Originally Posted by
Kevinti
I'm glad some of you guys are having confidence with the tool (Park TM-1) but I am not impressed with the quality of the offering. ......
Interesting observation, however I'd come to a nearly opposite conclusion.
The design flaws would have the greatest effect on repeatability, so I couldn't trust individual spokes tension readings unless I checked each spoke a few times.
OTOH even if not precise or accurate, it's still fine for taking multiple samples to make a call about overall tension.
FWIW unlike many here, I don't obsess about tension, and my target for "correct" tension is a fairly broad band between high enough and not excessively high. I'm probably also in the minority in that I consider 130kgf excessive in most applications.