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Shimano XTR Rear Derailleur

What the checker says273will not fit

Run variant by variant through the e-MTB builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 442 verified e-MTB parts in this catalog. 346 produced no finding of any kind; that is XTR M9260 Di2 12-speed (wired) (2026). XTR M9260 Di2 11-speed LinkGlide (wired) (2026) clears 335. Each variant produces 83 to 87 distinct errors and 0 distinct warnings.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · CassetteSpeed mismatch: Derailleur 11s, Cassette 12s. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be the same speed count. On 30 of the 58 verified cassettes in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ShifterSpeed mismatch: Shifter 12s, Derailleur 11s. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be the same speed count. On 28 of the 53 verified shifters in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ShifterDrivetrain mismatch: Shifter = shimano-12, Derailleur = shimano-linkglide. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be one system. On 19 of the 53 verified shifters in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteDrivetrain mismatch: Derailleur = shimano-12, Cassette = shimano-linkglide. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be one system. On 16 of the 58 verified cassettes in this catalog. Applies to 3 of 4 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteDrivetrain mismatch: Derailleur = shimano-linkglide, Cassette = shimano-12. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be one system. On 14 of the 58 verified cassettes in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 4 variants.

Emtb actuation, Shifter. 200 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 53 verified shifters each.

Emtb drivetrain system, Shifter. 23 more findings from the same check, on up to 11 of the 53 verified shifters each.

Emtb drivetrain system, Cassette. 18 more findings from the same check, on up to 9 of the 58 verified cassettes each.

Emtb cassette capacity, Cassette. 9 more findings from the same check, on up to 13 of the 58 verified cassettes each.

Emtb drivetrain speeds, Cassette. 9 more findings from the same check, on up to 11 of the 58 verified cassettes each.

Emtb drivetrain speeds, Shifter. 9 more findings from the same check, on up to 10 of the 53 verified shifters each.

Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.

The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.

$640.00 to $665.00 MSRP·370 to 391 g

What the maker states

Actuation
Electronic (wireless)
Mount
Standard hanger
System
Drivetrain system Shimano 12-speed (on 3 of 4 variants); Drivetrain system Shimano LinkGlide (CUES) (on 1 of 4 variants)
Speeds
12-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for) (on 3 of 4 variants); 11-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for) (on 1 of 4 variants)
Maximum cog
Largest cog 51 teeth (on 2 of 4 variants); Largest cog 45 teeth (on 1 of 4 variants); Largest cog 50 teeth (on 1 of 4 variants)

A value shown as a set or a range differs between this model’s variants and is never one variant’s spec.

4 verified variants

VariantSystemSpeedsMaximum cogPrice (MSRP)WeightSourceLast checkedBuild
XTR M9250 Di2 SGS (2026)Drivetrain system Shimano 12-speed12-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for)Largest cog 51 teeth$665.00391 gmaker’s page2026-07-23Build with this
XTR M9250 Di2 GS (2026)Drivetrain system Shimano 12-speed12-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for)Largest cog 45 teeth$640.00389 gmaker’s page2026-08-15Build with this
XTR M9260 Di2 12-speed (wired) (2026)Drivetrain system Shimano 12-speed12-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for)Largest cog 51 teeth$665.00370 gmaker’s page2026-09-03Build with this
XTR M9260 Di2 11-speed LinkGlide (wired) (2026)Drivetrain system Shimano LinkGlide (CUES)11-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for)Largest cog 50 teeth$665.00370 gmaker’s page2026-09-03Build with this
The rest of what the maker states2 not published

2 further fields the checker looks for are not published by Shimano, so we leave them blank rather than estimate them, and those 2 checks stay silent on this rear derailleur. They are maximum cog top and total capacity. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.

Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-07-23 to 2026-09-03.

Checked against

The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

6 of 227 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

Where this sits

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