To be honest, I find the road link concept to be kind of pointless, unless it's just to save $50-$70. Wolftooth also makes the Tanpan, which allows you to pair your shimano road shifters with a shimano mtb shadow+ clutch rear derailleur. Thereby eliminating a lot of the 'slop' aka chain slap you'll get by running a wide range with a standard road derailleur. It's so much better on gravel (and worth saving your frame from chain impacts) that to me it's a no brainer on price.