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Short Cage Shadow Rear Derailleur
Ultegra RD-R8050-SS
The Ultegra R8050 SS short cage rear derailleur is compact and designed to protect the shifting operation in the event of a crash.
It features ergonomic shifting without stress, supports synchronized shift and has a low profile design.
The short cage version supports 11-25T to 11-30T.
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Installation by Free To Cycle
Youtube mechanic Free To Cycle has a pretty good RD-R8050 Installation video on his channel.
Alternatively, head over to the installation guides section of the site for all of my installation guides.
Specifications
- Model code
- RD-R8050-SS
- Series
- Ultegra R8050
- Weight
- 240g
- SD50 ports
- 1
- Clutch
- No
- RD Type
- Shadow RD
- Max front difference
- 16T
- Total capacity
- 33T
- Low sprocket max
- 30T
- Low sprocket min
- 25T
- Top sprocket min
- 11T
- Top sprocket max
- 14T
- Pulley teeth
- 11
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