Originally Posted by
eddy m
The Park, DT, Hozan and Wheel Fanatyk tensiometers all infer tension in the same way, but that doesn't make them all equal. The WF uses ball bearing posts to eliminate friction and binding, and it's the only one that doesn't add the width of the spoke to the deflection measurement. IT has finer resolution than the Park, but that just means it can use lower test loads. Those things are the difference between something that works adequately, and another that is the best available.
It surprises me that people who like $5000 bicycles and $800 wheelsets object to high quality tools, even if they are more than the home mechanic needs.
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No one objected to them...
We object to the overkill and unnecessary cost that results for a given application and environment...I'll keep my Swiss made pharmaceutical 300g scale thank you...
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