Please recommend me a good torque wrench

lee bee

i have recently bought a Cannondale super six and i want to adjust my seatpost but i'me scared of cracking my frame. I dont really want to spend a fortune as i wont be using it loads. Can anyone recommend a good accurate wrench cheers!!

howards

Park Tool TW1 Torque Wrench.

sungod

sealey stw1012...

http://www.toolbox.co.uk/sealey-stw1012 ... GoogleBase

...calibration certificate, nice storage box, 32 quid including delivery

chrisw12

Save your money and dont bother buying one, do a search for the last time this came up.

I see that even planetx is agreeing with the advice posted on here a while ago, they state. 'Torque settings The torque settings are 6-8 Nm for all the bolts on the stem, but tighten and check for movement as you go. no need to go to the max if the bars are solid at 6 Nm.'

Where as the poster Rake posted

rake wrote:
i dont underdtand whats hard about tightening slowly and periodically grabbing the part and swinging on it like your in a 100m sprint. if it slips giy it some more.

bus_ter

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-torque- ... gn=ritchey

chrisw12

So you're reccomeneding a product that you questioned on another thread? :?

viewtopic.php?f=40004&t=12832960&hilit=Torque

journey_man_pro

halfords? super quality and lifetime warranty.

bus_ter

chrisw12 wrote:

So you're reccomeneding a product that you questioned on another thread? :?

viewtopic.php?f=40004&t=12832960&hilit=Torque

YES :-) I've decided the torque wrench is correct and I was being over cautious. It's a very cheap torque wrench that will give you piece of mind that you're not going over 5Nm. With carbon paste I don't think you have to get anywhere near 5Nm for it to hold fast.

g00se

I bought a cheap 5-25NM one from B&Q but it was cr@p. I got one of these in the end for under £30:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11142

It clicks well, even at 2NM. It doesn't come with 1/4" sockets/drives, but you can buy a set cheap at a local hardware store.