best bike scale on a budget?

jdbruner · Feb 6, 2014

https://www.uh.edu/engines/accurate-precise.jpg

I agree with Boylerules, based on what I was taught in engineering school.

NYrr496 · Feb 7, 2014

I was kind of disappointed in the Park scale. I bought it for Pinewood Derby cars which are supposed to weigh 5 ounces. I erred on the side of caution and made them weigh 4.85 oz.
When we got to the weigh in, the guy weighed both cars and said Five ounces exactly.
I wasn't impressed. Now I'm waiting for a 5 oz test weight.

jdbruner · Feb 7, 2014

Don't be so sure that the "weigh-in" scale was accurate. I bought my scale for PW Derby too. The weigh-in scale ours used only measured to the nearest gram and the nearest tenth of an ounce.

NYrr496 · Feb 7, 2014

jdbruner said:
Don't be so sure that the "weigh-in" scale was accurate. I bought my scale for PW Derby too. The weigh-in scale ours used only measured to the nearest gram and the nearest tenth of an ounce.

Yeah... That's true too.

Berkeley Mike · Feb 9, 2014

Boylerules said:
Quick comment on the use of the term precise in this thread. So far every time the word precise has appeared, it should have been accurate. Its kind of a pet peeve of mine

Accuracy is how close a measurement can be to the actual value. Precision is how repeatable a measurement is.

For instance, if you weigh the same bike three times and each time it says 40 lbs, that scale is precise. However the scale is not accurate if the bike actually weighs 35 lbs, despite its precision.

Sorry for the language nazi-ing.

This was welcome to me.

Roadsters · Feb 11, 2014

I bought one of these from Amazon and I like it a lot: American Weigh Scales SE-50

With a scale like this you can weight a bike by placing the scale on the corner of a bench that's high enough and setting the top tube on it.

It allows me to weight parts to the nearest gram, which is all I need. It isn't the most accurate scale out there, but what's important is the ability to compare the weights of different parts.

With this scale I can weight anything I'd ever have to ship. It was 27 bucks. The worst I can say about it is that the (redundant) clock runs a bit fast.

bob13bob · Apr 11, 2014

I use kitchen scales sold on amazon to weigh parts. Tripple duty, weights parts, weighs food if you have a baker in the house, weighs packages (light ones) for shipping. Best under $20 I ever spent.

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