Shimano Cage BENT and Twisted 12 Speed ??? XTR/XT/SLX/Deore Derailleurs - M9100, M8100, M7100, M6100

BENT and Twisted... by design! All new #Shimano #12speed #derailleurs have that feature take a look to see what I found! This is the same for XTR/XT/SLX/Deore 12 speed, Deore 11 speed M5100 and CUES U6000 and U8000 rear derailleurs.

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[heninphilippe]

Thanks a lot for having taken the time to make this video! I was convinced my new XT rear derailleur had been bent during transport.

[fopea]

You saved my mental health with this video...when I saw my new slx bent I thought the worst... <3 thank you

[Haithamelghuzzy]

i saw this bent on my xt Derailleur .. and i was thinking it get bent from something .. and i tried to make it straight with tool, i guss i made it bad now :(

[edtv]

My chain dropped on the top pullet and ate my cage i was overthinking it's bend now i saw this video its perfectly normal i am thinking to grab my hammer and start to straighten it

[Emtbtoday]

I have just seen the new T type derailleur from Sram, a friend just got it and they have copied shimanos lower "Bent" cage on it!!!😂 I just watched this video earlier in the day aswell and was the first thing I noticed! Had to come and leave it in the comments lol

[joedemo]

I’ve had my bike for a week and thought I already destroyed it lol. Thank god I found this video before inadvertently bending my derailleur straight when it shouldn’t be! Thank you!!!!

[superdomestiquesd]

So pleased I watched this. I thought my cage was bent on my new bike. Thank you

[coguitawind]

Hi my friend, I want to know if is posible use oversized pulley kcnc in shimano deore m6100,

[alexandruvida]

I was so close... so close to "unbend" my brand new, one day old, XT derailleur.... Thank you for the video!!!

[josereneducharme]

Good thing you mentioned. If I had one of those and saw the bend, I probably would have grabed a vice grip and proceed to ""correct"" the bend.

[Hawlkeye-ep]

Cant wait to go schred again. Im still rocking 11x36 with a short cage. 10 speed. Just aint feelin the need for mega climb mode lol moving back to florida.

[AlienSasquatch]

Well, seems I should have not tried to straighten mine. 😂 Thanks for the video. At least I know it was supposed to be that way now.

[ReValveiT_]

Thank you! I just noticed that the SLX 12 speed rear derailleur that came on my new bike is bent exactly like this XTR. I just finished photographing it and was about to ask around some forums etc when I found this video. You saved me some potential headaches, so thanks again.

[Leo-gtbx]

Holly crap I had a heart attack when I opened the box and saw this. My bike build has been stressful enough!

[stankevych]

I'm on 1x8 with 11-32 cogs, zee derailleur and NW chairing - felling perfect to me

[renzlawmtb]

wish i watched this before buying replacement plates/cage. I had SLX that was shifting bad and noticed the bent cage, thought it was the culprit. Turned out the B-Axle was bent. Just went for a new Deore M6100, didnt notice much improvement from SLX. Works well with my Sunrace cassette.

[justinwbohner]

Looks like your chain is a bit too long for a hard tail.

[madzonic]

Thanks man! I'm servicing a bike rn with an XTR rd. I noticed the bend, too.

[edtv]

Hi i have m5100 and it looked like the same is it normal or should i correct the bend?

[gammelgemse]

So what issue does this bend exactly solve?
When pedaling the chain feeds from the top on the chainring. What is the point in bending the returning chain on the down side? Chain drop when backpedaling also occurs on the top side. And a chain guide bracket would also be mounted on the top side. None of these issues are in any way solved with a bend down chainline/deraileur.