Using a spoke gauge is the same as using a torque wrench....it's doesn't really measure anything,it's an educated guess.
If you really want to know what the tension is on a spoke,you would measure the stretch.....something nobody does.
Works the same with fasteners.There are too many variables for a torque wrench to be accurite,so stretch is measured when it REALLY matters.
Spoke gauge is good for getting even tension but that's about it.....the rest of the numbers are educated guesses.
Doesn't matter if the gauge reads millionths and you can blow on it and the numbers/needle moves,it's still reading millionths of nothing.
Last edited by Booger1; 01-23-12 at 03:13 PM.