after installing their latest firmware update (as of April 24th 2026).
The latest communication I've had from ThinkRider is that they HAVE replicated this issue and will work to resolve it in "next products". My testing and results have been validated by the manufacturer. The unit has issues. This isn't ideal for anyone who owns a PP5, but it's one step towards them having an excellent power meter on the market at an excellent price point.
I'll loop back here again when I have more information. I'll try meet with them in Shanghai at China Cycle in a few weeks.
Notes:
- Firmware v1.8.6 installed.
- PP5 was charged ~80% but needed to be fully charged again after installing the update.
- Installed with every bolt/etc to spec.
- PP5 meter was tested with Assioma PRO RS-2 (indoor and outdoor) and NEO 3M smart trainer (indoor).
- After one of my first peak power sprints the PP5 read low (this occured with the first PP5 and C10 I've tested)
- Following sprints (not all of them) caused the PP5 to over-read (same as with the first PP5 I tested). Residual torque issue remains.
- PP5 power data was inconsistent across three tests (2hrs outdoors. 1.5hrs total from two indoor sessions).
- When stopping to manually zero the PP5, it'd then line-up with the other baselines. Doing this three or more times per ride, after any hard effort isn't great.
ThinkRider initially responded (to someone else asking about my testing) with:
"Our tech team has tested it, and the issue isn't that serious. It's probably an installation problem on his end."
It wasn't an installation issue. And I've now proven (with data!) issues with this hardware exist on TWO PP5 units, and these issue persist after installing their latest firmware update (as of April 24th 2026).
The latest communication I've had from ThinkRider is that they HAVE replicated this issue and will work to resolve it in "next products". My testing and results have been validated by the manufacturer. The unit has issues. This isn't ideal for anyone who owns a PP5, but it's one step towards them having an excellent power meter on the market at an excellent price point.
I'll loop back here again when I have more information. I'll try meet with them in Shanghai at China Cycle in a few weeks.