BlueSunshine Bicycle Spoke Tension Meter Measuring Tool,Aluminum Alloy Wheel Repair Tool Road Bike Indicator Meter Tensiometer Adjustment Accurate Tool
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This tool appears to be well-made. Anodized aluminum makes up the body. In comparison to the orange finish, I believe black writing would provide more contrast. The markings are engraved/stamped into the Park tool after which this is modeled. It'd be interesting to see that as well. br>br>Even though it looks a lot like the Park TM- Because the conversion tables for each tool differ significantly, a reading of 35 on a 2. Any tension meter with a 3mm butted spoke will not provide the same kgf as a tension meter with a similar appearance. To that end, it would be ideal if Lebycle's website was in English and if they made the conversion table available as a pdf download. Additionally, providing the conversion table on a laminated card rather than a copy printed on an 8x10 piece of paper would be extremely beneficial. You can only verify that your spoke tension is consistent with itself without the conversion table, but you won't be able to do things like precise wheel building to tolerances. br>br>I'd say this is a decent tool if you have butted or bladed spokes on the provided conversion table and the tension meter is accurate. This tension meter will give you measurements if you have Aluminum blade or round, Titanium blade or round, Spinergy or other specialty spokes, but the provided conversion table will not give you any conversions that are applicable to your spokes.
If your spokes are constantly loosening up on you, you have a spoke tension problem. br>br>I had my wheels trued at a shoddy bike shop, and the moron who did the work simply tightened spokes without checking the tension on adjacent or opposing spokes. Eventually, I received a refund. br>br> Then I made the decision to complete the project on my own. The job would have been near impossible to complete without this tool. I could have probably asked my uncle (an old-school cyclist) to do it for me. I'm sure he uses a tuning fork to check spoke tension), but now that my entire family is cycling and commuting by bike, I'll need these skills as well. br>br>It's a breeze to use. It is extremely simple to operate. You can pretty much figure out how to use it by looking at the pictures on the internet. br>br>Strongly suggested. br>br>.
This is a big improvement over pinching two spokes together to figure out the tension! Because the instructions were non-existent, I have no idea how to calibrate it with the set screw. existent. Nonetheless, it allowed me to see that not all of my spokes were tensioned in the same way. This is something I could see being required for the construction of a wheel, and it's still useful for checking spoke tension on a regular basis. This appears to be very similar to the $80 park tool version, so for $30, I'd take it over the "name brand" tool.
This is a well-made product that is simple to operate. It took me some time to figure out how to use it. It's a breeze once you've figured it out. This is a great addition to my bike toolkit. It's simple to give a five-star rating and write a positive review.