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Shimano CUES SL-U4000 9-speed Shifter

What the checker says53will 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 463 verified e-MTB parts in this catalog. 341 produced no finding of any kind.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · Rear DerailleurSpeed mismatch: Shifter 9s, Derailleur 12s. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be the same speed count. On 39 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteSpeed mismatch: Shifter 9s, Cassette 12s. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be the same speed count. On 30 of the 58 verified cassettes in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear DerailleurDrivetrain mismatch: Shifter = shimano-linkglide, Derailleur = shimano-12. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be one system. On 19 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear DerailleurSpeed mismatch: Shifter 9s, Derailleur 11s. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be the same speed count. On 15 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteDrivetrain mismatch: Shifter = shimano-linkglide, Cassette = shimano-12. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be one system. On 14 of the 58 verified cassettes in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear DerailleurDrivetrain mismatch: Shifter = shimano-linkglide, Derailleur = sram-eagle. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be one system. On 12 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteSpeed mismatch: Shifter 9s, Cassette 11s. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be the same speed count. On 11 of the 58 verified cassettes in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear DerailleurSpeed mismatch: Shifter 9s, Derailleur 10s. Shifter, derailleur and cassette must be the same speed count. On 10 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs in this catalog.

Emtb actuation, Rear Derailleur. 21 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs each.

Emtb drivetrain system, Rear Derailleur. 10 more findings from the same check, on up to 7 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs each.

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

Emtb drivetrain speeds, Cassette. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 7 of the 58 verified cassettes each.

Emtb drivetrain speeds, Rear Derailleur. 2 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 74 verified rear derailleurs 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.

$29.00 MSRP·120 g

What the maker states

System
Drivetrain system Shimano LinkGlide (CUES)
Speeds
9-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for)
Actuation
Mechanical (cable)
Clamp type
Clamp band clamp
Source

Source: the maker’s page. Last checked 2026-07-13.

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 242 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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