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Shimano GRX RD-RX820 (2x12) Rear Derailleur

What the checker says74will not fit

Run variant by variant through the road 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 1031 verified road bike parts in this catalog. 947 produced no finding of any kind. Each variant produces 54 to 61 distinct errors and 0 distinct warnings.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · CassetteDrivetrain mismatch: Rear derailleur = shimano-grx-12, Cassette = sram-axs-road. Shifter, derailleurs and cassette must be one system. On 10 of the 34 verified cassettes in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Shifter/Brake LeversSpeed mismatch: Shifter 11s, Rear derailleur 12s. The drivetrain must share one speed count. On 8 of the 25 verified shifter/brake levers in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteDrivetrain mismatch: Rear derailleur = shimano-grx-12, Cassette = shimano-road-12. Shifter, derailleurs and cassette must be one system. On 7 of the 34 verified cassettes in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Front DerailleurDrivetrain mismatch: Front derailleur = shimano-road-12, Rear derailleur = shimano-grx-12. Shifter, derailleurs and cassette must be one system. On 6 of the 22 verified front derailleurs in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Shifter/Brake LeversDrivetrain mismatch: Shifter = shimano-road-11, Rear derailleur = shimano-grx-12. Shifter, derailleurs and cassette must be one system. On 6 of the 25 verified shifter/brake levers in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteSpeed mismatch: Rear derailleur 12s, Cassette 11s. The drivetrain must share one speed count. On 5 of the 34 verified cassettes in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · CassetteDrivetrain mismatch: Rear derailleur = shimano-grx-12, Cassette = shimano-road-11. Shifter, derailleurs and cassette must be one system. On 5 of the 34 verified cassettes in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Front DerailleurDrivetrain mismatch: Front derailleur = shimano-road-11, Rear derailleur = shimano-grx-12. Shifter, derailleurs and cassette must be one system. On 5 of the 22 verified front derailleurs in this catalog. Applies to all 2 variants.

Rg actuation, Shifter/Brake Levers. 29 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 25 verified shifter/brake levers each.

Rg chain std, Chain. 8 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 25 verified chains each.

Rg drivetrain system, Shifter/Brake Levers. 7 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 25 verified shifter/brake levers each.

Rg drivetrain system, Cassette. 6 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 34 verified cassettes each.

Rg drivetrain system, Front Derailleur. 5 more findings from the same check, on up to 4 of the 22 verified front derailleurs each.

Rg drivetrain speeds, Cassette. 4 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 34 verified cassettes each.

Rg rd capacity, Cassette. 4 more findings from the same check, on up to 3 of the 34 verified cassettes each.

Rg drivetrain speeds, Shifter/Brake Levers. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 25 verified shifter/brake levers each.

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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-RX820 (2x12)
Photo: Shimano

$130.00 to $500.00 MSRP·280 to 449 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 (on 1 of 2 variants); Mechanical (on 1 of 2 variants)
Maximum cog
Largest cog 36 teeth (on 1 of 2 variants); Largest cog 51 teeth (on 1 of 2 variants)
Mount
Std-hanger
Cage
long cage (on 1 of 2 variants); medium cage (on 1 of 2 variants)

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

2 verified variants

VariantActuationMaximum cogCagePrice (MSRP)WeightSourceLast checkedBuild
GRX RD-RX820 (2x12)mechanicalLargest cog 36 teethmedium cage$130.00280 gmaker’s page2026-07-18Build with this
GRX Di2 RD-RX827-SGS (1x12)di2-wiredLargest cog 51 teethlong cage$500.00449 gmaker’s page2026-08-15Build with this
Source

Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-07-18 to 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 696 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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