Originally Posted by
urbanknight
To the OP, I'm sure Shimano has the tension range in a shop manual somewhere, but they might not be willing to share it with an amateur and instead tell you to find a shop that services their products. I thought those wheels used a proprietary spoke wrench anyway.
It's no secret - they have a
tech doc published on the internet that lists the values. It's around 100kgf for the front and 120 for the drive side rear.
Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
They do - I had to make my own, but a few years back Park put one out that fits them.
Congratulations, you made the common .136 spoke wrench.
To the OP, Park still makes it; It's the red spoke wrench.
Obviously these guys are thinking of another wheelset because they've made no sense regarding your WHR500s.
It's true that those wheels often ride like crap (lots of flex) until they are properly tensioned. Once done, they ride and hold up pretty well, especially at your weight.