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I've got two, regular and huge, they're primarily for working on cars but get used on the bike where required.
You needn't pay a fortune for them but make sure you store it correctly so the calibration doesn't screw up.
I wouldn't say that CRC one is decent. Sounds lame but i've never even heard of cyclo....... reviews aren't bad though
I made my own torque wrench from a sardine can and some spring steel knitting needles then calibrated it against my mate's Snap On professional torque wrench, there was very little in it when it came to precision and it was only the faint aroma of fish that stopped me using it long term.
I'm impressed that you can look at a picture and description on a web site and know that something's sub-standard. That wouldn't be because it doesn't cost 100 quid plus, would it? Good to see you're conforming nicely.
Sometimes i wish people that didnt work with bikes through the day would come on here spouting stuff about it not being rocket science or formula one when it comes to torque wrenches on certain parts on bicycles.
I dont use them on every part of a bicycle but with the size/quality of a lot of handlebar stem faceplates out there,i dont think i would sleep very well at night having serviced a customers road bike with a carbon stem and/or bar having just nipped them up to what i think is good enough. If i guessed it i would question the stress i just put on the bolts or stem threads.. i`d also question wether the dropped bars are going to stay put on the 50mph descents that the rider might be on in the future.
Fine if you want to guess tightness of fixings on your OWN bike but some of us like to sleep well at night. If theres hundreds of pounds worth of torque wrench sitting about at work,i need to use them,especially for parts like i mentioned above.
*edit.. i hope you enjoy the next bar wrenching out of the saddle climb you might put the road bike through,and enjoy the descent even more.As far as F1 goes.. i think i would rather risk a drive in an F1 car with guessed wheel nut torques than a lightweight carbon road bike build that was guessed.