How to Use the Park Tool TM-1 Tension Meter & Wheel Tension App
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Published 2016-01-12
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The WTA can be found at www.parktool.com/wta
More information on the TM-1 can be found at www.parktool.com/product/spoke-tension-meter-tm-1
The WTA is a web-based tool that will produce spreadsheets and a visual diagram to help analyze relative tension between spokes. It is useful for achieving consistent spoke tension, diagnosing wheel tension issues or documenting wheel truing results.
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All Comments (21)
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How the hell was this posted five years ago and I'm just now finding out about it? This should have been the pilot episode for its own season on NBC! It should have been shouted from the rooftops in every corner of the globe! Girlfriends/boyfriends should be sending cards saying thankyou for the return of their loved ones from the garage! The Presidential Medal of Freedom should be considered! Park Tool is a goddamned national treasure, some of your stuff may be a little pricey but I'm all in because of stuff like this! Keep it up!
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EXEPTIONAL Video, Great and fluent speaker, a very instructive and professional explanationTHANKS
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I feel like every time I turn to youtube for bike repair insight I end up on a Park video of Calvin. Well done as always.
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Park Tool is serious about bike maintenance.. love it!
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Extremely high quality information and delivery. Thanks!
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I love the way you teach Calvin and your voice as well ! Thanks a lot ! It took me ages to understand wheel Tension and with this video, i feel like less stupid than before
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This is one of the most satisfying wheel related videos I have seen. Really great info and explanations for all facets of wheel checking, and it seems as if I'll be able to fix/build wheels with relative ease once I've had a few practice runs. Calvin rules.
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This is brilliant, thank you so much! Splendid video to understand the use of both the tool and the WTA. So very detailed, yet easy to understand for the apt amateur to maintain wheels. The WTA not only simplifies the work with the TM-1, the analysis, documentational and archive functions are ingenious! Great tools, great service!
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This is the best wheel tension video EVER!!!
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I got a tension meter years ago and didn't expect to use it except on the initial building, but it is so useful to go around a wheel and check before snapping spokes, before a big tour or after 4k miles or a few 100 after building a new set, the tools are very useful to know what's happening with a wheel.
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This is.. amazing. Thank you all at Park so very much.
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Park Tool is the best for making these helpful videos, and also the helpful web "app" to achieve proper spoke tension.
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Congratulations, finally a clear and understandable video, where you can see and hear in an excellent way.
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Dadgum, that was an amazing video. High quality content, thank you.
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AND HERE I SPENT MY LIFE JUST TIGHTENING THEM BY HAND WITH NO PROBLEMS
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Top notch instruction by Park and Calvin
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Amazing tool, thank you so much ParkTool. I've use it for first time on by race bikes rear wheel. The spokes were creaking and loosed its tension. Its fanastic what the tool did to the wheel. Now with your tool i made the wheel like its just came out from the factory. Before i used only spoke wrench, testing the spokes with the fingers. As a result spokes were never perfect. But now they are fine tuned. Thank you!
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your mustache has its own parallel universe. love it
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The way this guy explains thing is so helpful. Great job man
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How do people dislike this? Great idea. Great for wheelbuilders. Let's be honest, the tool ain't cheap so this whole thing goes a long way to adding value to the process. Thanks.
