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Tech Guides
Sizing and setup guides for the parts on your bike, written by the Lab. Pick a category below or search for the part you are working on.
Wheels and Tires
5 guides
Tubeless Valve Stems: Presta vs Clik, and Picking a Length
How to choose a tubeless valve stem: Presta or Schwalbe Clik core, then a length that clears your rim. Wolf Tooth valve stem kits compared.
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CenterLock Lockrings: Internal vs External Spline, Explained
Your axle decides which CenterLock rotor lockring you need. How the Wolf Tooth External Spline and Internal Spline lockrings differ, what fits, and the torque spec.
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Road Tubeless. Worth It for Most. Not for All.
Tubeless on the road seals small punctures and lets you run lower pressure. It also needs sealant care and a plan for big cuts. Here is who it suits.
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Flat on the Road? Here Is the Routine.
A roadside flat routine for today's bikes: plug the tubeless tire first, put a tube in when you have to, and get the thru-axle and disc wheel back in right.
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Why Do I Keep Getting Flats?
Repeat flats are not bad luck. Start with a modern setup of tubeless, sealant, a plug and a backup tube, then check the tire, pressure, road and tread.
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4 guides
Wolf Tooth Dropper Levers: ReMote 360 vs BarCentric vs Drop Bar
Which Wolf Tooth dropper lever fits your bike: the ReMote Drop Bar for drop bars, or the ReMote BarCentric or ReMote 360 for crowded mountain bike cockpits.
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Wolf Tooth Grips: Echo vs Karv vs Fat Paw
Wolf Tooth grips compared: the 32mm Echo Lock-On, the 32mm slide-on Karv and the 36mm slide-on Fat Paw. Which size and mount fits your hands and riding.
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Headset Spacers: The Cheap Way to Move Your Bars
Moving one headset spacer changes your bar height. What spacers do, which size fits your steerer, the heights Wolf Tooth makes, and when to cut the steerer.
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Length, Angle, Material: Choosing Your Stem in the Right Order
Length first, angle second, material third. Why your -6 degree stem still points uphill, when a one-piece cockpit makes sense, and what carbon really buys you.
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1 guide
Pedals
2 guides
Wolf Tooth ALT XC vs DEL: Which Clipless Pedal Fits Your Riding
The Wolf Tooth ALT XC is built for trails and gravel roads. The DEL is a one-sided gravel race pedal. How they compare on weight, platform, cleats and Q factor.
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Your Foot Stops Moving. That Is the Whole Point.
What clipping in actually does for you, how to pick between two-bolt and three-bolt, and how to set up your first pair.
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