ThinkRider X2 Smart Bike Trainer Cycle Trainer Bicycle Direct Drive Trainer, Quiet Portable Design for Indoor Driving, Simulates 18% Slope, ANT + & BLE

Instructions were brief, but in English; took about 15 minutes to mount the feet (4 screws) then install a Shimano 10 speed cassette, Plugged it in and Zwift connected to it - Speed, Cadence and Power, and it receives the commands from Zwift for going up and down hills - harder and easier to pedal. So this thing is fine to use with Zwift. The Power reading seems a little higher than the power for the same amount of work on my TACx, but the power seems about the same as on my outside bike.If you buy one of these you will need a cassette that matches your derailleur and the two tools needed to install the cassette. If you haven’t done this before Park Tools has great videos for anything to do with a bike.

I bought this on sale and figured I’d it was close to good it would be a win. After a few uses, I’m very impressed for the $230 I spent. The power was about 15 watts higher than my favero pedals, but certainly within the 2% accuracy claim. The unit is smooth and quiet. The only noise I hear is the sound of my bike. The resistance is quick and feels realistic to being outdoors. I would recommend this to anyone who doesn’t want to spend $500 on a trainer.

Great product

It’s a value versatile software friendly easy toSetup no skipping on hard efforts good weight on the flywheel track like ride provides a better experience than my wahoo kicker that is compact with handle

UPDATE after 48+ hrs and no customer support response, I decided to return the unit. Seems they dropped price of Elite Suito from Black Friday so I'll take that deal. Too bad because I really liked this unit and wanted it to work. I've dealt with several cycling Chinese companies, they all respond in less than 24 hours. This is the first time that a company has not replied in a quick manner which I find very odd.Original Post:I used the unit yesterday when it arrived and had a very hard time doing the ride on Zwift. So today I compared the wattage to the power meter on my bicycle and it's off, under reading between 40-60 Watts which is a lot; no wonder why I suffered yesterday so much. So I contacted the company to see if this is a defective unit or if it's something that can be fixed via firmware, even though I tried that, but the app is terrible, is not even in English to understand the instructions.I'll post another update once I get an answer from Thinkrider, I contacted them via email. Now just waiting. If this can be rectified, it seems this will be a fantastic unit. If not, I'll have to spend a bit extra on the Elite Suito unit if I have to return this one.

The trainer fundamentally works well, but the instructions/support/app are just not what I would expect from an $350 product.The trainer is heavy and seems well built. The bike was relatively easy to install with the included adapters, but there are no instructions so I had to figure it out myself.The app is where this product really falls short. The main app just does courses, and if you want to go into 'training' mode (like what you would do on a normal exercise bike) it has to go to a different app. First off, that app uses old security protocols apparently so I had to click through a security warning to get it to install. There are a bunch of premade workouts, but I can't find anywhere that I can make my own workout. In the main app I also don't see anywhere to make my own course.The data feedback on the app is basically what you would expect: cadence, power, speed, etc. It also does a good job of simulating climbing.The support from the company is basically non existent. There is no user manual. On their website there is a link to download the app and a link to a youtube channel with a bunch of Chinese and Russian videos that don't explain much.Overall it seems like a nice trainer but the app is pretty awful making the user experience quite poor, and the lack of support means you have to figure it out yourself.

The setup for this bike trainer was pretty straightforward. It is very heavy, a lot heavier than I expected especially considering its promoted as portable but it is really good quality.