Patent ID: 7527571

Claim:
A bicycle rear derailleur comprising: a base member configured and arranged to be mounted to a rear part of a bicycle frame; a linkage assembly pivotally coupled to the base member; a movable member pivotally coupled to the linkage assembly such that the movable member is capable of movement toward and away from the bicycle frame; a chain guide pivotally coupled to the movable member; a biasing member arranged to bias the movable member relative to the base member; a biasing member connection structure configured and arranged to selectively mount the biasing member to the rear derailleur in a first biasing state when the biasing member is coupled in a first biasing position and a second biasing state when the biasing member is coupled in a second biasing position, the biasing member being arranged to bias the movable member away from the bicycle frame in the first biasing state and the biasing member being arranged to bias the movable member toward the bicycle frame in the second biasing state; and an inner wire connection structure arranged and configured to attach an inner wire of a shift cable thereto, the inner wire connection structure being movably arranged to be mounted in a first inner wire latching position when the biasing member is mounted to the rear derailleur in the first biasing state and to be mounted in a second inner wire latching position when the biasing member is mounted to the rear derailleur in the second biasing state, with the first and second inner wire latching positions being different mounting locations with respect to the linkage assembly.