Wolf Tooth Components

The only negative is the price, seems a bit expensive for a piece of steel and a few bolts...but, without it, you can't customize your bike storage, so in some cases, it's necessary to have, as it was for me. In my case I was using a tall Nalgene 48-ounce bottle which when mounted to my fork would not allow the bottles to pass under the down tube as I turned the fork in one direction or the other, so by putting on the B-Rad it allowed me to be able to bring the bottles lower down on the fork and now the bottles clear the down tube.

B-Rad stands for Bottle Relocation and Accessory Device, it means what it says.

That's just one use for them, there are many other ways to use them. While I bought the shortest version of the three. With planning you could use one of these to hold two bottles instead of just one the bike was built for, or one larger bottle.

As the B-Rad stands for it can also hold accessories, and Wolf Tooth sells optional straps to make it work in that regard. With the straps you can hold a dry sack with a sleeping back stuffed into it for one example, lots of variations can be thought of with this mounting base, as long as the strap can fit around something it can be held.

A little over 10 years ago I was still riding a double chainring CX bike. Up until the last lap, I was able to ride everything in the big ring but my legs were screaming and I clicked down to get some relief. Nothing happened. My front derailleur was full of mud and grass and the chain stayed on the big ring as I suffered up the hill. It was in that moment that I decided to ditch the front derailleur and begin a new struggle � the struggle to keep the chain on the ring.

While the narrow-wide and clutch/tension systems work well most of the time � they failed me at the worst possible times: attacking off the front or desperately trying to stay attached. I�ve tried many of the options; some couldn�t handle the full range of the cassette, some were heavy and clunky, and some just didn�t keep the chain on.

The GnarWolf has, so far, kept my chain on and allows the full range of my 11-32 cassette.

I had to get one of these for my bike tool kit...just in case someone on the road or trail needed a hand.

These are just short enough to fit neatly into my saddlebag, unlike the other master link pliers I looked at. And very light. Have yet to break a chain on the road, must test them at home next time I wear out a chain.

A trick: slide a short piece of old tube over it (28-32mm size fits snugly onto this tool). This will keep it closed and so eliminate any possibility of losing your spare master links, and if you cut the piece long enough the end will keep the "teeth" at the business end of the tool from poking through other items (spare tubes?) in your saddlebag.