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Shimano GRX RD-RX717-SGS Rear Derailleur

What the checker says44will not fit

Run variant by variant through the gravel bike 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 861 verified gravel bike parts in this catalog. 817 produced no finding of any kind.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · CassetteSpeed mismatch: Rear derailleur 12s, Cassette 13s. The drivetrain must share one speed count. On 4 of the 18 verified cassettes in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Front DerailleurDrivetrain mismatch: Front derailleur = sram-axs-road, Rear derailleur = shimano-grx-12. Shifter, derailleurs and cassette must be one system. On 4 of the 11 verified front derailleurs in this catalog.

Rg actuation, Shifter/Brake Levers. 14 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 17 verified shifter/brake levers each.

Rg drivetrain system, Cassette. 7 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 18 verified cassettes each.

Rg drivetrain system, Shifter/Brake Levers. 7 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 17 verified shifter/brake levers each.

Rg chain std, Chain. 6 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 17 verified chains each.

Rg drivetrain speeds, Shifter/Brake Levers. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 17 verified shifter/brake levers each.

Rg drivetrain system, Front Derailleur. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 11 verified front derailleurs each.

Rg drivetrain speeds, Cassette. 2 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 18 verified cassettes 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.
Shimano GRX RD-RX717-SGS
Photo: Shimano

$420.00 MSRP·494 g

What the maker states

System
Drivetrain system shimano-grx-12
Speeds
12-speed (rear index count the maker rates it for)
Actuation
Di2-wired
Maximum cog
Largest cog 51 teeth
Mount
Std-hanger
Cage
sgs cage
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: the maker’s page. Last checked 2026-08-15.

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 506 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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