DT SWISS DT Tool Spoke Wrench, Red

Excellent tool. Light and handy to use. Have built 4 wheels with it so far and very impressed. Would definitely buy another but with the quality construction, I expect this to be a once in a lifetime purchase. Recommended to me by a professional wheel maker, he was right.

If you've rounded a spoke nipple with a standard wrench, you'll know it's frustrating. This wrench doesn't round nipples and lets you build wheels without concerns at higher spoke tensions.Ergonomically it's great too with wide paddles rather than a round bar which can get tiresome during a build.Sure it costs more than a basic wrench but it'll last a lifetime and saves you time/effort in your wheelbuild. Well worth it.

Fits DT Swiss and Sapim 14 ga spoke nipples. A little slower to use than the park tools, but has a better grip. Much less likely to round off your spoke nipples.

I saw some people complain about the end cap coming loose but I haven't had any issues. Also this works on a lot of different spokes because of the design.

"Pressed" jaw fell out immediately. When I first used this tool I dropped it on the ground and the jaw flew off. I spent 10 minutes looking for it under workbenches at my bike library. It does not have a good connection. Pretty much every spoke I tighten the jaw gets stuck and pulls off of the winged body when I try to remove it from the spoke. Complete and utter garbage. Fitting because I was just throwing some things away and I had this in my hand. Without even bumping it the jaw fell out into the disgusting trash bin. I left it there because that is where it belongs. I wouldn't wish this tool on my worst enemy. Notice in the picture how utterly useless it is without the jaw.Update:I notified DT Swiss. Upon supplying the Amazon invoice they sent me out a new spoke wrench with a pre-paid return pouch for the old defective one. I did find that I missed the wings of this model when using the 3 sided park wrenches at the bike library. Since DT Swiss stood by their product I'm updating my rating to 4 stars. Had the original not broken it would be 5 stars easy. I'll certainly be back if this one breaks though...

Dt-Swiss. Cool company.

Fit DT road wheels, Bontrager Elite MTB wheels, and 2 other random wheel sets in my garage.

One of the best nipple wrenches I have ever used. Not so great for your first pass on tightening newly built wheels as it is a bit slow to locate the four sides exactly so it will drop onto the nipple but it really excels at fine tuning each spoke once you have the wheel 90% drawn up. I appreciate the amount of leverage (read control) you have with the wide wings and it lighter wight makes it very comfortable to use. If you adjust your spoke nipples often or build complete wheels this one nipple wrench you need in your tool tray.