Do you have a torque wrench

[IDB1]

in your toolkit??

 

[GT-Steve]

Yes x3

 

[IDB1]

Thinking I need to get a littlun just for the bikes. . . having a habit of cranking stuff up 'til it feels tight enough

 

[GT-Steve]

I bought a load of These bad boys for all the fitters at my last work....

Little ones were fantastic Great customer support/service and back-up too.

I've got 3 of them, of varying torque ranges and they are the dog's doodah's in my personal experience

 

[IDB1]

cha-ching :shock:

 

[GT-Steve]

Oh yeah and I have a £8.99 Lidl special for hanging off when I'm undoing really stubborn stuff on the car

 

[REKIBorter]

Have one but it is more suited to heavier applications. Also beware not all torque wrenches are calibrated in Nm. I have a conversion chart but it is a PITA to use. Also got one of those Ritchey torque keys for light stuff.

 

[IDB1]

£8.99 now we're talking

Reckon I'll have a look in Halfrauds, see what they have in teeny torque wrenches..

Aren't modern wrenches in lb/ft and Nm??

 

[GT-Steve]

Yeah, a lot of modern torque wrenches are in both...

My LBS has a cool looking little boxed torque wrench with a load of attachments, and it's less than 12" in length from memory.

As a bike shop, too, it's probably more suited to bike-fixing applications

I'll have a look if you want? Can't remember the price :?

 

[IDB1]

Sounds ace. . . I do want a teeny one so that Wife doesn't blag it to use on the cars