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The missing link.
Whether youÃÆ'¢â‚¬™ve been looking to convert your gravel bike to a one-by but donÃÆ'¢â‚¬™t want to lose out on any gear options, or your commute has a brutal climb that you want to make that much easier, the RoadLink might just be what youÃÆ'¢â‚¬™ve been missing all this time. Designed to allow 10 or 11 speed road drivetrains to accept wide-range mountain style cassettes, the RoadLink offsets your rear derailleurÃÆ'¢â‚¬™s position to accept up to a 11-40t cassette.
10s Cassette Compatibility:
- 11-32: Not Required (GS medium cage rear derailleur works).
- 11-34: Single or Double Chainring.
- 11-36: Single or Double Chainring (front rings can be no more than 14 teeth different e.g. 48-34).
- 11-40: Single or Double Chainring (front rings can be no more than 10 teeth different e.g. 46-36).
- 11-42: Not Supported.
11s Cassette Compatibility:
- 11-32: Not Required (GS medium cage rear derailleur works).
- 11-36: Single or Double Chainring (front rings can be no more than 14 teeth different e.g. 48-34).
- 11-40: Single or Double Chainring (front rings can be no more than 10 teeth different e.g. 46-36).
- 11-42: Not Supported.
- 10-42: Not Supported.
B-Stock - This product has one or more B-Stock units available. These units can be purchased at a discount (see option select). B-Stock units were returned from other customers and may have missing or damaged packaging materials. These units are otherwise as new. The full manufacturer warranty applies. Click Here for more information.
Specifications
Small Parts: Derailleur Hangers | |
Reviews
If you have an older medium- or long-cage derailleur, but can't get the B-screw to allow larger cogs, this is the solution. It works well with an Ultegra RD-6870 Di2, effectively avoiding a purchase of a new $200 derailleur with the B-Link.
I am using this with a 46-30 crank and an 11-40 cassette and it works great. I have the FSA EVO Adventure Crank and a Shimano 11-40 XTR cassette, 11 speeds. The product specs suggest that the above 16 tooth differential for an 11 speed drive will not work, but mine works great. I initially used this with 46-36 shimano ultegra with an 11-40, adjusted that to a 46-34 shimano ultegra with the same 11-40 cassette. The 46-30 does create a bit of a large shifting gap when going from the big chainring down to the small, but I usually just move my cassette down a gear to keep the gap smooth. The really low gearing is for my gravel bike, that I often ride up steep dirt roadstrails and the low gear is a real life saver at times. Really glad for this product.
Full disclosure, my bike is a full on custom build with several parts "not recommended" because they are not supposed to work. That being said, I did have to slightly "adjust" the shape so it would fit properly on the existing hanger. Done several rides with hard shifting under stress with no issues and perfect performance . I will be buying another "just in case". Don't think I'll need it but you never know....
I'm out of shape due to work demands and there are few flat spots where I live. The RoadLink is a simple fix to get lower gears without the expense of a new derailleur. I put it on in 10 minutes, fiddled with the cable adjuster for a couple more and just like that I got much easier hill climbing.
Returned... Local bike shop had stated that the Wolf Tooth was required when changing the cassette. But, the short cage worked fine and accommodated the new cassette without having to purchase a mid-range cage.
I bought this to be able to put an 11-36 cassette on my SRAM Apex drivetrain that comes with an 11-32 cassette. The information online says everything will work just fine. There was just one issue. The roadlink part is supposed to be a perfect match for shimano derailleur hangers (which actually have a mechanical spec), but they don't fit the derailleur hangers used in SRAM systems. After a little googling I found that the roadlink support web page suggests filing down the derailleur hanger to make the roadlink fit. So that's what I did. It is a minor thing, but this should at the very minimum be included in the product information included on both the website and in the packaging.
Once the hanger was filed down for the roadlink to fit, it has worked perfectly. The 11-36 cassette shifts smoothly and it got me up Mt Washington just fine.
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