"What is the best torque wrench for bicycle repair and maintenace? BikeRadar tested 17 models to find out"

Best torque wrench for bicycle grouptest - BikeRadar

From the dropped torque wrench thread , Beam torque wrenches do have merit

and there are many more sources for 1/4" drive beam torque & Klicker torque wrenches .
British Cycle blog went for Bike company sources .


collect all 3 ..3/8" takes up where the 1/4" leaves off , 1/2" after that. (pegged the beam on a 3/8 for BB external cups and called it Good.

I have the one they listed as "LifeLine Essential Torque Wrench MK2" (2.5 stars), which is sold under various brands including Venzo and Nashbar, and a Craftsman beam wrench that looks identical to that Park wrench but was sold at 1/3rd of the price. Both work well enough for me, but I'm not wrenching high zoot CF frames. I find the click wrench more convenient over the beam wrench, as reading the values on the beam wrench can be a pain. The price was right for both.

Timely thread, and thanks for the link. I have the Ritchey one for my bars and post, but need to pick one up for my pedals.

I just torque it until it feels right

From my formative years rebuilding engines, I've got a pretty good idea what the higher torques feel like, and on the lower ones I'm just not that worried about it.

The lower ones are where people get themselves in the most trouble. 5 NM is not very much and lots of people will overshoot a lot without the aid of a torque wrench. Human proprioception is pretty good at the kind of force needed to get into the 20 - 40 NM range. The light stuff, not so much. In the case of clamping carbon bits, this can easily cause crush damage. In other cases it can stress the small non-graded bolts leading to eventual failures.

That said, aerospace accuracy and precision are definitely not needed. The torque wrench on small fasteners is there to keep you from going 2x - 3x over spec. 10-20% over isn't going to hurt anything. I find a 5 NM Ritchey torque key is particularly handy for the little stuff. I gotta grab an allen key anyway -- might as well grab the one that clicks at about the right torque

The Effetto Mariposa torque wrench is one of the nicest tools I've ever used.
Expensive though.

Can anybody recommend one that goes up to 40 Nm and will fit the crowfoot adapter that comes with Garmin Vector 2 pedals?

No hex hole at the end of the spindle? In their video it looks like they
use a common torque wrench(3/8 drive?) with the supplied crowfoot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAPRimsBaC8

You can try these if you don't want to use the crowfoot; but may be too thick to clear the crank arm:
https://store.snapon.com/INTERCHANGE...S-C629538.aspx

My dad taught me a trick for low torques - grab the wrench or ratchet by just fingertips, not the palm, and choke way up on the wrench so you're only holding a few inches. That makes 10 foot pounds feel like a lot, and you can judge low torques very well that way.

The max torque value for the tool recommended is 24Nm. I found that my bike (most?) specifies quite a bit more than that for some fittings:
Specifications

It also looks like most torque wrenches work in a range, like 0-22, 13-108, 34-339, so that 2 or more are required.

Sound right?