Originally Posted by
Marcus_Ti
The TM1 is honestly a waste of money. Park should stop even selling it. For the money there are far better tension gauges out there--shoot for $80 you can build your own digital one that will be most accurate and precise both short and long term.
I can't agree with this TM-1 assessment. Using the TM-1 on wheels I build/rebuild has meant going from monthly truing checks to annual touch-ups for me over the last ten years. I broke a spoke last year -- or maybe it was the year before, or the year before that. The TM-1 is the least expensive tensiometer I've seen on the market. It was worth every penny I spent on it (although mine was on sale for $50, IIRC). No, it's not a Fanatyk way to spend four C-notes, but it's a decent tool giving decent results at a decent price.