Wolf Tooth launch LoneWolf Aero Chainguide

Wolf Tooth has introduced the new LoneWolf Aero Chainguide for road, gravel, and CX bikes with 1x drivetrains.

The Minneapolis, Minnesota, based brand highlights that the Chainguide has been tested and developed with Team Jumbo-Visma, and has also been ridden to victory at Unbound Gravel 2023, where  it prevented dropped chains and shed mud in some truly epic conditions.

Compatible with round and oval chainrings from 38-62T, and only for use with 1x drivetrains, the Wolf Tooth chain guides are attach to the braze-on front derailleur mount. Clamps are also available as replacement parts for metal bikes with round tubing in 28.6, 31.8, and 34.9mm sizes that do not have a braze-on front derailleur mount.

The LoneWolf Aero Chainguide is similar to the existing GnarWolf Chainguide, but has a head that only covers the top and inboard side of a chain. GnarWolf has excelled as a chainguide in its own right, as it helped win a 2023 CX World Championship rainbow jersey with Fem van Empel.

• LoneWolf and GnarWolf share the same base that attaches to the frame.
• The slimmer, minimal head of LoneWolf was requested by Team Jumbo-Visma as a lightweight, aero option for their team bikes.

When the LoneWolf Aero Chainguide is properly installed, it is positioned 2mm away from the top and inboard faces of the chain. Proper positioning is vital for a chainguide to work with a 38T chainring as well as a 62T chainring.

• Three base sweep options are available: low, mid, and high, to accommodate chainrings from 38T through 62T
• A different base sweep positions the head of the chainguide 2mm away from the chain.
• The low sweep will be the most common and is compatible with roughly 38-52T chainring sizes. We say “roughly” because this can vary based on frame size, geometry, and the position of the front derailleur mount.

The low sweep base has three bolt mount positions to help with the wide chainring size range. Mid sweep is made for roughly 54-58T chainring sizes and the high sweep is roughly 60-62T.

One of the unique features of LoneWolf Aero Chainguide is the GuideLock quick adjustment system. This allows for 8mm of adjustment for chainline. A 4mm hex key operates a bolt on the front of the chainguide that moves the head of the chainguide inboard or outboard. This lets you keep the head of the chainguide 2mm away from the chain.

Wolf Tooth Right to Repair covers the LoneWolf Aero Chainguide and GnarWolf chainguides. This means that all components are also sold individually as replacement parts. Wolf Tooth understand that crashes happen. With Right to Repair, only the affected part will need to be replaced instead of the entire assembly.

Installation and assembly guides are also available on the component web page, and via the Wolf Tooth YouTube channel.

The LoneWolf Aero Chainguide is available now from Saddleback.