Wolf Tooth Components Roadlink

A friend sold me an old roadbike with 3 gears that was constantly having issues with the chain popping off while shifting. He suggested I add an extension using the Roadlink component that keeps tension on the chain and keeps it in place. Definitely not the expert bikesmith that made this happen, but it has worked like a charm! Completely transformed my experience riding this roadbike and made it dependable for commuting. Roadlink fit perfectly for what I needed.

I just installed this. I was upgrading a 10 speed SRAM Force drivetrain to accept a smaller small chain-ring and a larger 11-32 cassette. The intent was to to a friend's cyclecross bike a better gear ratio for climbing on gravel rides. When i did it i ran into trouble tuning the derailleur, even with the b-screw all the way in.I bough this because it made sense and because WolfTooth generally has a solid reputation among the MTB community.Not disappointed. I loosened the chain by dropping it off the rings and installed this in-situ. It took a minute to make sure i had it set up so it was fastened in a way that it was braced and wouldn't rotate after installation. Still, it was the easiest bike repair i have ever done. For me, at least, after installing, i did not even have to adjust the limit screws. I did need to adjust the cable tension a click or two and that was it. No kidding.I should also note here that it was a huge relief that i did not have to adjust or replace the chain. I can't promise that this will be true for all installations, however; In my case i had bought and resized a chain (according to Park Took youtube guide recommendations). I was concerned that this WolfTooth alteration would force the need for a longer chain. It did not... I'm not sure about this, but the adaptor appears to swing the derailleur slightly forward which seems to address this concern.I do think an installer should be aware that they may also need to adjust limits and cable tensions... i may have gotten lucky there. if they are not comfortable with those skills, they can expect to make a visit to their local independent bike shop, but it absolutely did the job it is supposed to do.The max room on the 10s Force drive train was quoted as 28. I think i could have easily upped the range to an 11-34 (if one was available) without an issue. So... i speculate anyone could up their range by at least 6 teeth without a problem.... assuming your cage and adjusted chain length can handle the full range.I can't speak to durability and while the machining is excellent, i don't know if this will stay properly affixed, but if i have any issues i am fairly confident i could fix it with threadlock. I just didn't want to use it until the new system has some miles on it.

Works great! Converted my 8-speed cassette from 11-32 to 11-38, and initially it had trouble getting into lowest gear. After installing the Roadlink it works like a charm!Product description doesn't say it's 8spd compatible, but worked fine for me.

Well...2nd time is a charm. I tried to use one of those "knock off" extenders with the gobbilygook brand names. That didn't work well which forced me to reconsider a higher quality product like this Roadlink. After installing this Roadlink and putting some miles on the bike, I can tell you that it is definitely worth spending the money on a properly designed and constructed product. For reference, I am using this Roadlink extender on a 93 Jamis Dakota restomod with a 1x N/W 36t chainring, an XT rear derailleur and a ZTZ 11-40t 8 speed cassette.

Initially, when coming up with the idea of converting to a single (and having to get a larger rear cassette to still give me some low end) I was thinking I'd need a long cage derailer, however I realized that chain wrap wasn't the issue, clearing the jockey wheel over the larger sprocket was.I used this to make my 105 short cage work with an 11-36, coming from a 12-30. The front double was also converted to a single. It's only been one bike ride, but setup was pretty easy - I flipped my B screw and bolted everything on. Only had to bring in the high a little bit and shifting was OK. It is not quite as sharp as it was pre-RoadLink, due to the length, but it's acceptable. I am experiencing sloppier/missed shifts on the smaller cogs, but I figure I can do some adjusting to clean that up. So far, so good! I hope that the increased length doesn't cause my bike's integrated-into-the-frame hanger to bend out of alignment more easily, or snap off. I'll update this if I'm unable to get the gears to operate as nicely as I'd like - I'm very picky about shifting and there's nothing worse than taking off from a busy intersection, or somewhere else potentially hazardous, and you have a sudden and unexpected gear change while cranking the pedals for your life.UPDATE after a little under a year of use:Shortly after writing the first part, I made some adjustments and shifting is just fine. It seems to be 50/50 whether it'll get all the way into the "10th" gear (the smallest one) since I had to do some tuning to prevent it from running the chain off the sprocket and jamming it between the smallest gear and the frame. So, yeah, you'll lose a touch of fineness that comes with the 105 group, but it's nothing terrible. Running a single chainring has overall been a huge improvement, and I'm sure if consumers weren't so mis-information "More is Better" oriented, more bikes would come this way from the get-go.EDIT again:I've now got an 11-42 in back instead. Seems to work OK even though WT claims it's not supported. FYI, the SunRace cassette COMES WITH a bootleg RoadLink! Might just save ya $20. Doesn't have fancy stuff etched into it though, but it does appear to be of pretty decent quality...

I just put one of these hangers on my vintage titanium Serotta Legend because, well, every bike collection needs at least one Frankenbike, right? Lol. The rear has an 11 x 40 cassette, and just for fun, the front is a 48-36-26 triple to make things a little more wacky!The manufacturer clearly states that the hanger will NOT allow full chain wrap-up with a triple chainring, and, unsurprisingly, it doesn’t. But with this setup, there are only two “forbidden” gear combinations: 48 front with 40 rear, and 26 front with 11 rear. This is expected for a setup like this, so it’s easy to remember to avoid these extreme combinations.I’ve been doing a lot of gravel riding with this setup, and it works like a charm!

I was looking for a way to use a short cage Campagnolo Super Record 11 Ver. 1 rear derailleur with an 11-32 Centaur 11 cassette. Max cassette size on the SR 11 short cage is 11-29. I was recommended the Wolf Tooth Roadlink by a mechanic friend who works on Campagnolo, and I decided to try it out. Package came complete, clean, and new, and the Roadlink itself felt solid. Install was easy, and after dialing in my derailleur, the short cage was able to make the shift to the 32 tooth gear smoothly on both the small and large chainring. This fix saved me a lot of money, was compatible with my setup, and feels like it will last a long time.

This works great. I have an old road bike with a short cage Ultegra 9 speed rear derailleur. The maximum gear that will fit without this is a 27t but I wanted to go with a 34t. Put this in and now I can do it! The only downside is there is too much chain length (required for the 53t-34t combo) to make it work for my smallest combo (front 39t chainring and anything less than 17t in the rear). It will shift all the way down to 39t-11t but there is too much slack. I’m OK with this since I don’t need the ratio of those gears anyway since it’s covered by using the big front ring and other gears.

Permet de passer d'une cassette 11-28, à une 11-32. Par contre il fat être délicat et précise lorsque l'on visse le dérailleur dans le goat link.Il est en aluminium et les filains sont tendres.

ディレイラーの取り付け角度がシャドータイプから変わったので付けるとまともに変速できなくなります。8050GS、9150、8000の各ディレイラーで試してみましたがNGでした。5800、6800、9000シリーズまでしか効果はなさそうです。ものは仕上がりも綺麗なので残念です

Works great with my short Shimano Ultegra. 11-34 works with no issues 11-36 Is possible but very hard to adjust and makes noise.

Nikel m'a permis d'installer une cassette 11-32 sur mon vélo équipé SRAM force 22 avec une chappe de dérailleur courte et un plateau compact 54-32.Ça n'est pas compatible d'après le constructeur et en effet le régime petit plateau - grandes vitesse n'est plus possible car la chaine est trop détendue. Mais c'est quand même parfait pour la montagne et plus confortable que du 11-28

El producto perfecto, pero hay que prestar atención al cable del cambio y el tramo de la funda desde la salida a la entrada del cambio, en mi caso no llega y hay que poner el cable y la funda nueva. Después de colocarlo he podido pasar de un 11-28 a un 12-30. Cambio suave y preciso.