ThinkRider X2Max Smart Bike Trainer Cycle Trainer Bicycle Trainer, Quiet Portable Design for Indoor Driving, Simulates 18% Slope, ANT + & BLE

This was a gift for my daughter and she loves it! Uses it daily with her 2024 Specialized Diverge Comp E5. May be the best smart trainer you can get at this price point. Provides great resistance and isn’t too noisy; she can listen to music without issue. Bluetooth worked immediately.

If you want a cheap and reliable bike trainer. Get this. Easy to install just 4 screws. Really changes the resistance depending on the trail. Its very sturdy! Even during hard pedaling standing up.

First time using a smart trainer. I have used it for about a month with no issues. Set up wasn't bad. The calibration in the thinkrider app is in Spanish as an English speaker I figured it out. On the bottom of the trainer a red LED flashes and increases with your effort. Cool except it cant be turned off. Unplugging it is the only solution. Poor design. The update needs a switch. The other complaint is that it is not compatible with virtual shifting. Hopefully a firmware update will come along and allow this option. Other than that the price is great and works well with the Zwift and Rouvy. Its a great starting point to test the smart trainer waters. Probably won't be my last trainer.

The product is excellent and does exactly what it promises. I've been using it for almost two weeks now, and it exceeded my expectations. It's very quiet, and the ride simulation is very realistic (I use the Rouvy App). Installation was super simple and trouble-free. I just had to buy a Shimano cassette identical to the one on my bikes, and I installed it myself. I have two bikes: one road bike with a quick-release axle, and the other a mountain bike with a 12mm thru axle. In both cases, thanks to the shims provided with the trainer, they worked perfectly. Regarding the seller, delivery was very fast, many days earlier than Amazon had estimated. I recommend the product.

I needed some help from my local bike mechanic to attach my Trek road bike to the trainer, but other than that I've had no issues at all. The Bluetooth connection is consistently smooth and painless. The trainer itself is as quiet as I'd hoped and I don't have trouble listening to podcasts with earbuds while riding. Well worth the price.

I really only wanted a direct drive trainer to literally hold my bike in place so I could ride indoors and have full control of shifting and power. So I cannot speak to the “smart” component of this trainer, I can only speak to it as a direct drive trainer being used in “free ride” capacity. And here I can say this has been an AMAZING purchase! It did necessitate me ordering a cassette that is the same as what my rear wheel has on it (about $50), and I had to resort to my husband’s help to actually get the cassette on the trainer since that needed a particular tool…and there is a specific way to put the spacer(s) on so that the hub is free-spinning, but once that was all squared away, this has worked like a charm! Super easy to move too, as it’s not very heavy and has an easy carrying handle on it. It’s also quite quiet and I’m able to do standing intervals/sprints with security too. A truly fantastic purchase from the standpoint of being a direct drive trainer!!

Llevo usándolo 2 semanas en fulgaz y en roovy y es genial, me ha encantado

it works, got the black friday deal for $228. Have to index my gears even tho I am running the same cassette. I may try to take out the spacer. so I dont have to keep doing that when I put the wheel back on with the other SAME cassette.I'll give it 2 weeks and see how it works with Rouvy since I am using a free APP. If i cant get it to work without indexing gears, it's going back. Also lowest gear feels like 3rd or 4th gear in real life. I don't like the feel, I am sending it back as my regular trainer ( with wheel on) feels real and I can get the speed/cadance sensor and still use any app

very good indoor cycling trainer. assembly and set-up is pretty straightforward

Still discovering what this can do but it's been fantastic so far. Using with MyWhoosh and zero issues. It makes less noise than the drivetrain, feels remarkably lifelike - though this is my only experience wit ha smart trainer. So far very happy.

4.5 / 5. Just arrived yday. It was too good a deal to pass up 16% of + a 20% coupon applied during cyber monday. Works as advertised. Ordered on a Tuesday and arrived on Sat - from China to Canada?! I think that's a new record for any shipment from there to me. Can't comment on accuracy of power but responds quickly to incline changes in Zwift and Rouvy and the gradients feel correct compared to my other trainer. Easy to setup and paired without any hiccups to my PC. The only thing I noted was that my bike was just on a slight tilt to the right and either it's my floor not being completely level or something to do with the trainer base being just a bit off. I didn't have this issue with a different trainer though. I shimmed the right side of the base with a few layers of duct tape and it's all good. I'll update if any issues.

Bought this as a birthday gift for our adult daughter as she trains for a triathlon. She LOVES it! She really likes the function of being able to connect to apps and rave against other riders. It also adjust the tension automatically for hill training. The price of this is fantastic, especially when you compare it to other similar options which are much higher in price. Highly recommend.

Don’t buy! I Bought this on amazon.ca and paid a greatly reduced price - $318.00 canadian. Thought I was getting a deal. (January 2026) Product arrived and when I opened it appeared it had very light wear with a couple of small scuff marks. It was straightforward to assemble the trainer and put my road bike on it. Then the problems began. I downloaded the thinkrider app and tried to pair the unit with the app. It would not let me do the firmware update. I followed the instructions to a “T” dozens of times. Stood next to the unit, turned off other devices, etc. Had my IT friend (brainiac hard core cyclist) who has a smart trainer with another brand. The instructional pamphlet that came with it is minimal instructions. Very minimal and useless. The manual has a QR code to scan for a help video. The link is broken and the video does not exist. After hours of trouble shooting and attempts and googling info and solutions I had enough. This unit just will not update the firmware. Tried EVERYTHING. CONCLUSION - i believe i received a previously used unit that would not update the firmware. The instructions in the manual are useless. The QR code link (instructions video) does not exist. I think they are selling defective units incapable of Firmware updates. Don’t buy this brand. Pay extra and get a reputable brand (wahoo, Tacx etc). In the pics (hard to see, poor lighting) are couple scuff marks. Probably pre owned.