Understanding Di2 derailleur specifications
Shimano front derailleur and rear derailleur specifications... what do they mean, really? This page explains all of them, and why they matter.
Medium Cage Rear Derailleur
Ultegra RD-6870-GS
The Shimano RD-6870-GS is the medium cage rear derailleur for the 6870 series.
It supports a max front difference of 16T, a low sprocket minimum of 28T and a low sprocket maximum of 32T. The top sprocket maximum is 12T and the minimum is 11T. It has a total capacity of 37T and weighs only 11g more than the short cage derailleur - 268g.
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It also features Shimano's Crash Protection Mode - this prevents shifting after a crash to make sure the rear derailleur is damaged any further. To restore shifting functionality have a look at the FAQ: I had a small crash and my rear derailleur stopped working.
When paired with the BT-DN110 battery, synchronized shift is enabled for this derailleur. Read more on synchronized shift in the complete guide to synchro shifting.
Specifications
- Model code: RD-6870-GS
- Series: Ultegra (6870)
- Weight: 268g
- Speeds: 11
- SD50 ports: 1
- Max front difference: 16T
- Total capacity: 37T
- Low sprocket max: 32T
- Low sprocket min: 28T
- Top sprocket min: 11T
- Top sprocket max: 12T
- RD type: Non-shadow RD
- Clutch: No
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Manuals & other documents
Firmware updates
Below is an overview of all known firmware updates for this component. The changelog texts are Shimano's, and quite often they're a bit cryptic - sorry!
3.0.1
Bug fixing
2.6.3
Bug fixing
2.6.2
Fixed SM-BTR2 bug
2.6.0
Enhancement of energy-saving.
2.5.0
Enhancement of shifting performance and anti-vibration function