Silca Portable Torque Wrench

Triathlon Forum
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http://eepurl.com/b-feBD

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1400728964/t-ratchet-multi-tool-and-ti-torque-travel-torque-e?ref=nav_search&mc_cid=1d228aaada&mc_eid=182480e100

This would be an awesome tool to have! Let’s help Josh make it a reality!

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Thanks BryanD!
This one is really exciting for us…this started out as a sort of side project and then we knew it would be big when our ProTour test mechanic refused to give his test sample back for inspection until we could replace it…

Special thanks to 51 SpeedShop for their help and input over the last few months. Quite a few SlowTwitchers have been instrumental in the development of this one!

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Will the Silca apron ever be for sale or is that a Kickstarter only bonus?

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The Apron will be an actual product as well, retail $75 and available first of November.
Thanks
Josh

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As of right now, the project has hit it’s funding goal of $25,000. It’s at $28,097 with 27 days to go. I can’t wait to see how many people back this.

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I’m in :smiley:

Edit: backed them. Popped for the ratchet + torque + apron option.

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Thanks guys!! Seriously unexpected…we funded in less than 12 hours. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but nobody expected this!
We will be adding stretch goals now that all backers will benefit from, so stay tuned as we are going to have some real fun!

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Been looking for a tool like this recently. Glad I waited. Just backed it…

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It’s nice that your prototype driver isn’t just a T-handled shape like my Bontrager preset torque wrench. There’s only a few bolts that actually fits on with my bike and I end up haven’t to use a standard allen wrench on many of the bolts. Giant also makes three wrenches in 4, 5, and 6Nm, but again, that handle won’t fit into tight places like stem bolts, water bottle bolts, and my seat post bolt.

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This is so cool!

What are the cranks and rings in the pic on Kickstarter?

Thanks!

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This is so cool!

What are the cranks and rings in the pic on Kickstarter?

Thanks!

I’m also interested in knowing this.

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I’ve been looking for something portable like this. It is tough to drag the giant Snap-On torque wrench everywhere.

I am now a backer on it.

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It’s nice that your prototype driver isn’t just a T-handled shape like my Bontrager preset torque wrench. There’s only a few bolts that actually fits on with my bike and I end up haven’t to use a standard allen wrench on many of the bolts. Giant also makes three wrenches in 4, 5, and 6Nm, but again, that handle won’t fit into tight places like stem bolts, water bottle bolts, and my seat post bolt.

Same issue here!

I’m in!

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What do you think retail will be on the $80 option?

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I’m in too!

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Currently at $46,319. Incredible. With 27 days to go, will it break $100,000?

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I got one too! Looking forward to it!

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Those are special track rings made by Blackspire of Canada for British Cycling… we’ve done a lot of our testing on this with track guys/girls as they are typically changing bars, rings, etc at least once a day, so it’s makes for a great feedback loop with the athletes and mechanics.
Thanks
Josh

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Kileyay,
Retail on the $80 package will be $100
Thanks to everybody for the interest and support!
Best
Josh

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$94,370 and 969 backers on Kickstarter. This is awesome!