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Old 09-09-19, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Nessism
That Decka gauge looks to be a knockoff of the Park. Can't bank on the numbering system being the same since we don't know the spring tension or what have you. Not sure what to suggest other than to use the gauge to judge consistency of tension around the wheel instead of absolute tension numbers. That's where a tension gauge really comes in handy anyway.
Yep, an el cheapo that i'm guessing is the same tension as the park tool. I like to think i got it down pat or off by heart - reasonably had that wheel pretty much there i believe..but i adjusted the tension to 86kgf which would be a 22 reading on the tool to each spoke, now it's out of true Lol
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