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AFAIK shimano does RDs with long (e.g xt), medium (e.g xt) and short (saint, zee) cages.
– cherouvim
Commented Aug 5, 2014 at 20:38
@cherouvim - I just checked the Shimano catalog and I couldn't find a medium cage XT. Perhaps we need to be clearly define what constitutes "medium." Also Saint is not XT, the OP mentioned XT.
– Rider_X
Commented Aug 5, 2014 at 20:40
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"The RD-M786 is available with two cage lengths -- Long (SGS) and Mid (GS)". Search for RD-M786-SGS-L (long - 43T capacity) and RD-M786-GS-L (medium - 35T capacity). Also, medium and short cages are also the domain of all mountain and downhill riding nowadays.
– cherouvim
Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 4:30
@cherouvim - I did link those derailleurs, I considered the GS a long cage as it could still handle a 36-11 cassette. But I see, that this is now termed a medium cage - I stand corrected. A summary of lengths and capacities can be found here: bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/7264/…
– Rider_X
Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 17:32
@cherouvim - I have updated the answer to reflect your corrections.
– Rider_X
Commented Aug 6, 2014 at 17:42

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