Originally Posted by
hamfoh
today I want to buy a torque wrench for working on my bike. there was some links going around in scrod's thread, but too lazy to dig it up. anyone? I want to take her apart and put her back together
Originally Posted by
Mumonkan
craftsman has some decent stuff
this one is your standard beam/dial one - $12
this one is a "clicky" type that makes a distinct click once youve reached the torque its set to, i prefer these because you dont have to look at the dial when youre wrenching - $80
the beam type typically have a low max torque (which isnt a big deal with bike wrenching), and the clicky ones sometimes have high minimum torque settings
i believe the clicky one was deemed as the better solution for bikes