Novice; FD for Cannondale M700 (1995)

[k2hima]

Help; I hope the everyone on this forum are healthy and in good fortune;
Which Shimano down pull is the correct FD for my M700: Clamp type: 31.8mm 68/73 BB/28.6 mm.
Best regards.

 

[JohnnyD]

The M700 disappeared after 1994 model year until the 1998 CAAD 2's were released. I'm going to assume that it's a '94, which should have come with a Deore LX M560 series from the factory. The clamp diameter is correct at 31.8 mm. You can use at 34.9 clamp one as well, provided it comes with the 31.8 mm shim.
Here's on on Ebay
For informational sake, 7,8, and 9 speed FD are all fundementally the same since the use the same cable pull. Shimano FD's remained pretty much the same until 10 speed and that's when they start to monkey around with them that really complicates things.

 

[k2hima]

The M700 disappeared after 1994 model year until the 1998 CAAD 2's were released. I'm going to assume that it's a '94, which should have come with a Deore LX M560 series from the factory. The clamp diameter is correct at 31.8 mm. You can use at 34.9 clamp one as well, provided it comes with the 31.8 mm shim.
Here's on on Ebay
For informational sake, 7,8, and 9 speed FD are all fundementally the same since the use the same cable pull. Shimano FD's remained pretty much the same until 10 speed and that's when they start to monkey around with them that really complicates things.

I am doing 10 speed bike, I have everything except the FD must be bottom pull. Does the Shimano FD-M781 work ? BB 68/73mm The Ebay link is 7speed.

 

[black lightning 1987]

I am doing 10 speed bike, I have everything except the FD must be bottom pull. Does the Shimano FD-M781 work ? BB 68/73mm The Ebay link is 7speed.

That should work. Believe it was only made with a 35 mm clamp but new ones came with shims. Be sure to get a dual pull version. There's also a top pull version.