The Tester Approves thread (see first post)

Tester does not approve of hex

Let me rephrase.

Tester approved tool manufacturer that happens to include allen keys in their product range?

Dunno about Tstr, but I read that Bondhus are the most true to size and they're reassuringly expensive: I think I paid £25-odd for a ball-ended set.

Wera do quite a a range of hex bits, Allen Keys and the Tester Approved torx bits,
and,
Torx Keys

Wiha with Magic Ring will change your life. You can all thank me later.

Or if you want ultimate comfy Allen keys, the multi-colour Wera Hex-Plus.

Pb Swiss

This is the article I was thinking of.

There's a tester approved chain lube? Something not absurdly expensive and that doesn't clog my bike with black gloop over time?

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13372737/

if you write to rennkompressor and tell then your rubber dichtungs are worn they'll send you some new ones in the post for frees

Very informative, cheers

does tester approve zen ceramic bearings ( 61903 2rs sealed ring bearings for hub bodies )

i know skf and fag are the go to brands but i hurriedly ordered some ( what i thought were skf ) but they turned out to be zen ceramic

should i re order ?

should i re order ?

If you already have them, you might as well use them. In general, I find it improbable that dropping ceramic bearings into mechanisms designed around steel ones will be an improvement over all, particularly on a bicycle where speeds are low, there is no good reason to exclude grease, and most of the bearings are exposed to significant shock loads.

lets see how they go
it's a jump bike rear hub so i guess they'll get a decent testing, lets HOPE they're up to it

Always go tester/nazi approved bearings....

Like those Chris King ones in Isen frames?

😃

Is there an approved method of rust proofing the inside of a steel frame, or do I even need to? Its a 725 croix de fer and I live in rainy Ireland

Weigle's Frame Saver? (It burns! It burns!)

Is there a tester approved spoke key (3.23mm/.127")? It's time to replace my current one and am trying to decide between the cheaper 4 sided Park Tool and 3 sided Park Took Master...

Edit: misunderstood the question

Is there a tester approved spoke key

Does Spokey come in that size? If so, it's the #tester_approved option.

The red Spokey is 3.25mm. I doubt the manufacturing tolerances are good to +/- 0.02mm.

Perfect, thanks again.

what's the @mdcc_tester approved 1x chain?

the sram x1 seems to work ok so far on my road bike, but need something new for the tt bike...

1x chain

1×how many?

Wippermann or KMC in the appropriate width. And length :)