Spoke tensiometers tell you when the spokes are tight enough to make a great wheel. Here's how they're used and advice on if you even need one. #WheelTruing #JimLangley #BicycleAficionado #ParkTool

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Purpose of bicycle wheel spoke tensiometers
0:38 - Advantages of having a spoke tensiometer
1:12 - Park Tool vernier spoke tensiometer
1:31 - Wheel Fanatyk digital tensiometer
1:41 - How bike wheel spoke tensiometers work
2:18 - Reasons for getting a tensiometer
2:44 - Using Park Tool's TM-1 spoke tension meter
3:18 - Park Tool Spoke Tension chart
3:28 - Park Tool TM-1 spoke measurement gauge
4:08 - Using the Park reference chart to determine spoke tension
4:45 - Using Wheel Fanatyk's spoke tension gauge
5:13 - Using the Wheel Fanatyk reference chart
5:47 - Why I recommend the Park Tool and Wheel Fanatyk tools
6:25 - Park Tool and Wheel Fanatyk online app tension resources
6:49 - Measuring wheel spoke tension with Park's TM-1
7:16 - Which spokes you measure tension on
9:08 - Measuring wheel spoke tension with Wheel Fanatyk's tool
10:55 - Closing comments, final points

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► Park Tool's Aero Spoke Holder (anti-twist tool)
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