Patent ID: 7228756
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: B62K,B62L,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle control device comprising; a mounting member adapted to be coupled to a bicycle; a control mechanism coupled to said mounting member that is adapted to control braking and shifting; an attachment portion operatively coupled to said control mechanism; a first lever portion having a first inner end operatively coupled to said attachment portion and a first outer end longitudinally spaced from the first inner end along a first longitudinal axis, said first lever portion being arranged to perform a braking operation upon a braking movement of said first lever portion and a first shifting operation upon a first shifting movement of said first lever portion; and a second lever portion having a second inner end non movably fixedly coupled to said first lever portion between said attachment portion and said first outer end of said first lever portion with said second lever portion projecting outwardly relative to said first lever portion to a second outer end that is longitudinally spaced from said second inner end along a second longitudinal axis that interests said first longitudinal axis at an angle greater than zero, said second lever portion being arranged to perform a second shifting operation upon a second shifting movement of said second lever portion, said attachment portion and said first and second lever portions being arranged to move together when said first lever portion is operated to perform the first shifting operation and when said second lever portion is operated to perform the second shifting operation.