Do I need a Torque Wrench...?[1]

[John the Monkey]

Thanks for the advice everyone - I'm still mulling it over at the moment, although I did my first fettle (bars down by one spacer, seatpost up a little) without.

The one I'm considering is this, with a set of these...

 

[robbarker]

That looks good John and will do most of the fasteners on a bike. You'll need a bigger one too if you tackle some jobs - Campag Ultratorque cranks require 31 Ft lb for example.

 

[mickle]

9 out of 10 bike shops do not have torque wrenches and the few that do rarely use them unless they're reassembling high end suspension forks.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I've got one for the car but I've never used one on my bikes. And they don't click and rattle, nothing works loose and I've never (well, not often) stripped a thread. If you're happier using a torque wrench though, go for it.

 

[John the Monkey]

There's a review thread for a BBB one here.

Also includes the best tool joke I've heard;

Re: BBB Torque Wrench
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2008, 11:58:38 pm »


I got one as well, because...

... Careless Torque Costs Lives.