Torque Keys

meanredspider

Are the Ritchey torque keys any good? They seem to have been discontinued. Are there any others?

elbowloh

I have one. Yes, it's very good.

Bontrager do one:

http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=CBON008300&gclid=CISM07bR0L0CFVPJtAod0VgAYQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

arran77

I've got the Bontrager one which is very good.

elbowloh

One thing. I believe the Bontrager one has a fixed bit?

With the Ritchy one you can swap the hex bit for different sizes for for a screwdriver head.

arran77

elbowloh wrote:

One thing. I believe the Bontrager one has a fixed bit?

Correctamundo.

ads2k

The original Ritchey one also has a fixed bit, or at least mine does...

elbowloh

ads2k wrote:

The original Ritchey one also has a fixed bit, or at least mine does...

Mine doesn't and came with 4 bits.

UndercoverElephant

I have the Ritchey one, it's excellent. It has a selection of four bits, but is non-ratcheting, so sort of fixed too.

Edit: Halfords have them in.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_242558

As do Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ritchey-Multi-T ... B009F93S9C

meanredspider

Thanks all

jonny_trousers

Been meaning to get one for a while. Thanks for the links UE!

Kieran_Burns

UndercoverElephant wrote:

I have the Ritchey one, it's excellent. It has a selection of four bits, but is non-ratcheting, so sort of fixed too.

Edit: Halfords have them in.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_242558

As do Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ritchey-Multi-T ... B009F93S9C

Set your desired limit on the wrench and start twisting without the chance of crushing your carbon bits.

:shock:

arran77

Kieran_Burns wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

I have the Ritchey one, it's excellent. It has a selection of four bits, but is non-ratcheting, so sort of fixed too.

Edit: Halfords have them in.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_242558

As do Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ritchey-Multi-T ... B009F93S9C

Set your desired limit on the wrench and start twisting without the chance of crushing your carbon bits.

:shock:

Always best not to over-twist your bits

jonnyboy77

http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do? ... 2731&c=215

Have it cheap ...

- Jon

meanredspider

jonnyboy77 wrote:

http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do?method=view&n=3340&p=402731&c=215

Have it cheap ...

- Jon

4Nm and 1 less bit....

hegyestomi

This is pretty good for the price:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_242558

jonnyboy77

meanredspider wrote:

jonnyboy77 wrote:

http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do?method=view&n=3340&p=402731&c=215

Have it cheap ...

- Jon

4Nm and 1 less bit....

Yes I found the wrong one, sorry. They also do the 5nm one for <£15:

http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do? ... 0&p=345552

- Jon

meanredspider

Just as an aside (whilst I was looking at the tools on that site) does anybody else find those triple Y-shaped Allen keys a total PITA to use? Nearly every job I try to do on the bike, the thing hits something. I bought a normal set to supplement my Park shop toolbox that I use here in NL.

jonny_trousers

Mine turned up a couple of days ago. Excuse the stupid question, but could someone let me know what these things are meant to do? I assumed there would be a ratchet that meant it failed above 5Nm, but I'm pretty sure I could have kept turning the key until it chewed the bolt apart.

DrLex

Could be a duff one; mine makes a loud click and the handle dislocates, turning about 60 degrees.

UndercoverElephant

Try it out on something that's not important, but 5 Nm is a lot tighter than I thought, especially when applied with something as small as a torque key.

meanredspider

Yes - mine arrived and 5Nm is a lot to apply with such a small device: remember it's the equivalent of a kilogram hanging off a half-metre lever and, with this tool, it's like holding the kilo with the other end of the rod - it takes some effort. It's not a ratchet but, like most torque wrenches, "gives" a bit at the point you reach the torque limit.

slowbike

Clamp a nut in a vice and then screw a bolt in.
Worse you'll get is a Knackered bolt and nut.

meanredspider

Slowbike wrote:

Clamp a nut in a vice and then screw a bolt in.
Worse you'll get is a Knackered bolt and nut.

I tell you what, if you manage to knacker a nut and bolt spec'd to 5Nm with this tool and your bare hands, you're a better man than me.

slowbike

Depends on the size of nut and bolt. I could strip a cheap small bolt quite easily - a 5mm decent quality one would take a bit more force.

Kieran_Burns

Slowbike wrote:

Clamp a nut in a vice .....

:shock:

I stopped reading at this point.

DrLex

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Slowbike wrote:

Clamp a nut in a vice .....

:shock:

I stopped reading at this point.

And went somewhere private?

slowbike

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Slowbike wrote:

Clamp a nut in a vice .....

:shock:

I stopped reading at this point.

I must be getting old ... I didn't even think about it

jonny_trousers

Thanks! I'll try it out on someone else's bike.

meanredspider

Slowbike wrote:

Depends on the size of nut and bolt.

meanredspider wrote:

a nut and bolt spec'd to 5Nm

slowbike

If the nut and bolt are spec'd to just 5Nm and you over tighten the key then yes you could strip it ...

Have you never stripped a bolt? Really - it's not that hard ...

I have one of these tools - very pleased with it - although I suppose I should try and calibrate it ... 5Nm was more than I expected, but less than I could manage with an allen key.

il_principe

Why not just buy a proper wrench? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-btl-73-torq ... ue-wrench/