Tuesday Tool Thread

[Britishbane]

Originally Posted by aosty

TTT
I picked up this little torque wrench recently... CDI, apparently a Snap-On brand. It's reasonably priced and nice format and range for bike bits.

I looked, but was unable to find this wrench. Can anyone give the the model number?

[bluesea]

^ Is this it?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IQBIHA0/...=I57E7M3SXUKZG

[R3awak3n]

After I saw that picture I went and looked for one. Only had a ritchey 5nm Torque key which I now sold here. The cdi is amazing, super easy to change torque and went back and torqued all my stems that weren't 5nm (some were 6).


I got it here, was the cheapest I found:

http://www.protorquetools.com/prod-1...FdgOgQod2HcAxQ

[aosty]

CDI torque wrench info... repost from post #22... got buried with the Lance photo (can a moderator please edit those out?).

Originally Posted by aosty

Sure thing - it's a CDI TorqControl model TLA28NM... range is 2-8Nm.

Search for the model number on Ebay and Amazon... price seems to fluctuate.... around $50-80.

Reviews on Amazon are very good. I thought it felt a bit plastic-y at first but seems to work just fine in practice. I haven't performed a scientific test - just a casual back-to-back check with another torque wrench.

[aosty]

Originally Posted by austex

there's this:

http://www.tririg.com/articles.php?i...hootout&page=2

Cool, thanks!

[Britishbane]

Thanks everyone.

[aosty]

My favorite spoke wrench right now...

[pinkshogun]

i wonder how long it would take the hand to get used to a new style of spoke wrench.....for those who true a lot of wheels...i've only ever used the traditional Park wrenches

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by pinkshogun

i wonder how long it would take the hand to get used to a new style of spoke wrench.....for those who true a lot of wheels...i've only ever used the traditional Park wrenches

I seem to have every spoke wrench under the sun..see previous thread and pic.

Wheel Fantyk(pictured in background), newer CEEway one, old DT, new DT, Spokey, Pedros, VAR, Unior, Campagnolo, new Park, etc.....and after all these and lotsa wheels, I always seem to gravitate back to my old black Park ones.

Feels good in the hand. If I need a 4 sided one, then the DT, Ceeway one. The WheelFanatyk one is too wide, IMHO.

[Gummee]

Bought the shop a pair of the fancy Park spoke wrenches that look like the one in the pic above.

Don't like em

I think the reason I keep going back to the Park wrenches is they have that loop on the top of the wrench. It sits up against the spoke and gives you a reference point as well as keeping the wrench straight up against the nipple.

As with everything: YMMV

M

[Rnaymik]

Originally Posted by Tandem Rider

So, how much did that set you back? If you don't mind me asking?

My guess is not nearly as much as it would have two years ago.

[aosty]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Feels good in the hand. If I need a 4 sided one, then the DT, Ceeway one. The WheelFanatyk one is too wide, IMHO.

I also find the size of P&K Lie (WheelFanatyk) awkward... too wide vs. its height... plus the edges are kinda sharp.

[aosty]

Maybe overkill for my needs but they feel nice and no battery is convenient.

[joco]

Originally Posted by aosty

My favorite spoke wrench right now...

All ya need is a P&K Lie truing stand to go with it.

[lil_champ]

A few years ago I got to use a Phil Wood Spoke Cutter, and it was by far the coolest bike tool I've ever used. It's also the only time I've seen one in person. One single turn of the crank to cut a spoke to length and roll clean new threads in it. I would love to get one myself, but they are rare and expensive. There is one on eBay currently for $3k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ-19KkS3po