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today we're going to be reviewing the
Pro Bike Tool torque wrench set.
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Using a torque wrench is essential on
your bike to ensure you don't over tighten
components or leave them loose.
The Pro Bike Tool torque wrench set is a
very popular set that's designed to
work at the lower torque values you'll
find on your bike.
You can see packaging wise comes in a
really nice case,
this is a plastic design with a latching
lock on it. You have Pro Bike Tool
written here on a nice white
embossed design really feels nice and
compact.
Let's go ahead and take it out of the
box and we'll go over the specs.
Retail price on this is 69.97 so
definitely a more affordable option.
It's available both in silver and black
what we have here is the silver design
the black one also looks pretty sleek
with the whole upper end of it and the
ratcheting head black.
It is a 1/4 inch driver design so if you
have any bits
with that are 1/4 inch compatible you
can put them on here.
It's a reversible ratcheting design so
you can loosen and tighten
at the same torque values and then
because it's bike specific
it goes down from 2 Nm all the
way to 20
with a 0.1 Nm micro
adjustment so a lot of adjustability
here.
It has an extension bar included which
is a really nice feature
and it also has 11 bits right out of the
box so you get
multiple hex and Torx bits. Now let's take
a look at the weight of the torque
wrench set,
so with everything in the case
this comes out to 714 grams so fairly
light
definitely not something you're going to
carry in your jersey pocket on a ride
but
for a workshop it's perfect. Out of
curiosity let's see what just the torque
wrench weighs by itself
so that comes in at 280 grams.
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Now take a look at the fit and finish of
the Pro Bike Tool
torque wrench set. Now typically any
company with
pro or good or best in their brand name
is something to avoid,
but Pro Bike Tools have a lot of
really nice bike maintenance items as
well as storage products
they're all really well reviewed and
designed. You can see that this is really
a clean design
especially in the polished silver
version. The finish is really spot on
and you have nice knurling on the handle
so it provides really nice leverage and
really easy to use.
Now on the handle it's really easy to
adjust the torque wrench setting
by simply pulling back this little
collar and then rotating it clockwise or
counterclockwise
to increase or decrease it. To see which
torque
value you have you simply line these
lines up the center line
with the micro adjustment line. What I
really like about this is it has micro
adjustments so you can do Nm
in 0.1 increments which is really nice. A
lot of components say 5.5 or 5.3
and with this you can set it exactly.
It's also really nice to have a torque
wrench with this lower range
which ensures it's a better calibrated
versus a bigger torque wrench with a
larger range.
Branding on this really simple so all
the values are really
nicely engraved in the actual handle and
then Pro Bike Tools on here as well.
You see you have a ratcheting head
design and this has a little click
feature
so you can see that as I nudge it a
little bit
so that gives you nice feedback when you
hit the desired torque value.
You have a reversible ratcheting head so
you can see i just flip it
and then it'll switch directions
so nice feature to have you also have a
little tool release here
which is nice to have as well so easy to
pop off a bit.
So for example if I put the bit on here
it's really nice and secure and then I
just push down and take it off
so overall really nicely designed.
The great thing about this set is you
also get a lot of bits with it
being a 1/4" driver
you can use your own bits. What's
included
are 11 different bits so you have three
different Torx bits.
You have t10 t25 and t30
so more than enough for most
applications
then you also have a bunch of hexes you
have 2.5,
3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10.
You can see really easy to grab
these out too because it's hollow on the
back.
So really nice and well
designed.
You see simple steel bits that are also
polished with the number the
measurements actually
engraved on there. You also get an
extension bar which is a
nice feature you don't typically see so
when you attach this to the driver
you can see now you have much more
leverage and there's a little bit of
play here
so the tolerance is a little bit higher
than you would expect for a more
expensive one
but at this price range it's pretty nice.
The nice thing about this
is if you have a hard to reach location
you can simply use this 100 millimeter
extension bar
and then simply get added with a little
more leverage
as well as more concealed bolts that are
a little deeper in some
deeper in a little hole you can reach. So
nicely
executed and it's great to have the
additional features for a bike you won't
typically
need the extension bar but it's nice to
have.
Now coming to the case itself it's
simple plastic but well designed.
You can see you also have a storage area
which I'm not sure what to put
in there
but nice to have everything fits in here.
So you can see it won't pop out and just
go side to side
and the bits stay on there really well.
Now it looks a lot fancier than it is it
is just plastic
but it works it works out pretty
nicely. It is light
and with this little locking clasp on here
that keeps everything secure
and it won't flop around. Now overall it
is a little too big to actually
like carry with you on a
ride but for a workshop or for travel
this is actually a really nice
option.
Now let's put the torque wrench to
use we're going to tighten the seat
clamp
using five new meter torque setting.
I've got the micro adjustment to zero
the center line's lined up here
and i have the hex bit on here the five
millimeter.
I've got the head set to tightening mode
and let's see what it's like
so you see as I hit the value you get
nice positive feedback
so really easy to use and when you're
done with it you simply push down the
button pop the bit out and
put it back in its case.
Now let's do a little comparison
between the Pro Bike Tool torque wrench
and Topeak Torq stick. Now what's
interesting about the Torq stick and
this is something we recently reviewed.
It's a very compact design so you can
see putting them side by side
it's almost half the size and this has
the black finish which also
really makes it a little bit sleeker. You
can see same knurling
this is only available between 2 to 10
newton meters unlike the
larger 2 to 20 range you don't get the
micro adjustments on the Torq stick.
You do get the more compact size so
it's a little bit of a give and take
if you really need space or you want to
travel with something and
I really want the minimal weight then
the Topeak Torq stick is a good option.
It's more expensive, s almost
double the price I think of the Pro Bike
Tool.
You can see the head designs are pretty
similar except there's a little bit more
play with the Pro Bike Tool
compared to the Torq stick and again
the adjustments
almost the same design to pull back and
rotate
so really easy to use just smaller range
and no micro adjustments which is one of
the flaws
the Topeak. Also it is a little bit fancier
with a little graphics on here
compared to the Pro Bike Tool but i feel
like the pro Bike Tool is still really
nicely designed
with everything engraved on here so
really held up well over the time.
Now let's go over the pros and cons for
the torque wrench. What we like about it
is the build quality especially at this
low price point
it feels really well designed with nice
knurling on the handle and engraved
lettering.
We also like that it includes the
carrying case and bits which makes it
really easy to store and keep
everything together in one place.
There's also good feedback when you
reach the torque
so that ensures you don't over tighten
things. Some of the cons is the larger
size
this is a fairly large torque wrench
given the 2 to 20 Nm range.
The extension bar also has a little bit of
play when it's attached so a little side
to side.
Finally there's only Newton meter
measurements shown so if you're in the
US and you want to see pound feet
you'll have to do the conversion. Taking
everything into account would give the
Pro Bike Tool torque wrench a 9.2 out of
10. It's very well built for the price so if
you're looking for a low torque range
torque wrench this is a great option to
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