Spoke Tension Meter 2.0

A wheel that's true on the stand but unevenly tensioned will go right back out of true under the first hard ride. The Spoke Tension Meter 2.0 is the gauge that closes the gap, reading the working tension in every spoke so the side-to-side balance can be set before the wheel leaves the bench. The 2.0 is a redesign of the proven Spoke Tension Meter 1752/2 with three changes that matter on the bench: Bearing contact points at the spoke. The 2.0's redesigned head replaces the previous-generation sliding contact with bearings at each spoke-contact area, which improves measurement accuracy and lets the same wheel read the same value pass after pass. Repeatability is what separates a meter that informs the build from one that's a check. Calibration stick included with the tool. Each Spoke Tension Meter 2.0 ships with its own calibration stick; the same stick used during the meter's factory calibration. Press the handle, insert the stick, adjust the spring until the reading matches the value marked on the stick. The recalibration takes seconds and can be done on the bench any time the meter feels like it's drifting. Black surface finish on the body, with the dial scale unchanged. The black-body update reads more cleanly under workshop lighting than the previous silver finish. A built-in spoke-diameter gauge sits on the body of the tool; insert any spoke in the top openings to identify its thickness, which is the value you use to look up the kilogram-force in the Unior Wheel Tension App and printable tension sheet. The app converts the dial reading to KGF, lets you record per-spoke values for the build, and prints a one-page tension sheet you can hand to a customer at the end of a build. Compatibility Spokes: most steel, stainless, and butted bicycle spokes. Round, bladed, straight-pull all work. Sizes: 1.4 to 2.6 mm (covered by the built-in spoke-diameter gauge). The Unior Wheel Tension App at spoketension.uniortools.com converts dial readings to KGF. Specs Factory-calibrated and ready out of the box; calibration stick included for recalibration. Bearing contact points at the spoke for accuracy and repeatability. Built-in spoke-diameter gauge for sizing. QR-code on the body linking to the Unior Wheel Tension App. Built in Zreče, Slovenia Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The 2.0 reflects a workshop-driven set of choices: bearings instead of sliding contact, a calibration stick shipped with the tool rather than as a separate accessory, an app that lets the mechanic build a record per wheel. Each is a small improvement; together they're the difference between a tension meter that's a once-a-year tool and one that's on the bench every build. Pro tip from our mechanics Read tension at the same handle-pressure on every spoke. The meter's spring is the reference, and applying it consistently is the difference between a tension band that's actually 10–15% and one that's 20% but reads as 10%. We press the handle to a stop, take the reading, release; the rhythm becomes muscle memory after a hundred spokes and the per-spoke variability collapses to the wheel's real tension distribution rather than the operator's. The rest of the wheel-truing workflow is in How to true a bike wheel →