Patent ID: 7013751
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle shift control device comprising: a fixed member adapted to be fixedly coupled to a bicycle handlebar adjacent a hand gripping area of the handlebar, the hand gripping area having a center longitudinal axis; and a rotatable member rotatably coupled to the fixed member for rotation around the handlebar between at least two shift positions, the rotatable member having inner and outer axial ends with a tubular outer actuating surface extending therebetween and around the center longitudinal axis of the hand gripping area, the actuating surface being configured to define a tubular hand grip with a finger operating projection extending outwardly relative to the tubular hand grip, the actuating surface including a first portion constructed of a first material and a second portion constructed of a second material more rigid than the first material, the second portion having the finger operating projection.