Park Tool Bicycle Spoke Wrench for Square Nipples

High quality, as you would expect from Park Tool more often than not. I find this to be faster and less clumsy than universal wheel-types. It fits well either directly onto the spoke nipple or by sliding from the spoke onto the end of it, to which the curved loop lends itself. Plus, being a single size, it eliminates the need to check for or find the right size slot, which gets old quick when you're dealing with multiple spokes. Protip: Use a decent caliper and get an actual measurement of your spoke nipples (not the spoke wire, by the way) for the proper wrench size. I've got a 2020 Jamis with 3.30mm nipples on WTB disc wheels. Pretty modern, no? If I'd listened to the use suggestion - "not as common on modern bicycles" - I'd still be guessing which one to get. If you don't have calipers in your toolbox, what are you even doing with your life? They're not that much, just ...ahem... get a pair.

Great wrench. Good fit. I already had one other size and this one was just as good.

Worked great for his track spikes.

I worked in a bike shop and used these every day. They are 'one size fits one size', but they are the best tool I've found. I've never seen one broken, and have used several in my short career in college that showed much use over the years. Yes, there are different sized spoke nipples, but that's true with most things. Try to use the same Allen wrench on every screw on a bike. Try using the same socket or combination wrench on all of the bolts on a bike. Heck, in my career, there were sometimes differences between one model year and another, and yes between one bike and another. It's a weird world at times. If you are stuck, go to a local bike shop and ask, or take a wheel in and show them, or if you know someone with either a micrometer or a caliper gauge, they might be able to measure the nipples and tell you. Worst case, you order the three sizes most common (the blue one isn't common except for expensive bikes) and you return the ones that don't fit. Just be careful. You *can* 'taco' a wheel if you aren't careful. If the wheel was backed over or runs out more than a fraction of an inch, you and Superman aren't likely to be able to 'fix' it. Pulling the nipples through the rim is a show stopper...

These Park Tool spoke wrenches are the best I've found for adjusting spoke tension. It's quick to get on/off, and although it occasionally slips off, is far easier to work with than the other spoke wrenches. It's best to have one that fits exactly your wheel, rather than one with several sizes. And it's ergonomically bent to fit, so you get used to how to fit it quickly and rotate it an exact amount for each spoke. It's not worth it to mess with anything else, unless Park Tool improves on this design. In addition, a spoke tension gauge is essential to avoid over-tightening. At first I thought pinging the spokes would be enough. And yes, that will get you somewhat close, so it's still useful. But a spoke tension gauge is essential for dialing in the correct tension for your spoke type and maintaining consistency while loosening/tightening nearby spokes. It is awkward to use, and costs much more than this spoke wrench, but worth it. (Doesn't need to be the same brand.) What I would change: * Figure out a way to keep it from falling off the spoke as you turn it (the bend and plastic wrap help, but not enough) You get the feeling this process should be automatic. That a spoke wrench should be combined with a tension gauge and tighten it to the correct tension with a single button press. But until that is invented, this spoke tension tool is essential.

Had to make some adjustments to my bike spokes and tried using some of my other wrenches. They either did not fit the spoke properly or were clumsy to use. This wrench sits parallel to your spoke and fits the the spoke nipple perfectly. These make it easy to adjust spokes. Just make sure you measure and get the right size for specific spokes as the come in several sizes. Park Tools are the gold standard for bike tools in my opinion. Some tools you can save money on, but spoke wrenches are one area where I would not skimp. This is a good value for what you are getting.

I wish that Park made an SW-41 4-sided version of this like they do for the Black and Red sizes. Apparently there isn't as much call for it. I've found that the 0.13 nipples are MORE prone to stripping because they are usually on the cheapest off-brand wheels and need a 4-sided wrench all the more. Apparently Park doesn't think so. No SW-41 is made so we have to make do with the SW-1 instead. I don't even own an SW-0 or SW-2, just the SW-40 and the SW42. I work on a lot of older abused bikes and it's nice knowing I don't have to worry about stripping nipples as much as long as the spoke isn't so chewed up that I can get it on. If it is that chewed up I will fall back to my SW-7 which has the same sizes as the SW-0, SW-1, and SW-2 but I bought this SW-1 because it's a pain sometimes having to look for the right size of the three on the SW-7.

Like all Park Tools, this just works. Quality is great. There is not much more that you can say about this.

Parktool is always quality.

Il tiraraggi è molto ben fatto, ma le misure non corrispondono alla descrizione in quanto, come riportato sull'etichetta, dovrebbe essere da mm.4,00 per i nippli da mm.3,96. Al momento della prova ho constatato aveva troppo gioco e alla misurazione con calibro centesimale è risultato avere una misura di mm.4,13, perciò inservibile. Deluso, ho fatto il reso.

Sono contento di aver fatto questo aquisto....

Quite possibly the most satisfying tool I’ve ever used. Makes adjusting spoke tension effortless - before using I used pliers and thought I’d mashed up the spokes but this tool still worked effortlessly. Super quality - I’ll be adjusting spokes for a long time with this. Just make sure you get the right size (there’s 3 different ones). Anticlockwise (looking at spoke to rim from inside) tightens …small adjustments make a big difference (as long the spokes aren’t seized!).

Muss man nicht viel zu sagen - Parktool enttäuscht einfach nie! Viel besser als die beim Zentrierständer mitgelieferten Multitools.