Patent ID: 8528442

Claim:
A bicycle component positioning device comprising: a stationary support member; a positioning element rotatably coupled to the stationary support member to rotate about a main axis between a plurality of predetermined shift positions; a position maintaining member movably supported on the stationary support member to move between a holding position that holds the positioning element in one of the predetermined shift positions and a position releasing position that releases the positioning element for rotational movement; a winding element movably supported on the stationary support member to move between a winding position and a disengaging position; a release member pivotally supported on the stationary support member, the release member moving the position maintaining member between the holding position and the position releasing position in response to pivotal movement of the release member between a neutral position and a position releasing position; and a winding element control member pivotally mounted on the release member, the winding element control member pivoting relative to the release member between a rest position and a control position in response to pivotal movement of the release member between the neutral position and the position releasing position, the winding element control member holding the winding element in the disengaging position while the winding element control member is in the control position, the winding element control member contacting the stationary support member in response to the pivotal movement of the release member, the winding element control member pivoting by contact with the stationary support member to move a tip portion of the winding element control member radially outward with respect to the main axis as the winding element control member moves from the rest position to the control position.