Yep, the RoadLink just lowers the derailleur so it is further from the cog. It works great for some, others have reported that it works but shifting to the largest cog isn't as smooth as it could be.
If you are considering a new derailleur, get one that officially supports larger cogs. These derailleurs are designed for 1x setups, so as a bonus they will typically have a clutch as well (which will help make it harder to drop your chain). Not all Shadow type derailleurs support larger cogs, and generally long cage derailleurs do not (but you are running 1x so no need for a long cage anyway). I don't know of any 9 speed mech that officially supports large cogs, and I know of exactly one 10 speed mech: https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/deore-m6000/RD-M6000-GS.html Note that the long cage (SGS) version of this derailleur does *not* support larger cogs. Only the GS version got the new large-cog-frienly cage design. William On Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 9:50:46 AM UTC-8, William R. wrote: > > Option "4.)"! Thanks Steve. I had no idea such a thing existed. And I will > check the spokes. Thanks. > > To be clear, this device simply lowers the derailleurs attachment point to > the bike? Does the Shimano Shadow type derailleur do this as well or does > this Wolf Tooth component do it better by lowering the attachment point > even more? > > Bill in Westchester, NY > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
