Patent ID: 7285064
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
1. A bicycle gear shifting control apparatus comprising: a front derailleur including a movable chain guide configured to move a bicycle chain; a manually operated shift device configured and arranged to operate the front derailleur to shift gears between at least a first sprocket and a second sprocket with the first and second sprockets being selectively an initial sprocket and a shifted sprocket depending on a shift direction; a first gear shifting component configured to perform a first gear shifting operation to move the chain guide from an initial sprocket engaged position to a shifted sprocket engaged position in response to a manual operation of the manually operated shift device such that the bicycle chain is shifted from the initial sprocket to the shifted sprocket; and a second gear shifting component configured to perform a second subsequent gear shifting operation to move the chain guide an additional amount from the shifted sprocket engaged position to a post shift position that maintains the bicycle chain on the shifted sprocket after pausing at the shifted sprocket engaged position.