Spoke Torque Wrench

steelo
steelo Posts: 542
edited September 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
Is there such a thing?

It would hopefully eliminate the need to 'tune' each spoke and try and get the wheel true. I've been trying to do my rear wheel after replacing a spoke and now i'm seeing the red mist and i have an oval-ish wheel thats spinning all over the bl**dy place.
Specialized Rockhopper '07
Trek Fuel EX8 '09

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    spoke tension meter.

    but if you have not built a wheel before then yes things go wrong.

    have a read of sheldons how too.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • steelo
    steelo Posts: 542
    If I were to buy a spoke tension meter, is it a given that if all spokes on a wheel are the same tension then the wheel will be as true as possible?

    Or do spokes still need to be all different tensions for a wheel to spin perfectly?
    Specialized Rockhopper '07
    Trek Fuel EX8 '09
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    nope.

    read sheldon.

    and the strong wheel sticky.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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