Patent ID: 8663043

Claim:
A front derailleur including a cable control actuating device for a bicycle, comprising: a stationary part for fastening on the bicycle frame; a moveable part, which is connected in a moveable manner between a refracted and an extended position to a chain guide for shifting the chain between a plurality of chain wheels on a pedal crank device; a parallelogram mechanism connecting the stationary part and the moveable part, which contains a connecting arm of a parallelogram mechanism; and a cable guide part, which is non-rotatably connected to the connecting arm and is a part of the cable control actuating device; said cable guide part shaped to guide and accommodate an actuating cable of the cable control device as well as to route the actuating cable upwards on the bicycle frame, and alternatively to route the actuating cable downwards on the bicycle frame, wherein the connecting arm has a clamping projection for mounting a cable clamping screw, and wherein the cable guide part has a first opening shaped and sized to accommodate a hinge pin providing a rotatable connection between the connecting arm and the stationary part, and the cable guide part has a second opening shaped and sized to receive the clamping projection.