Excel Spoke Torque Wrench

[Vindicator]

As anyone tried this tool ? I was considering ordering to check the spokes, might be the best way to have them all with the same tension . I know it's tricky to do it, almost an art, to have the wheel perfectly balanced, any advice you could give on the best way to accomplish this ?



What size spokes for 11' models ? 6.7mm ?

[gasgasman]

I have the Fastway spoke wrench.
It has internal nylon dampers to set the torque. These are pre-set to your bike's torque spec and won't lose its calibration like the adjustable kind.

It works well and is fool proof.

[myrcrocks]

Originally Posted by gasgasman

I have the Fastway spoke wrench.
It has internal nylon dampers to set the torque. These are pre-set to your bike's torque spec and won't lose its calibration like the adjustable kind.

It works well and is fool proof.

Linky?

[gasgasman]

http://www.fasstco.com/shop/spoke-torque-wrench

[myrcrocks]

Originally Posted by gasgasman

http://www.fasstco.com/shop/spoke-torque-wrench

Excellent! Thanks!

[jostby]

Those tools work good, you just need to make sure the spoke nipples aren't seized first otherwise it will "click" to indicate good torque and the spoke could still be loose. I'll probably get some negative feedback but I like to run a small wrench across the spokes kind of like strumming guitar strings and listen for a ringing tone. A dull thud indicates a loose spoke.

[StuJohnson]

http://pitposse.com/spokewrenches.html

Check this site out before you buy that Excel one at $160