At the moment, Minnesota’s Wolf Tooth Parts (WTC) dropped its first correct all-new product launch of the yr – the Wolf Tooth Backside Bracket. Certain, there have been a number of attention-grabbing little bulletins from the bling specialists, like a cool tire strain app, some small ending components, and good Fast Clik compatibility.
However, WTC calls their new backside brackets the primary of 4 huge bulletins for this yr.
Wolf Tooth Parts colourful threaded backside brackets
These are formally launching at the moment, though we obtained an early sneak peek at them again on the Sea Otter Traditional earlier than they had been fairly able to go on sale. However now they’re, so now you can add a colourful high-quality BB to match your WTC headset.
Wolf Tooth says the brand new backside brackets are engineered to be sturdy, dependable, light-weight, and clean. All of the tremendous common options that everyone needs of their backside brackets. WTC additionally machines them proper there in Minnesota, for good previous made-in-the-USA high quality.
They are saying the underside brackets’ climate sealing is the “best-in-class”. There are seals within the spindle, bearing gutters, inside and outer bearing races, shells, and finish caps.
There are additionally spindle bushings that separate the bearing inside race and crank spindle. This eliminates metal-on-metal contact, corrosion, and creaking. The brand new Backside Brackets can be found in a number of BSA and T47 inside sizes for optimum spindle compatibility.
A Little Extra About WTC’s Backside Bracket Seals
Wolf Tooth says there are 5 seals and O-rings, designed to stability low drag with superior efficiency in all circumstances. The system of a spindle O-ring, seals on the bearing/bushing gutter, inside low-contact & outer bearing races, shell O-rings, and a labyrinth-style finish cap seal “ensures clean spinning in sunshine, rain, snow, and dust alike”.
Wolf Tooth despatched over considered one of their new orange T47 backside bracket for my upcoming Scarab Cycles Darién construct! Keep tuned for the total construct of that and its evaluate.
A No Creaking Promise
Wolf Tooth claims there’ll be no creaking from these backside brackets. The reason being that {custom} bushings separate the bearing inside race and crank spindle to get rid of any metal-on-metal contact, which is the main reason behind BB creaks. This bushing may also assist improve bearing longevity with a mating interface to the bearing gutter seal for optimum weatherproofing.
They’re additionally out there in a number of colours that can assist you get matchy-matchy with your entire different Wolf Tooth anodized bits. The brand new threaded Backside Brackets sport adjustable-width shells to permit BSA mannequin to suit both 68mm or 73mm broad backside bracket shells. The T47 inside mannequin will match 85.5 and 92mm broad shells.
The Backside Bracket’s {custom} chrome bearing has been hardened for improved sturdiness, in addition to decreased friction. It makes use of ACOSUR ZNA corrosion-resistant coating, whereas the ball bearing diameter, width, and counts had been custom-selected by the WTC Crew for top of the range, based mostly on spindle diameter.
WTC BB Tech Particulars
- Colours: black, uncooked silver, orange, ultraviolet purple
- Suitable with most 24, 29 & 30mm diameter crankset spindles
- Adjustable-width shells for BSA and T47 inside fashions
- Finest-in-class sealing protects bearings from water and path particles
- Customized polymer spindle bushings stop creaking and lengthen the lifetime of the crankset
- Commonplace spline instruments for set up, service, and removing
- Customized AlSl 52100 chrome bearing metal hardened to Rc 61-66 reduces friction for clean pedaling with ZNA corrosion-resistant coating
- Lifetime guarantee
- Substitute components and repair guides can be found by way of Wolf Tooth Proper to Restore
- Made in USA
Wolf Tooth Backside Brackets – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Wolf Tooth Backside Brackets can be found now for $130 for BSA or $140 for T47. You may choose from black, silver, orange, or purple to match your WTC headset and different shiny anodized bits. Then, choose from 24mm (Shimano), 29mm (SRAM DUB), or 30mm compatibility to suit most traditional crankset spindles.
