If you’re adjusting any of the bolts on your bike, a torque wrench is a particularly useful investment, to ensure that you don’t under-tighten or over-tighten them. Most beam-style torque wrenches for bicycles tend to be aimed at the entry point of the market and are often made of plastic or more flexible materials. Oscar prefers lightweight road and gravel frames with simple tube shapes, rather than the latest trend for aerodynamics and full integration. Made in Italy, the Pro version from Effetto Mariposa is positioned as the premium cycling-specific torque wrench. Given the apparent build quality, certification and presentation of the item this is somewhat disappointing.

Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted. This includes adjusting saddle height, saddle position and where possible adjusting the brake levers / gear shifters. Either way, it is important to make sure the bolts on your bike are securely tightened, and a torque wrench will help you do just that. The wrench has an internal scale reading in intervals of 2 nm and this is set via an adjustment knob at the end of trhe handle.The struggle here is it can be hard to read the raised numbers, especially if you’re wrenching in a poorly lit hotel room, or adjusting a saddle bolt upside down. Spread the cost of your new bike, helmet, safety equipment and accessories paying via instalments being taken directly from your wage. If you are holding the tool by the head or in the middle, you are putting more torque through the bolt than you are intending. Make sure you take care of your torque wrench and whenever you're not using it, reset it to zero or its minimum setting. It is always worth investing in a quality option for the greater accuracy and user-friendly benefits.

Sometimes, such as on Shimano crank pinch bolts, you’ll be given a range and you should aim for the middle of that range. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit. A quality tool equipped with all the attachments you need to correctly tighten the nuts and bolts on your bicycle.Where we collect an item from you, we reserve the right to recover the costs of collection from you. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Have your brand spanking new bike ready to ride in less than 15 minutes with our easy to follow guide.Lezyne’s minimalist 2-10Nm wrench comes with six hex and three Torx bits and a couple of screwdriver heads, and its finish quality is up to Lezyne’s usual high standards. In some cases, the manufacturer/supplier may require to see the item(s) before repair or replacement can take place.