There’s a lot of advice online saying you don’t need a torque wrench for bikes. Look in any community of cyclists and you’ll see it, the guys who say they’ve worked on bikes forever and never needed a torque wrench. They’ve got calibrated forearms and haven’t ever broken anything. Please ignore this advice, there is no downside to using a torque wrench. That doesn’t mean you need the fanciest torque wrench from our list of the best bike torque wrenches, but pick up something.
One good option if you don’t expect to need a torque wrench often is the PRO mini torque wrench. It won’t cover everything but it’s perfect for stems, handlebars, seat posts, and saddles. It’s something we’ve carried on every ride since it came out and now, we are ready to discuss the details. If you are looking for a lightweight, reasonably priced, torque wrench, keep reading to see if this option from PRO is the right option for you.
Design and aesthetics
The Shimano PRO mini torque wrench is a black and grey study of hand ergonomics. The exterior is glassfiber reinforced nylon roughly 7cm long with an angled exterior that houses a socket sized for a quarter inch hex shank. Saying it a bit simpler, it’s a plastic exterior with a place to hold a standard hex bit. It also happens to be exactly the right size to fit inside your hand. There’s not a lot of extra space at the end and just enough space to fit your forefinger in front of the bit with two fingers wrapped around the tool aft of the bit.
At the end of the 111 gram tool is a grey end cap that hides an interior compartment. Pry the end cap off and out slides a carrier with a selection of bits. On the side of each bit is stamped the size but there’s a 3, 4, 5, and 6mm hex bit as well a T25 torx bit and finally a slotted screwdriver bit. The bits all fit into a series of three slots with an opening in the middle. You can actually just push them in but the channels do, loosely, hold the bits and the missing section gives room for your fingers.
On the back of the bit carrier is a much bigger slot. This is the spot where a chosen torque limiter fits. There are three options covering 4, 5, and 6Nm and each signified by a different colour but only space for one at a time in the carrier. Choose what you want to bring with and slot it in. When it’s time to use the wrench, you’ll slide out your torque limiter and slot it…
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