Torque wrench recommendations

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Can anyone recommend a good value torque wrench for the cyclist?

i was hoping to spend no more than £50 but after a quick search I see that this will just about get me into entry level territory.

Are there any to be avoided? Any must haves? Are digital worthwhile?
 
The cheaper torque wrenches use a beam that deflects and they are adequate and under $50 U.S.-However, I recently bought a Sears Micro-Torque wrench for $70 U.S. this one measures in inch pounds and is great for bikes. It also has American and Metric scales on it. Sears is an American firm and probably not in the UK, but if you Google Sears and then torque wrenches, you will see mine, and know what kind to look for over there!
 
I would say if you can find one, a beam wrench is far superior to a click stop wrench, because they don't need calibrating beyond making sure the pointer is at zero before you start, at approximately 20 degrees celsius, the usual in cal temperature, but room temp is good enough.

Click stop wrenches, micrometer wrenches, whatever else they may be called can be a pain in the ass, as sometimes at lower values, the click stop doesn't work or moves so lightly that it becomes hardly discernable leading to overtightning whilst waiting for that gentle click that tells you you have reached the desired torque value.

Currently I have a click stop wrench, a three eighth drive motorcycle wrench made by Draper Expert and let me tell you, I plain don't trust it, I am on the look out for a decent beam wrench, as sight tells me when I have the correct torque.

The trouble with all the beam wrenches I have so far seen, is that they are half inch drive and bloody long, perhaps ok for a car engine, but a bit unwieldy for a cycle or indeed a motorcycle
 
Nice , but would it be adequate for the smaller forces in cycling? The scale appears to be quite high
 
Yes, you are quite right, the majority of torque wrenches are not suitable for cycling, but perhaps then look at those used in the electronics industry, some of which come up on ebay quite regularly usually under the term;

Torque Driver ;



http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=torque+driver

Notice the torque ranges with the drivers, far better for M3, 4, 5, 6 threads, but beware torquing aluminium or anything other than steel, for those materials have their own specific torque values, which can be found easily on the net.
 
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KeepItSteel":xocrns2j said:
Nice , but would it be adequate for the smaller forces in cycling? The scale appears to be quite high
Yes, the scale is in inch pounds. Bigger wrenches are calibrated in foot pounds.
 

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