"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
One thing. I believe the Bontrager one has a fixed bit?
Correctamundo.
"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
Set your desired limit on the wrench and start twisting without the chance of crushing your carbon bits.
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Always best not to over-twist your bits
"Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Bontrager do one:
http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=CBON008300&gclid=CISM07bR0L0CFVPJtAod0VgAYQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
Felt Z6 2012
Red Arthur Caygill steel frame ??
Tall....
seanoconn
With the Ritchy one you can swap the hex bit for different sizes for for a screwdriver head.
Felt Z6 2012
Red Arthur Caygill steel frame ??
Tall....
Correctamundo.
seanoconn
Felt Z6 2012
Red Arthur Caygill steel frame ??
Tall....
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
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2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
Always best not to over-twist your bits
seanoconn
Have it cheap ...
- Jon
4Nm and 1 less bit....
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_242558
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
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.
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I stopped reading at this point.
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
And went somewhere private?
I must be getting old ... I didn't even think about 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.
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