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Old 10-14-21 | 09:07 AM
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Chuckles1
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From: Foothills of West Central Maine

Bikes: 2007 Motobecane Fantom Cross Expert, 2020 Motobecane Omni Strada Pro Disc (700c gravel bike), 2021 Motobecane Elite Adventure with Bafang 500W rear hub drive

I bought a small torque wrench and accessories for use on my bikes. After using it for a while, I decided it's usually unnecessary. Allen wrenches are sized, like most wrenches, to be a proper length for the size of the fastener. Try putting to much torque on one, and you'll feel it stabbing you. When in doubt, a torque wrench can be helpful. I used to set a minimum torque with torque wrench, then snug slightly with a hand held Allen key just to verify that going by feel is accurate enough. For higher torques, a torque wrench is more important, I find.
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