Originally Posted by
Ron Damon
You need to update your knowledge to the state of the conversation in 2024. I have myself built and used a 11-46T cogset with a medium cage GS derailer (part Shimano Deore RD-M6000-GS, 10-speed) while having no less than 5cm of ground clearance on a 20"(406) wheel.
I hate it when people play semantics games with me. That is a long cage derailleur by anyone's direct observation. If they are calling that medium cage in 2024, so be it. Everyone who wasn't just trying to score semantics points knew what I meant.