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There are 3 quick releases to adjust height and the clamping strength can be adjusted so you donвЂ™t crush anything. The stand adjusts from 102 вЂ“ 154cm tall, the clamps opens from 30-80mm and the whole thing folds down to just 1m long.

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The X Tools Home Mechanic Work StandВ is probably not sturdy enough for the relentless demands of a full time bike shop mechanic but for weekend warriors, home use or for road trips and races itвЂ™s brilliant. A couple of years later itвЂ™s now even cheaper at just ВЈ65 (down from ВЈ80). The torque is only accurate with the wrench swinging.Д«icycle torque values range from about 0.5 Nm to 150 Nm, with the most important ones typically within the range of 4 to 15 Nm.When we first reviewed the X Tools Home Mechanic Work Stand it was a great value ВЈ90. You need to loosen the fastener and set it again. Nor can a torque wrench be used to check the torque of a tight fastener. Torque cannot be measured in the presence of stick-slip. If thereвЂ™s any stick-slip action, abort the procedure, clean and grease the threads, and start again.

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Clean, greased threads wrench exercised half a dozen times at target torque long final swing toward target torque, preferably a quarter turn smooth and slow final swing (at about 20 degrees per second) stop pulling the moment the wrench snaps, not after it has hit the end of the free travel. How itвЂ™s used matters more than its lab-tested accuracy, especially with click-type wrenches. That said, any old torque wrench will do. So although itвЂ™s a good tool, itвЂ™s likely overpriced.ДЇor that kind of money you could get a Norbar. I donвЂ™t know who makes the Park Tool torque wrench, but itвЂ™s certainly not Park Tool. Or just plain r/bicycling, which also has links to more subs. R/JustRidingAlong 'Pictures and stories of some of the most egregious user-error and bad luck damage on bicycles.' R/BikeMechanics Discussions among bike mechanics, professionals and advanced amateurs. Outlets for posts that don't belong here: R/Vintage_bicycles/ for pre-1986 bicycles. R/Bikebuilding for discussing and showing off bikes built up from a frame. R/wheelbuild and r/Framebuilding for construction of those components. R/bicycleengineering: bicycle technology from an engineering perspective. A comment with an overview and links to more information. Park Tools' Repair Help including illustrated text and video guides to service procedures.Д¬old Setting Steel Frames: adjusting the dropout spacing on a old frame to fit a more modern drivetrain. A comprehensive resource with answers to common and obscure questions, data tables, etc., including a glossary which also serves as an index. Stay on topic / No jokes, especially not false answers as jokes. Tag helpful commenters if you want them to receive a notification.

Please use the weekly thread for post follow ups and acknowledgments. If it's carbon, they're probably going to tell you to replace it. Take it to your Local Bike Shop and ask them. We probably can't tell from a picture just what condition your bike is in.

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'Is this cracked / safe to ride?' - If you have to ask, don't ride it. If you just want to post a picture, this isn't the place for it. You can also consult our FAQ or the list of people willing to help locally. It really, really helps if you can provide pictures and/or video. Post your problems, and we will try to get your bike rolling again. A community of cyclists - some with questions, some answers Post questions to get help.