shifter derailleur compatibility

u0362565
u0362565 Posts: 17
edited June 2014 in MTB buying advice
Hi all,

I've managed to break my rear derailleur shifter on a cannondale badboy 2001. I'd like to buy a new shifter but seems like there's lots of models out there. The original shifter just says shimano deore mega drive train on it, no specific model number. According to bikepedia the shifters that came with this model are deore rapidfire SL. Most of the online shops deore shifters say SL but they also have a "M" followed by 3 numbers, "M310" for example which i assume is the specific model? Anyway basically i want to know if i can buy any 9 speed deore shifter and it will work ok? The rear derailleur just says XT on it.

Thanks!

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