The Shimano Deore XT M735 is the final incarnation of Shimano’s first indexing Deore XT design. It obviously shares a great deal with the M730 and M732, but has two distinctive features - the ability to adjust the spring tension in the parallelogram and the ability to adjust the spring tension at the hanger bolt.

It has all the usual virtues - beautiful build quality, a restrained look, sealed pulleys with a ceramic bushing in the guide pulley and excellent performance, with fast accurate indexing.

• Derailleur brands: Shimano
• Categories: Shimano - the Deore XT story
• Country: Japan
• Date of introduction: 1990
• Date of this example: 1991 (two letter date code is PD)
• Model no.: M735 SGS
• Weight: 266g
• Maximum cog: 28 teeth (hanger 26mm), 32 teeth (hanger 29mm) (Source: Sutherlands 6th edition)
• Total capacity: 38 teeth (Source: Sutherlands 6th edition)
• Pulley centre to centre: 86.5mm
• Index compatibility: 6 & 7 speed
• Chain width: 3/32”
• Logic: top normal
• B pivot: sprung
• P pivot: sprung
• Materials: Largely aluminium with a steel inner pulley cage plate