Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I can't agree with this TM-1 assessment. Using the TM-1 on wheels I build/rebuild has meant going from monthly truing checks to annual touch-ups for me over the last ten years. I broke a spoke last year -- or maybe it was the year before, or the year before that. The TM-1 is the least expensive tensiometer I've seen on the market. It was worth every penny I spent on it (although mine was on sale for $50, IIRC). No, it's not a Fanatyk way to spend four C-notes, but it's a decent tool giving decent results at a decent price.
Agree. Plus, my TM-1 had a scraping noise (the frame was a little off) and their customer service was tops. Also: the TM-1 is probably now the most popular tension-meter, and so presumably you can compare tensions more accurately.