Torque Keys

meanredspider · April 2014

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

elbowloh · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

elbowloh · April 2014

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 · April 2014

elbowloh wrote:

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

Correctamundo.

ads2k · April 2014

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

elbowloh · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

Thanks all

jonny_trousers · April 2014

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

Kieran_Burns · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

Have it cheap ...

- Jon

meanredspider · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

jonnyboy77 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

UndercoverElephant · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

meanredspider · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

slowbike wrote:

Clamp a nut in a vice .....

:shock:

I stopped reading at this point.

DrLex · April 2014

Kieran_Burns wrote:

slowbike wrote:

Clamp a nut in a vice .....

:shock:

I stopped reading at this point.

And went somewhere private?

slowbike · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

meanredspider · April 2014

slowbike wrote:

Depends on the size of nut and bolt.

meanredspider wrote:

a nut and bolt spec'd to 5Nm

slowbike · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

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