Torque Wrench Poll

Secteur

Do you use a torque wrench to tighten bolts to exactly the right torque, or do you just guess and tighten it to whatever feels about right?

ilm_zero7

great offer in Cycling Weekly - new torq wrench if you take out a subscription

mrwibble

torque wrench, have two, don't know i managed without them

boggybrn

On my old steel bike - everything done by feel, but on a modern carbon or aluminium bike I'd use a torque wrench for everything.

Modern bikes seem so fragile. I guess that this is the price you pay for saving that last pound or two of weight!

Secteur

could anyone recommend a decent budget wrench, ideally with a link to wiggle / chain reaction / etc

I have been meaning to get a Cycling Weekly subscription anyway, which currently includes a torque wrench - is it a decent one? Will it work with my standard allan keys, or will I need to buy a new set of keys to fit it? Or does it come with the various ends? It looks like the Ice Toolz one??

mattshrops

try http://www.screwfix.com/p/reversible-torque-wrench/18289 £16.99

or http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht204-38in-drive-reversible-torque-wre £17.99

father_jack

Really need two (small and large) for BB and another for rest. Those large torque wreches are 24+ nm, smaller ones <24nm

Got a Giant one, and argos one

ShutUpLegs

Father Jack wrote:

Got a Giant one, and argos one

Id like to see a picture of the giant one, do you need massive hands to use it?

antfly

mattshrops wrote:

try http://www.screwfix.com/p/reversible-torque-wrench/18289 £16.99

or http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht204-38in-drive-reversible-torque-wre £17.99

Completely useless for a bicycle.

father_jack

Why? i have used it for BB. Although I think it doesn't like reverse thread? So only works righty tighty threads. Not sure.

Giant torque wrench doesn't got up to the torque requirements for BB.

mattshrops

antfly wrote:

mattshrops wrote:

try http://www.screwfix.com/p/reversible-torque-wrench/18289 £16.99

or http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht204-38in-drive-reversible-torque-wre £17.99

Completely useless for a bicycle.

why? you use a 3/8 socket that fits your allen head set. easy

antfly

The ranges are too high.

father_jack

Generally, yes bu not for BB they aren't. That's why I needed two.

antfly

I think you can manage without one for the BB.

mattshrops

Secteur[u] wrote:

could anyone recommend a decent budget wrench, ideally with a link to wiggle / chain reaction / etc[/u]I have been meaning to get a Cycling Weekly subscription anyway, which currently includes a torque wrench - is it a decent one? Will it work with my standard allan keys, or will I need to buy a new set of keys to fit it? Or does it come with the various ends? It looks like the Ice Toolz one??

may i point you in the direction of the question asked. i believe the exact term is budget. something similar has been used to rebuild my winter bike with new groupset etc- worked fine
assuming that you are talking about inaccuracy caused by the large range of torque available

Scrumple

I have two - sub 24nm, and one for over 24nm which I use for BB area.

realistically, you only need the 2- 24nm one.

sungod

poor poll design

poll questions should be...

1) do you use a torque wrench where really necessary, and rely on feel the rest of the time

2) do you use a torque wrench irrespective of whether it is necesary or not

3) don't use a torque wrench

me, 1

amaferanga

Ritchey Torque Key does most jobs (stem, seatpost, etc.). And the bit is easily removed by popping it in some boiling water to soften the glue if you need to use different sized bits. Costs about £12.

Im Bald Ok

I will stick my neck out and say i use feel.
Unless your a bear and over tighten things i don't see any need for a torque wrench. IMO if you can't tighten a bolt on a stem without a torque wrench i think it's slightly weird. I also don't believe modern carbon frames are so fragile that you need to pussy foot your way around them...this is of course until i break mine in which case i will be converted. But until then...

antfly

mattshrops wrote:

Secteur[u] wrote:

could anyone recommend a decent budget wrench, ideally with a link to wiggle / chain reaction / etc[/u]I have been meaning to get a Cycling Weekly subscription anyway, which currently includes a torque wrench - is it a decent one? Will it work with my standard allan keys, or will I need to buy a new set of keys to fit it? Or does it come with the various ends? It looks like the Ice Toolz one??

may i point you in the direction of the question asked. i believe the exact term is budget. something similar has been used to rebuild my winter bike with new groupset etc- worked fine
assuming that you are talking about inaccuracy caused by the large range of torque available

Not just inaccuracy, which parts of your bike require a torque setting of 120 to 960 ?

willowthewhite

antfly wrote:

mattshrops wrote:

Secteur[u] wrote:

could anyone recommend a decent budget wrench, ideally with a link to wiggle / chain reaction / etc[/u]I have been meaning to get a Cycling Weekly subscription anyway, which currently includes a torque wrench - is it a decent one? Will it work with my standard allan keys, or will I need to buy a new set of keys to fit it? Or does it come with the various ends? It looks like the Ice Toolz one??

may i point you in the direction of the question asked. i believe the exact term is budget. something similar has been used to rebuild my winter bike with new groupset etc- worked fine
assuming that you are talking about inaccuracy caused by the large range of torque available

Not just inaccuracy, which parts of your bike require a torque setting of 120 to 960 ?

You are aware that they are in/lbs not ft/lbs?

mattshrops

oh ok got you now. tbh didnt look too closely just posted the cheapest ones :oops:

plenty more on ther tho' - thats what you get for trying(ish) to be helpful

edit just seen the next post unsure whether to delete or not cant be @rsed to check figures

Bar Shaker

'FT' plus a quarter turn normally does it.

father_jack

antfly wrote:

mattshrops wrote:

Secteur[u] wrote:

could anyone recommend a decent budget wrench, ideally with a link to wiggle / chain reaction / etc[/u]I have been meaning to get a Cycling Weekly subscription anyway, which currently includes a torque wrench - is it a decent one? Will it work with my standard allan keys, or will I need to buy a new set of keys to fit it? Or does it come with the various ends? It looks like the Ice Toolz one??

may i point you in the direction of the question asked. i believe the exact term is budget. something similar has been used to rebuild my winter bike with new groupset etc- worked fine
assuming that you are talking about inaccuracy caused by the large range of torque available

Not just inaccuracy, which parts of your bike require a torque setting of 120 to 960 ?

Bottle cage needs 960 nm

Buckled_Rims

I used to be a sheet metal worker so I tend to feel the tightness (I mean on the bike, not on my person!) of nuts and screws. I do have a torque wrench which I used for things over 30nm if I can be bothered. But I do frequently check the bike from top to bottom every few weeks so I can tell if there's any problems, but none so far this decade.

If I get a CF bike, then yes, I'll use a torque from the outset.