M Part Cycle/Bike Torque Wrench - 3-15nm - 7pc Socket Set Included

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Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel.

A torque wrench is an incredibly useful tool that measures how much force you are tightening a bolt up to, known as torque.Its 23cm length helps when making small adjustments at higher torque settings because you don’t have to heave on the tool.

Some manufacturers, such as Silca, offer modular T- and L-handle bit-based systems for fitting into tricky spaces. Please note: Manufacturers can sometimes change the specification of the products from time to time. Retail Limited (Reference number: 976130) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for credit broking. Yet it feels much better quality, with less play and movement at the head than other options, especially under higher torque loads.Registered office: Icknield Street Drive, Washford West, Redditch, Worcestershire, England, B98 0DE. Either way, it is important to make sure the bolts on your bike are securely tightened, and a torque wrench will help you do just that. A quality tool equipped with all the attachments you need to correctly tighten the nuts and bolts on your bicycle. PayPal Credit and PayPal Pay in 3 are trading names of PayPal UK Ltd Registered Office: Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. This is why bicycle-specific torque wrenches exist, though you could use a more general torque wrench for bolts that require a higher torque, such as the cassette, disc rotor lockrings and crank bolts.

If you look at your bike, you’ll generally see there’ll be a small number next to a bolt, which is generally written in ‘Nm’ (newton metres) or sometimes ‘in-lb’ (inch-pounds). Further to this I then did some very rough calibration tests by loading the spanner at a known distance from the centre of the wrench square drive with weights of a known value (1 Kg bags of sugar). I have since noted another reviewer has also expressed reservations about the low end accuracy of this item.Make sure you take care of your torque wrench and whenever you're not using it, reset it to zero or its minimum setting. This includes adjusting saddle height, saddle position and where possible adjusting the brake levers / gear shifters.